196th New York State Legislature

196th New York State Legislature
196th New York State Legislature
	New York State Capitol (2009)
Overview
Legislative body	New York State Legislature
Jurisdiction	New York, United States
Term	January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2006
Senate
Members	62
President	Lt. Gov. Mary Donohue (R)
Temporary President	Joseph Bruno (R)
Party control	Republican
Assembly
Members	150
Speaker	Sheldon Silver (D)
Party control	Democratic
Sessions
1st
1st	January 5 – ?, 2005
2nd	January 4 – ?, 2006

The 196th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5, 2005, to December 31, 2006, during the eleventh and twelfth years of George Pataki's governorship, in Albany.

State Senate

Senators

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Jeffrey D. Klein and George H. Winner Jr. changed from the Assembly to the Senate at the beginning of this legislature. Assemblywoman Catharine Young was elected to fill a vacancy in the Senate.

Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."

District	Senator	Party	Notes
1st	Kenneth LaValle*	Republican
2nd	John J. Flanagan*	Republican
3rd	Caesar Trunzo*	Republican
4th	Owen H. Johnson*	Republican
5th	Carl L. Marcellino*	Republican
6th	Kemp Hannon*	Republican
7th	Michael Balboni*	Republican
8th	Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.*	Republican
9th	Dean Skelos*	Republican
10th	Ada L. Smith*	Democrat
11th	Frank Padavan*	Republican
12th	George Onorato*	Democrat
13th	John Sabini*	Democrat
14th	Malcolm Smith*	Democrat
15th	Serphin R. Maltese*	Cons./Rep.
16th	Toby Ann Stavisky*	Democrat
17th	Martin Malave Dilan*	Democrat
18th	Velmanette Montgomery*	Democrat
19th	John L. Sampson*	Democrat
20th	Carl Andrews*	Democrat
21st	Kevin Parker*	Democrat
22nd	Martin Golden*	Republican
23rd	Diane Savino	Democrat
24th	John J. Marchi*	Republican
25th	Martin Connor*	Democrat
26th	Liz Krueger*	Democrat
27th	Carl Kruger*	Democrat
28th	José M. Serrano	Democrat
29th	Thomas Duane*	Democrat
30th	David Paterson*	Democrat	Minority Leader; on November 7, 2006, elected Lieutenant Governor
31st	Eric Schneiderman*	Democrat
32nd	Rubén Díaz Sr.*	Democrat
33rd	Efrain Gonzalez Jr.*	Democrat
34th	Jeffrey D. Klein*	Democrat
35th	Nicholas A. Spano*	Republican
36th	Ruth Hassell-Thompson*	Democrat
37th	Suzi Oppenheimer*	Democrat
38th	Thomas P. Morahan*	Republican
39th	William J. Larkin Jr.*	Republican
40th	Vincent Leibell*	Republican
41st	Stephen M. Saland*	Republican
42nd	John Bonacic*	Republican
43rd	Joseph Bruno*	Republican	re-elected Temporary President
44th	Hugh T. Farley*	Republican
45th	Betty Little*	Republican
46th	Neil Breslin*	Democrat
47th	Raymond A. Meier*	Republican
48th	James W. Wright*	Republican
49th	David J. Valesky	Democrat
50th	John A. DeFrancisco*	Republican
51st	James L. Seward*	Republican
52nd	Thomas W. Libous*	Republican
53rd	George H. Winner Jr.*	Republican
54th	Michael F. Nozzolio*	Republican
55th	James S. Alesi*	Republican
56th	Joseph Robach*	Republican
57th	Patricia McGee*	Republican	died on April 2, 2005
57th	Catharine Young*	Republican	on May 10, 2005, elected to fill vacancy^[1]
58th	William Stachowski*	Democrat
59th	Dale M. Volker*	Republican
60th	Byron Brown*	Democrat	on November 8, 2005, elected Mayor of Buffalo
60th	Marc A. Coppola	Democrat	on February 28, 2006, elected to fill vacancy^[2]
61st	Mary Lou Rath*	Republican
62nd	George D. Maziarz*	Republican

Employees

Secretary: ?

State Assembly

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 (the)..."

District	Assembly member	Party	Notes
1st	Patricia Acampora*	Republican	on June 16, 2005, appointed to the NYS Public Service Commission
1st	Marc Alessi	Democrat	on September 13, 2005, elected to fill vacancy^[3]
2nd	Fred W. Thiele Jr.*	Republican
3rd	Patricia Eddington*	Democrat
4th	Steve Englebright*	Democrat
5th	Ginny Fields*	Democrat
6th	Philip Ramos*	Democrat
7th	Michael J. Fitzpatrick*	Republican
8th	Thomas F. Barraga*	Republican	on November 8, 2005, elected to the Suffolk County Legislature
8th	Phil Boyle	Republican	on February 28, 2006, elected to fill vacancy^[4]
9th	Andrew Raia*	Republican
10th	James D. Conte*	Republican
11th	Robert K. Sweeney*	Democrat
12th	Joseph Saladino*	Republican
13th	Charles D. Lavine	Democrat
14th	Robert Barra*	Republican
15th	Donna Ferrara*	Republican	in April 2005 appointed to the NYS Workers Compensation Board
15th	Rob Walker	Republican	on May 24, 2005, elected to fill vacancy^[5]
16th	Thomas DiNapoli*	Democrat
17th	Maureen O'Connell*	Republican	on November 8, 2005, elected Nassau County Clerk
17th	Thomas McKevitt	Republican	on February 28, 2006, elected to fill vacancy^[6]
18th	Earlene Hill Hooper*	Democrat
19th	David McDonough*	Republican
20th	Harvey Weisenberg*	Democrat
21st	Thomas Alfano*	Republican
22nd	Jimmy Meng	Democrat
23rd	Audrey Pheffer*	Democrat
24th	Mark Weprin*	Democrat
25th	Brian M. McLaughlin*	Democrat
26th	Ann-Margaret Carrozza*	Democrat
27th	Nettie Mayersohn*	Democrat
28th	Michael Cohen*	Democrat	resigned effective March 14, 2005^[7]
28th	Andrew Hevesi	Democrat	on May 10, 2005, elected to fill vacancy^[8]
29th	William Scarborough*	Democrat
30th	Margaret Markey*	Democrat
31st	Michele Titus*	Democrat
32nd	Vivian E. Cook*	Democrat
33rd	Barbara M. Clark*	Democrat
34th	Ivan C. Lafayette*	Democrat
35th	Jeffrion L. Aubry*	Democrat
36th	Michael Gianaris*	Democrat
37th	Catherine Nolan*	Democrat
38th	Anthony S. Seminerio*	Democrat
39th	Jose Peralta*	Democrat
40th	Diane Gordon*	Democrat
41st	Helene Weinstein*	Democrat
42nd	Rhoda S. Jacobs*	Democrat
43rd	Clarence Norman Jr.*	Democrat	lost his seat on September 27, 2005^[9]
43rd	Karim Camara	Democrat	on November 8, 2005, elected to fill vacancy^[10]
44th	James F. Brennan*	Democrat
45th	Steven Cymbrowitz*	Democrat
46th	Adele Cohen*	Democrat
47th	William Colton*	Democrat
48th	Dov Hikind*	Democrat
49th	Peter J. Abbate Jr.*	Democrat
50th	Joseph R. Lentol*	Democrat
51st	Félix W. Ortiz*	Democrat
52nd	Joan Millman*	Democrat
53rd	Vito J. Lopez*	Democrat
54th	Darryl C. Towns*	Democrat
55th	William Boyland Jr.*	Democrat
56th	Annette Robinson*	Democrat
57th	Roger L. Green*	Democrat
58th	N. Nick Perry*	Democrat
59th	Frank R. Seddio*	Democrat	on November 8, 2005, elected Surrogate of Kings County
59th	Alan Maisel	Democrat	on February 28, 2006, elected to fill vacancy^[11]
60th	Matthew Mirones*	Republican
61st	John W. Lavelle*	Democrat
62nd	Vincent M. Ignizio	Republican
63rd	Michael Cusick*	Democrat
64th	Sheldon Silver*	Democrat	re-elected Speaker
65th	Alexander B. Grannis*	Democrat
66th	Deborah J. Glick*	Democrat
67th	Scott Stringer*	Democrat	on November 8, 2005, elected Borough President of Manhattan
67th	Linda Rosenthal	Democrat	on February 28, 2006, elected to fill vacancy^[12]
68th	Adam Clayton Powell IV*	Democrat
69th	Daniel J. O'Donnell*	Democrat
70th	Keith L. T. Wright*	Democrat
71st	Herman D. Farrell Jr.*	Democrat	Chairman of Ways and Means
72nd	Adriano Espaillat*	Democrat
73rd	Jonathan Bing*	Democrat
74th	Steven Sanders*	Democrat	resigned effective December 31, 2005^[13]
74th	Sylvia Friedman	Democrat	on February 28, 2006, elected to fill vacancy^[14]
75th	Richard N. Gottfried*	Democrat
76th	Peter M. Rivera*	Democrat
77th	Aurelia Greene*	Democrat
78th	Jose Rivera*	Democrat
79th	Michael Benjamin*	Democrat
80th	Naomi Rivera	Democrat
81st	Jeffrey Dinowitz*	Democrat
82nd	Michael Benedetto	Democrat
83rd	Carl Heastie*	Democrat
84th	Carmen E. Arroyo*	Democrat
85th	Rubén Díaz Jr.*	Democrat
86th	Luis Diaz*	Democrat
87th	J. Gary Pretlow*	Democrat
88th	Amy Paulin*	Democrat
89th	Adam Bradley*	Democrat
90th	Sandy Galef*	Democrat
91st	George Latimer	Democrat
92nd	Richard L. Brodsky*	Democrat
93rd	Louis Mosiello	Republican
94th	Kenneth Zebrowski	Democrat
95th	Ryan Karben*	Democrat	resigned on May 18, 2006^[15]
96th	Nancy Calhoun*	Republican
97th	Ann Rabbitt	Republican
98th	Aileen Gunther*	Democrat
99th	Willis Stephens*	Republican
100th	Thomas J. Kirwan*	Republican
101st	Kevin A. Cahill*	Democrat
102nd	Joel M. Miller*	Republican
103rd	Patrick R. Manning*	Republican
104th	John McEneny*	Democrat
105th	Paul D. Tonko*	Democrat
106th	Ronald Canestrari*	Democrat
107th	Clifford Crouch*	Republican
108th	Pat M. Casale*	Republican
109th	Robert Reilly	Democrat
110th	Jim Tedisco*	Republican	Minority Leader from November 29, 2005^[16]
111th	Bill Magee*	Democrat
112th	Roy J. McDonald*	Republican
113th	Teresa Sayward*	Republican
114th	Chris Ortloff*	Republican	in June 2006 appointed to the New York State Board of Parole
115th	David R. Townsend Jr.*	Republican
116th	RoAnn Destito*	Democrat
117th	Marc W. Butler*	Republican
118th	Darrel Aubertine*	Democrat
119th	Joan Christensen*	Democrat
120th	William Magnarelli*	Democrat
121st	Jeffrey Brown*	Republican
122nd	Dede Scozzafava*	Republican
123rd	Gary Finch*	Republican
124th	William Barclay*	Republican
125th	Barbara Lifton*	Democrat
126th	Donna Lupardo	Democrat
127th	Daniel L. Hooker*	Republican
128th	Bob Oaks*	Republican
129th	Brian Kolb*	Republican
130th	Joseph Errigo*	Republican
131st	Susan V. John*	Democrat
132nd	Joseph D. Morelle*	Democrat
133rd	David Gantt*	Democrat
134th	Bill Reilich*	Republican
135th	David Koon*	Democrat
136th	James Bacalles*	Republican
137th	Tom O'Mara	Republican
138th	Francine DelMonte*	Democrat
139th	Charles H. Nesbitt*	Republican	Minority Leader until November 23, 2005; on November 23, 2005, appointed to the NYS Tax Appeals Tribunal^[17]
139th	Stephen Hawley	Republican	on February 28, 2006, elected to fill vacancy^[18]
140th	Robin Schimminger*	Democrat
141st	Crystal Peoples*	Democrat
142nd	Sandra Lee Wirth*	Republican	died on March 11, 2006
142nd	Michael W. Cole	Republican	on May 2, 2006, elected to fill vacancy^[19]
143rd	Paul Tokasz*	Democrat	Majority Leader
144th	Sam Hoyt*	Democrat
145th	Mark J. F. Schroeder	Democrat
146th	Jack Quinn III	Republican
147th	Daniel Burling*	Republican
148th	James P. Hayes*	Republican
149th	Catharine Young*	Republican	on May 10, 2005, elected to the State Senate
149th	Joseph Giglio	Republican	on June 28, 2005, elected to fill vacancy^[20]
150th	William L. Parment*	Democrat

Employees

Clerk: ?

References

^ 57th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections
^ Coppola wins Senate seat by Jill Terreri, in the Niagara Gazette on February 28, 2006
^ 1st District special election result at NYS Board of Elections
^ 8th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections
^ 15th District special election result Archived December 31, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at NYS Board of Elections
^ 17th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections
^ Assemblyman Michael Cohen Resigns, Community Is Stunned by Kim Brown, in the Queens Chronicle on March 10, 2005
^ 28th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections
^ Top Brooklyn Democrat Convicted of Campaign Violations BY Anemona Hartocollis, in The New York Times on September 28, 2005
^ 43rd District special election result at NYS Board of Elections
^ 59th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections
^ 67th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections
^ Assembly seat opens as Sanders resigns Archived January 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine by Lincoln Anderson, in the Downtown Express issue of October 28 to November 3, 2005
^ 74th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections
^ ROCKLAND DEM BAILS FROM ASSEMBLY AMID WHISPERS OF INTERN SCANDALS by Fredric U. Dicker, in the New York Post on May 19, 2006
^ Tedisco Unanimously Elected Assembly Minority Leader press release of November 29, 2005
^ GOV'S GOP PAL GETS TOP JOB by Joe Mahoney, in the New York Daily News on November 24, 2005
^ 139th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections. Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ 142nd District special election result at NYS Board of Elections. Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ 149th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections. Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine

Sources

Senate election results at NYS Board of Elections
Assembly election results at NYS Board of Elections

[1] 57th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections

[2] Coppola wins Senate seat by Jill Terreri, in the Niagara Gazette on February 28, 2006

[3] 1st District special election result at NYS Board of Elections

[4] 8th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections

[5] 15th District special election result Archived December 31, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at NYS Board of Elections

[6] 17th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections

[7] Assemblyman Michael Cohen Resigns, Community Is Stunned by Kim Brown, in the Queens Chronicle on March 10, 2005

[8] 28th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections

[9] Top Brooklyn Democrat Convicted of Campaign Violations BY Anemona Hartocollis, in The New York Times on September 28, 2005

[10] 43rd District special election result at NYS Board of Elections

[11] 59th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections

[12] 67th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections

[13] Assembly seat opens as Sanders resigns Archived January 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine by Lincoln Anderson, in the Downtown Express issue of October 28 to November 3, 2005

[14] 74th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections

[15] ROCKLAND DEM BAILS FROM ASSEMBLY AMID WHISPERS OF INTERN SCANDALS by Fredric U. Dicker, in the New York Post on May 19, 2006

[16] Tedisco Unanimously Elected Assembly Minority Leader press release of November 29, 2005

[17] GOV'S GOP PAL GETS TOP JOB by Joe Mahoney, in the New York Daily News on November 24, 2005

[18] 139th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections. Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine

[19] 142nd District special election result at NYS Board of Elections. Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine

[20] 149th District special election result at NYS Board of Elections. Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine

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