174th New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 174th January 1, 1963 December 31, 1964 Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson (R) Walter J. Mahoney (R) Joseph F. Carlino (R) 58 150 Republican (32–26) Republican (85–65) 1st January 9 April 6, 1963 2nd January 8 March 27, 1964 3rd April 15 16, 1964 4th December 15 30, 1964 173rd 175th The 174th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 9, 1963, to December 30, 1964, during the fifth and sixth years of Nelson Rockefeller's governorship, in Albany. Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1938, re-apportioned in 1953, 58 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts for two-year terms. The senatorial districts consisted either of one or more entire counties; or a contiguous area within a single county. The counties which were divided into more than one senatorial district were Kings (nine districts), New York (six), Queens (five), Bronx (four), Erie (three), Nassau (three), Westchester (three), Monroe (two) and Onondaga (two). The Assembly districts consisted either of a single entire county (except Hamilton Co.), or of contiguous area within one county. At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Liberal Party, the Conservative Party, the Socialist Workers Party and the Socialist Labor Party also nominated tickets. Elections The 1962 New York state election was held on November 6. Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Lieutenant Governor Malcolm Wilson were re-elected, both Republicans. The other four statewide elective offices were carried by two Republicans; and two Democrats with Liberal endorsement. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, was: Republicans 3,082,000; Democrats 2,310,000; Liberals 243,000; Conservatives 142,000; Socialist Workers 20,000; and Socialist Labor 10,000. 3 of the 4 women members of the previous legislature—Assemblywomen Dorothy Bell Lawrence (Republican), a former school teacher of Manhattan; and Aileen B. Ryan (Democrat), a former school teacher of the Bronx—were re-elected. Constance E. Cook (Republican), a lawyer of Ithaca, was also elected to the Assembly. The 1963 New York state election was held on Tuesday November 5. The only statewide elective office up for election was a seat on the New York Court of Appeals. Democrat Francis Bergan was elected with Republican and Liberal endorsement. One vacancy in the State Senate, and two vacancies in the Assembly, were filled.Complete Results of the Election in the City, Suburbs, State and New Jersey in The New York Times on November 7, 1963 (subscription required) On February 4, 1964, Constance Baker Motley, a lawyer of Manhattan, was elected to the State Senate, to fill a vacancy. Sessions The Legislature met for the first regular session (the 186th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 9, 1963;TAX CURB URGED BY ROCKEFELLER in The New York Times on January 10, 1963 (subscription required) and adjourned on April 6.BILL ON HOSPITALS PASSED IN ALBANY AS SESSION ENDS in The New York Times on April 7, 1963 (subscription required) Joseph F. Carlino (Rep.) was re-elected Speaker. Walter J. Mahoney (Rep.) was re-elected Temporary President of the State Senate. The Legislature met for the second regular session (the 187th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 8, 1964;GOVERNOR SETS MILD PROGRAM IN HIS MESSAGE in The New York Times on January 9, 1964 (subscription required) and adjourned on March 27.2 HOUSES ADJOURN in The New York Times on March 27, 1964 (subscription required) The Legislature met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany on April 15, 1964;LEGISLATORS GET G.O.P. PLAN TO BAR LIQUOR-PRICE ADS in The New York Times on April 16, 1964 (subscription required) and adjourned on the next day.ROCKEFELLER URGES U.S. TAX REVISION in The New York Times on April 18, 1964 (subscription required) This session was called to revise the liquor laws. In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down several decisions establishing that State legislatures should follow the One man, one vote rule to apportion their election districts. A special Federal Statutory Court declared the New York apportionment formulae for both the State Senate and the State Assembly unconstitutional, and the State Legislature was ordered to re-apportion the seats by April 1, 1965. The court also ruled that the 1964 legislative election should be held under the 1954 apportionment, but those elected could serve only for one year (in 1965), and an election under the new apportionment should be held in November 1965. Senators John H. Hughes and Lawrence M. Rulison (both Rep.) questioned the authority of the federal court to shorten the term of the 1964 electees,2 STATE SENATORS FIGHT TERM RULING in The New York Times on August 2, 1964 alleging excessive costs for the additional election in an off-year.Two State Senators Fight Redisricting in The New York Times on August 25, 1964 At the New York state election, 1964, on November 3, Democratic majorities were elected to both the State Senate and the State Assembly for the session of 1965. The lame-duck Legislature met for another special session at the State Capitol in Albany on December 15, 1964;G.O.P. BILLS LATE, ALBANY EXTENDS SESSION A WEEK in The New York Times on December 16, 1964 (subscription required) and adjourned on December 30.Republicans End 30-Year Reign In the Legislature as It Adjourns in The New York Times on December 31, 1964 This session was called to re-apportion the legislative districts for the 1965 election, gerrymandering the districts according to the wishes of the Republican majority before the Democrats would take over the Legislature in January.ROCKEFELLER CALLS SESSION FOR DEC. 15; Legislature Told to Draw Redistricting Formula in The New York Times on December 2, 1964 (subscription required)Reapportioning New York State in The New York Times on December 3, 1964 The number of seats in the State Senate was increased to 65, and the number of seats in the Assembly to 165. County representation was abandoned in favor of population-proportional districts, and the new Assembly districts were numbered from 1 to 165. State Senate Districts 30em 1st District: Suffolk County 2nd, 3rd and 4th District: Parts of Nassau County 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th District: Parts of Queens County, i.e. the Borough of Queens 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th District: Parts of Kings County, i.e. the Borough of Brooklyn 19th District: Richmond County, i.e. the Borough of Richmond (now the Borough of Staten Island) 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th District: Parts of New York County, i.e. the Borough of Manhattan 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th District: Parts of Bronx County, i.e. the Borough of the Bronx 30th, 31st and 32nd District: Parts of Westchester County 33rd District: Orange and Rockland counties 34th District: Delaware, Greene, Sullivan and Ulster counties 35th District: Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam counties 36th District: Albany County 37th District: Rensselaer and Washington counties 38th District: Schenectady and Schoharie counties 39th District: Essex, Saratoga and Warren counties 40th District: Clinton, Franklin and St. Lawrence counties 41st District: Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer and Montgomery counties 42nd District: Oneida County 43rd District: Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego 44th and 45th District: Parts of Onondaga County 46th District: Chenango, Cortland, Madison and Otsego counties 47th District: Broome County 48th District: Cayuga, Tioga and Tompkins counties 49th District: Chemung and Steuben counties 50th District: Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Wayne and Yates counties 51st and 52nd District: Parts of Monroe County 53rd District: Allegany, Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming counties 54th District: Niagara County 55th, 56th and 57th District: Parts of Erie County 58th District: Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties Senators The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Guy James Mangano, Edward S. Lentol and Jeremiah J. Moriarty changed from the Assembly to the Senate at the beginning of this Legislature. Assemblyman Irwin R. Brownstein was elected to fill a vacancy in the Senate. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Senator Party Notes1stElisha T. Barrett* RepublicanChairman of Finance2ndNorman F. Lent Republican3rdHenry M. Curran* Republican4thEdward J. Speno* Republican5thJack E. Bronston* Dem./Lib.6thIrving Mosberg* Dem./Lib.7thSeymour R. Thaler* Dem./Lib.8thThomas A. Duffy* Dem./Lib.9thThomas J. Mackell* Dem./Lib.10thSimon J. Liebowitz* Dem./Lib.11thWalter E. Cooke* Democrat12thJeremiah B. Bloom* Dem./Lib.13thGuy James Mangano* Dem./Lib.14thWilliam T. Conklin* Republican 15thFrank J. Pino* Dem./Lib.resigned to run for the New York Supreme CourtIrwin Brownstein* Democraton November 5, 1963, elected to fill vacancy16thWilliam Rosenblatt* Dem./Lib.17thSamuel L. Greenberg* Dem./Lib.18thEdward S. Lentol* Dem./Lib.19thJohn J. Marchi* Republican20thMacNeil Mitchell* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary 21stJames Lopez Watson* Dem./Lib.on November 5, 1963, elected to the New York City Civil CourtConstance Baker Motley Democraton February 4, 1964, elected to fill vacancyMRS. MOTLEY WINS SENATE ELECTION in The New York Times on February 5, 1964 (subscription required)22ndJerome L. Wilson Dem./Lib.23rdJoseph Zaretzki* Dem./Lib.Minority Leader24thJoseph R. Marro* Dem./Lib.on November 3, 1964, elected to the New York City Civil Court25thManfred Ohrenstein* Dem./Lib.26thHarry Kraf* Democrat27thIvan Warner* Democrat28thAbraham Bernstein* Democrat29thJoseph E. Marine* Democrat30thHunter Meighan* Republican31stGeorge W. Cornell* RepublicanChairman of Public Service32ndWilliam F. Condon* Republican33rdD. Clinton Dominick III* Rep./Lib.34thE. Ogden Bush* Republican35thErnest I. Hatfield* RepublicanChairman of Banking; and of Ethics36thJulian B. Erway* Dem./Lib.37thAlbert Berkowitz* Republican38thOwen M. Begley* Dem./Lib.39thGeorge Eustis Paine* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages40thRobert C. McEwen* Republicanon November 3, 1964, elected to the 89th U.S. Congress41stWalter Van Wiggeren* Republican42ndFred J. Rath* RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions43rdHenry A. Wise* RepublicanChairman of Public Welfare44thLawrence M. Rulison* Republican45thJohn H. Hughes* Republican46thLeighton A. Hope Republican47thWarren M. Anderson* Republican48thGeorge R. Metcalf* Republican49thWilliam T. Smith Republican50thDutton Peterson* Republicandied on October 20, 196451stFrank E. Van Lare* Republican52ndThomas Laverne* Rep./Lib.53rdBarber B. Conable Jr. Republicanon November 3, 1964, elected to the 89th U.S. Congress54thEarl W. Brydges* RepublicanChairman of Education55thWalter J. Mahoney* Republicanre-elected Temporary President56thFrank J. Glinski* Dem./Lib.57thRichard T. Cooke Republican58thJeremiah J. Moriarty* Republican Employees Secretary: Albert J. Abrams Deputy Secretary: Fred Forbes State Assembly 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 (the)..." District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stFrank P. Cox* Democrat2ndHarvey M. Lifset* Democrat AlleganyDon O. Cummings* Republican Bronx1stDonald J. Sullivan* Democrat2ndBurton M. Fine* Democrat3rdJerome Schutzer* Democrat4thFrank Torres Democrat5thMelville E. Abrams* Democrat6thMurray Lewinter* Democrat7thJohn T. Satriale* Democrat8thAlexander Chananau* Democrat9thBurton Hecht Democrat10thFerdinand J. Mondello* Democrat11thAileen B. Ryan* Democrat12thFred W. Eggert Jr.* Democrat Broome1stDaniel S. Dickinson Jr.* Republican2ndGeorge L. Ingalls* RepublicanMajority Leader CattaraugusJames F. Hastings Republican CayugaGeorge M. Michaels* Democrat ChautauquaA. Bruce Manley* Republican ChemungL. Richard Marshall Republican ChenangoGuy L. Marvin* Republican ClintonRobert J. Feinberg* Republican ColumbiaWillard C. Drumm* Republican CortlandLouis H. Folmer* Republican DelawareEdwyn E. Mason* Republican DutchessRobert Watson Pomeroy* RepublicanChairman of Public Service Erie1stStephen R. Greco* Democrat2ndWilliam E. Adams* Republican3rdVincent P. Arnone* Democrat4thFrancis J. Griffin Democrat5thJohn B. Lis* Democrat6thAlbert J. Hausbeck* Democrat7thJulius Volker* Republican8thWilliam Sadler* Republican EssexGrant W. Johnson* Republican FranklinHayward H. Plumadore* Republican Fulton and HamiltonJoseph R. Younglove* RepublicanChairman of Taxation GeneseeJohn E. Johnson* Republican GreeneClarence D. Lane Republican HerkimerLeo A. Lawrence* Republican JeffersonOrin S. Wilcox* Republican Kings1stMax M. Turshen* Democrat 2nd vacantAssemblyman-elect Samuel Bonom died on December 15, 1962Noah Goldstein Democraton February 19, 1963, elected to fill vacancyNew York Red Book (1965–1966; pg. 170)3rdJoseph J. Dowd* Democrat4thHarold W. Cohn* Democrat5thLeonard E. Yoswein* Democrat6thBertram L. Baker* Democrat7thLouis Kalish* Democrat8thWilliam J. Ferrall Democrat9thRobert F. Kelly* Republican10thJohn J. Ryan* Democrat11thGeorge A. Cincotta* Democrat12thLuigi R. Marano* RepublicanChairman of Aviation13thLawrence P. Murphy* Democrat14thEdward A. Kurmel Democrat15thAlfred A. Lama* Democrat 16thIrwin Brownstein* Democratresigned to run for the State SenateSalvatore J. Grieco Democraton November 5, 1963, elected to fill vacancy17thThomas R. Jones Democraton November 3, 1964, elected to the New York City Civil Court18thStanley Steingut* Democrat19thJoseph Kottler* Democrat20thJoseph R. Corso* Democrat21stBertram L. Podell* Democrat22ndAnthony J. Travia* DemocratMinority Leader LewisDwight N. Dudo* Republican LivingstonKenneth R. Willard* Republican MadisonHarold I. Tyler* Republican Monroe1stJ. Eugene Goddard* Republican2ndS. William Rosenberg* Republican3rdPaul B. Hanks Jr.* Republican4thCharles F. Stockmeister* Democrat MontgomeryDonald A. Campbell* Republican Nassau1stAnthony Barbiero* RepublicanChairman of Pensions2ndJoseph F. Carlino* Republicanre-elected Speaker3rdJohn E. Kingston* Republican4thEdwin J. Fehrenbach* Republican5thFrancis P. McCloskey* Republican6thRobert M. Blakeman* Republican New York1stWilliam F. Passannante* Democrat2ndLouis DeSalvio* Democrat3rdJerome Kretchmer Democrat4thJerome W. Marks Democrat5thAlbert H. Blumenthal Democrat6thPaul J. Curran Republican7thDaniel M. Kelly* Democrat 8thDorothy Bell Lawrence Republicanon May 2, 1963, appointed to the Unemployment Insurance Appeal BoardJohn M. Burns Republicanon November 5, 1963, elected to fill vacancy9thJohn R. Brook* Republican10thCarlos M. Rios Democrat11thLloyd E. Dickens* Democrat12thMark T. Southall Democrat13thOrest V. Maresca* Democrat14thJose Ramos-Lopez* Democrat15thJohn J. Walsh* Democrat16thFrank G. Rossetti* Democrat Niagara1stHarold H. Altro* Republican2ndErnest Curto* Republican Oneida1stPaul A. Worlock* Democrat2ndWilliam S. Calli* RepublicanChairman of General Laws Onondaga1stRobert Hatch Jr. Republican2ndJohn H. Terry Republican3rdPhilip R. Chase* Republican OntarioFrederick L. Warder Republican Orange1stDaniel Becker* Republican2ndWilson C. Van Duzer* Republican OrleansAlonzo L. Waters* Republican OswegoEdward F. Crawford* Republican OtsegoPaul L. Talbot* RepublicanChairman of Agriculture PutnamWillis H. Stephens* Republican Queens1stThomas V. LaFauci* Democrat2ndWilliam C. Brennan* Democraton July 2, 1964, appointed to the New York City Criminal Court3rdRobert E. Whelan Democrat4thJules G. Sabbatino* Democrat5thMartin M. Psaty Democrat6thMichael G. Rice* Democrat7thMoses M. Weinstein* Democrat8thMichael J. Capanegro* Democrat9thFred W. Preller* RepublicanChairman of Ways and Means10thLouis Wallach* Democrat11thAlfred D. Lerner* Republican12thJ. Lewis Fox* Democrat13thAnthony P. Savarese Jr.* Republican RensselaerDouglas Hudson* Republican Richmond1stEdward J. Amann Jr.* Republican2ndLucio F. Russo* Republican RocklandJoseph F. X. Nowicki* Republican St. LawrenceVerner M. Ingram* Republican SaratogaStanley L. Van Rensselaer* Republican SchenectadyJoseph F. Egan* Republicandied on March 22, 1964 SchoharieRussell Selkirk* Republican SchuylerJerry W. Black* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs SenecaTheodore D. Day* Republican SteubenCharles D. Henderson* Republican Suffolk1stPerry B. Duryea Jr.* Republican2ndPrescott B. Huntington* Republican3rdJohn G. McCarthy Republican SullivanHyman E. Mintz* Republican TiogaRichard C. Lounsberry* Republican TompkinsConstance E. Cook Republican UlsterKenneth L. Wilson* Republican WarrenRichard J. Bartlett Republican WashingtonLawrence E. Corbett Jr. Republican WayneJoseph C. Finley* Republican Westchester1stChristian H. Armbruster* Republican2ndP. Boice Esser* Republican3rdGeorge E. Van Cott* Republican4thAnthony B. Gioffre* Republican5thJohn J. S. Mead* Republican6thBernard G. Gordon* Republican WyomingHarold L. Peet* Republican YatesPaul R. Taylor* Republican Employees Clerk: Ansley B. Borkowski Sergeant-at-Arms: Raymond J. Roche Deputy Journal Clerk: Maude E. Ten Eyck Notes Sources State Senate In a Nutshell in the Evening Recorder, of Amsterdam, on November 7, 1962 (pg. 2) New Lineup for New York State Assembly in the Evening Recorder, of Amsterdam, on November 7, 1962 (pg. 5) Capitol Hill Changes: New Faces for '65 in The Knickerbocker News, of Albany, on March 2, 1964 Members of the New York Senate (1960s) at Political Graveyard Members of the New York Assembly (1960s) at Political Graveyard 174 State Legislature, 174 State Legislature, 174 New York State Legislature New York State Legislature