184th New York State Legislature


The 184th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 7, 1981, to December 31, 1982, during the seventh and eighth years of Hugh Carey's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1938 and the U.S. Supreme Court decision to follow the One man, one vote rule, re-apportioned in 1971, and amended in 1974, by the Legislature, 60 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts for two-year terms. Senate and Assembly districts consisted of approximately the same number of inhabitants, the area being apportioned contiguously without restrictions regarding county boundaries.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Liberal Party, the Conservative Party, the Right to Life Party, the Libertarian Party, the Communist Party, the Workers World Party and the Socialist Workers Party also nominated tickets.

Elections

The New York state election, 1980, was held on November 4. The only statewide elective office up for election was a U.S. Senator from New York. Republican Al D'Amato was elected with Conservative and Right to Life endorsement. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for U.S. Senator, was: Republicans 2,272,000; Democrats 2,619,000; Liberals 665,000; Conservatives 275,000; Right to Life 152,000; Libertarians 21,500; Communists 4,000; Workers World 3,500; and Socialist Workers 3,000.
Twelve of the thirteen women members of the previous legislature—State Senators Carol Berman, of Lawrence; Mary B. Goodhue, a lawyer of Mount Kisco; Olga A. Méndez, of East Harlem, and Linda Winikow, of Spring Valley; and Assemblywomen Elizabeth Connelly, of Staten Island; Pinny Cooke, of Rochester; Joan B. Hague, of Glens Falls; Rhoda S. Jacobs, of Brooklyn; and Gerdi E. Lipschutz, of Queens; May W. Newburger, of Great Neck; Toni Rettaliata, of Huntington; and Florence M. Sullivan, a lawyer of Brooklyn—were re-elected. Geraldine L. Daniels, of the Bronx; Gloria Davis, of the Bronx; Eileen C. Dugan, of Brooklyn; Gail S. Shaffer, of North Blenheim; Carol A. Siwek, of Buffalo; and Helene Weinstein, a lawyer of Brooklyn; were also elected to the Assembly.
The New York state election, 1981, was held on November 3. No statewide elective offices were up for election. One vacancy each in the State Senate and the Assembly were filled.
On April 20, 1982, Aurelia Greene, of the Bronx, was elected to fill a vacancy in the Assembly. Thus the 184th Legislature finished having 19 women members, surpassing the previous record of 13 in the 183rd New York State Legislature.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the first regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 7, 1981; and recessed indefinitely on July 10.
Stanley Fink was re-elected Speaker.
Warren M. Anderson was re-elected Temporary President of the State Senate.
The Legislature met again on September 16, 1981, to enact amendments to the election laws, concerning the primary elections in New York City.
The Legislature met again from October 26 to 30, 1981, to consider welfare and tax matters.
The Legislature met again on December 3, 1981, to override Governor Carey's veto of a new property tax bill.
The Legislature met for the second regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1982; and recessed indefinitely on July 3.
On March 26, 1982, a special panel of federal judges, consisting of Lawrence W. Pierce, Robert J. Ward and Vincent L. Broderick, ordered the Legislature to re-apportion the legislative districts by April 16.
On April 19, the federal judges noted that the Legislature had not agreed upon a re-apportionment, and announced that they would appoint somebody to elaborate a proposal.
On May 8, Senate Republicans and Assembly Democrats announced that they had agreed upon a new apportionment. The number of seats in the State Senate was increased from 60 to 61. The new district lines were gerrymandered by the Republican Senate majority to increase Republican strength, and by the Democratic Assembly majority to increase Democratic strength.
On June 23, the feral judges ordered Special Master Robert P. Patterson Jr. to revise the new apportionment proposed by the Legislature.
On July 3, the revised re-apportionment was approved by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Legislature met for a special session from December 13 to 22, 1982, to consider again measures to balance the budget and to keep the mass transit fare in New York City down.

State Senate

Senators

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. L. Paul Kehoe changed from the Assembly to the Senate.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on..."
DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stKenneth LaValle*Republican
2ndJames J. Lack*Republican
3rdCaesar Trunzo*Republican
4thOwen H. Johnson*Republican
5thRalph J. Marino*Republican
6thJohn R. Dunne*Republican
7thJohn D. Caemmerer*Republicandied on February 7, 1982
7thMichael J. Tully Jr.Republicanon April 20, 1982, elected to fill vacancy
8thNorman J. Levy*Republican
9thCarol Berman*Democrat
10thJeremy S. Weinstein*Democrat
11thFrank Padavan*Republican
12thGary L. Ackerman*Democrat
13thEmanuel R. Gold*Democrat
14thAnthony V. Gazzara*Democrat
15thMartin J. Knorr*Republican
16thHoward E. Babbush*Democrat
17thMajor Owens*Democraton November 2, 1982, elected to the 98th U.S. Congress
18thThomas J. Bartosiewicz*Democrat
19thMarty Markowitz*Democrat
20thDonald Halperin*Democrat
21stChristopher J. Mega*Republican
22ndMartin M. Solomon*Democrat
23rdVander L. Beatty*Democrat
24thJohn J. Marchi*RepublicanChairman of Finance
25thMartin Connor*Democrat
26thRoy M. Goodman*Republican
27thManfred Ohrenstein*DemocratMinority Leader
28thLeon Bogues*Democrat
29thFranz S. Leichter*Democrat
30thOlga A. Méndez*Democrat
31stIsrael Ruiz, Jr.*Democrat
32ndJoseph L. Galiber*Democrat
33rdAbraham Bernstein*Democrat
34thJohn D. Calandra*Republican
35thJohn E. Flynn*Republican
36thJoseph R. Pisani*Republican
37thMary B. Goodhue*Republican
38thLinda Winikow*Democrat
39thJay P. Rolison, Jr.*Republican
40thRichard E. Schermerhorn*Republican
41stJoseph Bruno*Republican
42ndHoward C. Nolan, Jr.*Democrat
43rdRonald B. Stafford*Republican
44thHugh T. Farley*Republican
45thHugh Douglas Barclay*Republican
46thJames H. Donovan*RepublicanChairman of Education
47thWarren M. Anderson*Republicanre-elected Temporary President
48thCharles D. Cook*Republican
49thMartin S. Auer*Republican
50thTarky Lombardi, Jr.*Republican
51stWilliam T. Smith*Republican
52ndL. Paul Kehoe*Republican
53rdJohn D. Perry*Democrat
54thFred J. Eckert*Republicanon February 11, 1982, appointed as U.S. Ambassador to Fiji
54thWilliam M. SteinfeldtRepublicanon April 20, 1982, elected to fill vacancy
55thAnthony M. MasielloDemocrat
56thRaymond F. Gallagher*Democratresigned in July 1981, to become Chairman of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
56thWilliam StachowskiDemocraton November 3, 1981, elected to fill vacancy
57thJess J. Present*Republican
58thDale M. Volker*Republican
59thWalter J. Floss Jr.*Republican
60thJohn B. Daly*Republican

Employees

Assemblymen

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on..."
DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
1stJohn L. Behan*Republican
2ndGeorge J. Hochbrueckner*Democrat
3rdIcilio W. Bianchi, Jr.*Democrat
4thRobert C. Wertz*Republican
5thPaul E. Harenberg*Democrat
6thJohn C. Cochrane*Republican
7thJohn J. Flanagan*Republican
8thToni Rettaliata*Republican
9thLouis T. Howard*Republicanon November 3, 1981, elected to the Suffolk County Legislature
9thPatrick G. HalpinDemocraton April 20, 1982, elected to fill vacancy
10thLewis J. Yevoli*Democrat
11thPhilip B. Healey*Republican
12thFrederick E. Parola*Republican
13thThomas S. Gulotta*Republicanon January 9, 1981, appointed as Presiding Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead
13thGuy MazzaRepublicanon April 7, 1981, elected to fill vacancy
14thJoseph M. Reilly*Republican
15thAngelo F. Orazio*Democrat
16thMay W. Newburger*Democrat
17thKemp Hannon*Republican
18thArmand P. D'Amato*Republican
19thDean SkelosRepublican
20thArthur J. Kremer*DemocratChairman of Ways and Means
21stGeorge H. Madison*Republican
22ndGerdi E. Lipschutz*Democrat
23rdJohn A. Esposito*Republican
24thSaul Weprin*Democrat
25thDouglas PrescottRepublican
26thLeonard P. Stavisky*Democrat
27thDavid L. Cohen*Democrat
28thAlan G. Hevesi*Democrat
29thAndrew Jenkins*Democrat
30thRalph Goldstein*Democrat
31stAnthony S. Seminerio*Democrat
32ndEdward Abramson*Democrat
33rdJohn T. Flack*Republican
34thIvan C. Lafayette*Democrat
35thJohn G. Lopresto*Republican
36thDenis J. Butler*Democrat
37thClifford E. Wilson*Democrat
38thFrederick D. Schmidt*Democrat
39thStanley Fink*Democratre-elected Speaker
40thEdward Griffith*Democrat
41stHelene WeinsteinDemocrat
42ndHarry Smoler*Democrat
43rdRhoda S. Jacobs*Democrat
44thMel Miller*Democrat
45thDaniel L. FeldmanDemocrat
46thHoward L. Lasher*Democrat
47thFrank J. Barbaro*Democrat
48thSamuel Hirsch*Democrat
49thDominick L. DiCarlo*Republicanin July 1981 nominated as an Assistant U.S. Secretary of State
49thLouis FredaDemocraton November 3, 1981, elected to fill vacancy
50thFlorence M. Sullivan*Republican
51stJoseph Ferris*Democrat
52ndEileen C. DuganDemocrat
53rdWoodrow Lewis*Democrat
54thThomas S. Boyland*Democratdied on February 7, 1982
54thWilliam F. BoylandDemocraton April 20, 1982, elected to fill vacancy
55thThomas R. Fortune*Democrat
56thAlbert Vann*Democrat
57thRoger L. GreenDemocrat
58thJoseph R. Lentol*Democrat
59thVictor L. Robles*Democrat
60thRobert A. StraniereRepublican
61stElizabeth Connelly*Democrat
62ndPaul M. Viggiano*Democrat
63rdSheldon Silver*Democrat
64thWilliam F. Passannante*DemocratSpeaker pro tempore
65thSteven Sanders*Democrat
66thMark Alan Siegel*Democrat
67thRichard N. Gottfried*Democrat
68thAlexander B. Grannis*Democrat
69thJerrold Nadler*Democrat
70thEdward C. Sullivan*Democrat
71stGeraldine L. DanielsDemocrat
72ndAngelo Del Toro*Democrat
73rdJohn Brian MurtaughDemocrat
74thHerman D. Farrell, Jr.*Democrat
75thJosé E. Serrano*Democrat
76thCharles R. Johnson*Democratresigned on December 16, 1981
76thAurelia GreeneDemocraton April 20, 1982, elected to fill vacancy
77thArmando Montano*Democrat
78thGloria DavisDemocrat
79thLouis Niñé*Democrat
80thGuy J. Velella*Republican
81stEliot Engel*Democrat
82ndSean P. Walsh*Democrat
83rdGeorge Friedman*Democrat
84thG. Oliver Koppell*Democrat
85thJohn C. Dearie*Democrat
86thVincent A. Marchiselli*Democrat
87thNicholas A. Spano*Republican
88thJohn R. BrancaDemocrat
89thWilliam B. Finneran*Democrat
90thGordon W. Burrows*Republican
91stJohn M. Perone*Republican
92ndPeter M. Sullivan*Republican
93rdJon S. Fossel*Republican
94thWillis H. Stephens*Republican
95thEugene Levy*Republican
96thThomas P. MorahanRepublican
97thWilliam J. Larkin, Jr.*Republican
98thRaymond M. Kisor*Republican
99thStephen M. Saland*Republican
100thGlenn E. Warren*Republican
101stMaurice D. Hinchey*Democrat
102ndClarence D. Lane*Republican
103rdMichael J. Hoblock, Jr.*Republican
104thRichard J. Conners*Democrat
105thGail S. ShafferDemocrat
106thNeil W. Kelleher*Republican
107thClark C. Wemple*Republican
108thRobert A. D'Andrea*Republican
109thGlenn H. Harris*Republican
110thJoan B. Hague*Republican
111thAndrew W. Ryan, Jr.*Republican
112thJohn G. A. O'NeilRepublican
113thAnthony J. Casale*Republican
114thH. Robert Nortz*Republican
115thWilliam R. Sears*Republican
116thRichard S. RuggieroDemocrat
117thRay T. ChesbroRepublican
118thMichael J. BragmanDemocrat
119thHyman M. Miller*Republican
120thMelvin N. Zimmer*Democrat
121stWilliam E. Bush*Republican
122ndClarence D. Rappleyea, Jr.*Republican
123rdJames W. McCabe*Democrat
124thJames R. Tallon, Jr.*Democrat
125thLloyd Stephen Riford, Jr.*Republican
126thGeorge H. Winner, Jr.Republican
127thRandy KuhlRepublican
128thHugh S. MacNeil*Republican
129thFrank G. Talomie Sr.Republican
130thThomas A. Hanna*Republican
131stGary Proud*Democrat
132ndPinny Cooke*Republican
133rdDale RathRepublican
134thRoger J. Robach*Democrat
135thJames F. Nagle*Republican
136thJames L. Emery*RepublicanMinority Leader
137thR. Stephen Hawley*Republican
138thJoseph T. Pillittere*Democrat
139thMatthew J. Murphy, Jr.*Democrat
140thRobin L. Schimminger*Democrat
141stJohn B. Sheffer II*Republican
142ndCarol A. SiwekRepublican
143rdArthur O. Eve*Democrat
144thWilliam B. Hoyt*Democrat
145thRichard J. Keane*Democrat
146thDennis T. Gorski*Democrat
147thRichard L. Kennedy*Republican
148thVincent J. Graber, Sr.*Democrat
149thDaniel B. Walsh*DemocratMajority Leader
150thRolland E. Kidder*Democrat

Employees