196th New York State Legislature

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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| January 5 – ?, 2005

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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

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### Senators

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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

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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
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
Marc A. Coppola | Democrat  | on February 28, 2006, elected to fill vacancy[2]
61st  | Mary Lou Rath*  | Republican  |
62nd  | George D. Maziarz*  | Republican  |

### Employees

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* Secretary: ?

## State Assembly

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### Assembly members

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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

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1st  | Patricia Acampora*  | Republican  | on June 16, 2005, appointed to the NYS Public Service Commission
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
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
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
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]
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]
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
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
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]
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]
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
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
Joseph Giglio | Republican  | on June 28, 2005, elected to fill vacancy[20]
150th  | William L. Parment*  | Democrat  |

### Employees

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* Clerk: ?

## References

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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

## Sources

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