193rd New York State Legislature


The 193rd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6, 1999, to December 31, 2000, during the fifth and sixth years of George Pataki'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 1992 by the Legislature, 61 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.

Elections

The New York state election, 1998, was held on November 3.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the first regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1999; and recessed indefinitely on
Sheldon Silver was re-elected Speaker of the Assembly.
Joseph Bruno was re-elected Temporary President of the Senate.
The Legislature met for the second regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 5, 2000; and recessed indefinitely on

State Senate

Senators

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. John Bonacic and Patricia McGee changed from the Assembly to the Senate at the beginning of this legislature.
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
5thCarl L. Marcellino*Republican
6thKemp Hannon*Republican
7thMichael Balboni*Republican
8thCharles J. Fuschillo Jr.*Republican
9thDean Skelos*Republican
10thAlton R. Waldon Jr.*Democratin December 1999 appointed to the Court of Claims;
10thMalcolm SmithDemocraton March 28, 2000, elected to fill vacancy
11thFrank Padavan*Republican
12thAda L. Smith*Democrat
13thDaniel HevesiDemocrat
14thGeorge Onorato*Democrat
15thSerphin R. Maltese*Cons./Rep.
16thLeonard P. Stavisky*Democratdied on June 19, 1999
16thToby Ann StaviskyDemocraton November 2, 1999, elected to fill vacancy
17thNellie R. Santiago*Democrat
18thVelmanette Montgomery*Democrat
19thJohn L. Sampson*Democrat
20thMarty Markowitz*Democrat
21stCarl Kruger*Democrat
22ndSeymour P. Lachman*Democrat
23rdVincent J. Gentile*Democrat
24thJohn J. Marchi*Republican
25thMartin Connor*DemocratMinority Leader
26thRoy M. Goodman*Republican
27thThomas DuaneDemocrat
28thOlga A. Méndez*Democrat
29thDavid Paterson*Democrat
30thEric SchneidermanDemocrat
31stEfrain Gonzalez Jr.*Democrat
32ndDavid Rosado*Democrat
33rdLarry Seabrook*Democrat
34thGuy J. Velella*Republican
35thNicholas A. Spano*Republican
36thSuzi Oppenheimer*Democrat
37thVincent Leibell*Republican
38thJoseph R. Holland*Republicanin April 1999 appointed Social Services Commissioner of Rockland Co.
38thThomas P. MorahanRepublicanon May 25, 1999, elected to fill vacancy
39thWilliam J. Larkin, Jr.*Republican
40thJohn Bonacic*Republican
41stStephen M. Saland*Republican
42ndNeil Breslin*Democrat
43rdJoseph Bruno*Republicanre-elected Temporary President
44thHugh T. Farley*Republican
45thRonald B. Stafford*RepublicanChairman of Finance
46thJames W. Wright*Republican
47thRaymond A. Meier*Republican
48thNancy Larraine Hoffmann*Democrat
49thJohn A. DeFrancisco*Republican
50thJames L. Seward*Republican
51stThomas W. Libous*Republican
52ndRandy Kuhl*Republican
53rdMichael F. Nozzolio*Republican
54thRichard A. Dollinger*Democrat
55thJames S. Alesi*Republican
56thPatricia McGee*Republican
57thAnthony Nanula*Democraton November 2, 1999, elected Buffalo City Comptroller
57thAlfred CoppolaDemocratin March 2000, elected to fill vacancy
58thWilliam Stachowski*Democrat
59thDale M. Volker*Republican
60thMary Lou Rath*Republican
61stGeorge D. Maziarz*Republican

Employees

Assembly members

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..."
DistrictAssembly memberPartyNotes
1stPatricia Acampora*Republican
2ndFred W. Thiele, Jr.*Republican
3rdDebra J. Mazzarelli*Democrat
4thSteve Englebright*Democrat
5thPaul E. Harenberg*Democrat
6thRobert C. Wertz*Republican
7thThomas F. Barraga*Republican
8thPhil Boyle*Republican
9thJohn J. Flanagan*Republican
10thJames D. Conte*Republican
11thRobert K. Sweeney*Democrat
12thSteven L. Labriola*Republican
13thDavid Sidikman*Democrat
14thMarc Herbst*Republican
15thDonna Ferrara*Republican
16thThomas DiNapoli*Democrat
17thMaureen O'Connell*Republican
18thEarlene Hill Hooper*Democrat
19thKate Murray*Republican
20thHarvey Weisenberg*Democrat
21stJames DarcyRepublican
22ndThomas Alfano*Republican
23rdAudrey Pheffer*Democrat
24thMark Weprin*Democrat
25thBrian M. McLaughlin*Democrat
26thAnn-Margaret Carrozza*Democrat
27thNettie Mayersohn*Democrat
28thMichael Cohen*Democrat
29thWilliam Scarborough*Democrat
30thMargaret Markey*Democrat
31stPauline Rhodd-Cummings*Democrat
32ndVivian E. Cook*Democrat
33rdBarbara M. Clark*Democrat
34thIvan C. Lafayette*Democrat
35thJeffrion L. Aubry*Democrat
36thDenis J. Butler*Democrat
37thCatherine Nolan*Democrat
38thAnthony S. Seminerio*Democrat
39thFrank R. SeddioDemocrat
40thEdward Griffith*Democrat
41stHelene Weinstein*Democrat
42ndRhoda S. Jacobs*Democrat
43rdClarence Norman Jr.*Democrat
44thJames F. Brennan*Democrat
45thLena CymbrowitzDemocratdied on August 21, 2000
46thAdele Cohen*Democrat
47thWilliam Colton*Democrat
48thDov Hikind*Democrat
49thPeter J. Abbate Jr.*Democrat
50thJoseph R. Lentol*Democrat
51stFélix W. Ortiz*Democrat
52ndJoan Millman*Democrat
53rdVito J. Lopez*Democrat
54thDarryl C. Towns*Democrat
55thWilliam F. Boyland*Democrat
56thAlbert Vann*Democrat
57thRoger L. Green*Democrat
58thN. Nick Perry*Democrat
59thElizabeth Connelly*Democrat
60thEric N. Vitaliano*Democrat
61stRobert A. Straniere*Republican
62ndSheldon Silver*Democratre-elected Speaker
63rdSteven Sanders*Democrat
64thRichard N. Gottfried*Democrat
65thAlexander B. Grannis*Democrat
66thDeborah J. Glick*Democrat
67thScott Stringer*Democrat
68thNelson Antonio Denis*Democrat
69thEdward C. Sullivan*Democrat
70thKeith L. T. Wright*Democrat
71stHerman D. Farrell, Jr.*DemocratChairman of Ways and Means
72ndAdriano Espaillat*Democrat
73rdJohn Ravitz*Republican
74thCarmen E. Arroyo*Democrat
75thRubén Díaz Jr.*Democrat
76thPeter M. Rivera*Democrat
77thAurelia Greene*Democrat
78thRoberto Ramirez*Democrat
79thGloria Davis*Democrat
80thJeffrey D. Klein*Democrat
81stJeffrey Dinowitz*Democrat
82ndStephen B. Kaufman*Democrat
83rdSamuel Bea Jr.*Democrat
84thJ. Gary Pretlow*Democrat
85thRonald C. Tocci*Democrat
86thRichard L. Brodsky*Democrat
87thMike Spano*Republican
88thAudrey Hochberg*Democrat
89thNaomi C. Matusow*Democrat
90thSandy Galef*Democrat
91stWillis Stephens*Republican
92ndAlexander J. Gromack*Democrat
93rdSamuel Colman*Democrat
94thNancy Calhoun*Republican
95thHoward Mills IIIRepublican
96thThomas J. Kirwan*Republican
97thJoel M. Miller*Republican
98thJacob E. Gunther III*Democrat
99thPatrick R. Manning*Republican
100thRobert A. D'Andrea*Republican
101stKevin A. CahillDemocrat
102ndJohn Faso*RepublicanMinority Leader
103rdJames Tedisco*Republican
104thJohn McEneny*Democrat
105thPaul D. Tonko*Democrat
106thRonald Canestrari*Democrat
107thRobert G. Prentiss*Republican
108thPat M. Casale*Republican
109thBetty Little*Republican
110thChris Ortloff*Republican
111thBill Magee*Democrat
112thDede ScozzafavaRepublican
113thMarc W. Butler*Republican
114thH. Robert Nortz*Republican
115thDavid R. Townsend Jr.*Republican
116thRoAnn Destito*Democrat
117thFrances T. Sullivan*Republican
118thMichael J. Bragman*DemocratMajority Leader
119thJoan Christensen*Democrat
120thWilliam MagnarelliDemocrat
121stHarold C. Brown Jr.*Republican
122ndClifford W. Crouch*Republican
123rdJay J. Dinga*Republican
124thRobert J. Warner*Republican
125thMartin A. Luster*Democrat
126thDaniel J. Fessenden*Republican
126thGary FinchRepublicanon November 2, 1999, elected to fill vacancy
127thGeorge H. Winner, Jr.*Republican
128thBob Oaks*Republican
129thCraig J. Doran*Republican
129thBrian KolbRepublicanin February 2000 elected to fill vacancy
130thJames Bacalles*Republican
131stSusan V. John*Democrat
132ndJoseph D. Morelle*Democrat
133rdDavid F. Gantt*Democrat
134thJoseph Robach*Democrat
135thDavid Koon*Democrat
136thJerry Johnson*Republican
137thCharles H. Nesbitt*Republican
138thRobert A. DalyRepublican
139thDavid E. Seaman*Republican
140thRobin Schimminger*Democrat
141stArthur O. Eve*Democrat
142ndJames P. HayesRepublican
143rdPaul Tokasz*Democrat
144thSam Hoyt*Democrat
145thBrian HigginsDemocrat
146thRichard A. SmithDemocrat
147thDaniel BurlingRepublican
148thSandra Lee Wirth*Republican
149thCatharine YoungRepublican
150thWilliam Parment*Democrat

Employees