184th New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 December 2024 184th January 1, 1981 December 31, 1982 Lt. Gov. Mario Cuomo (D) Warren M. Anderson (R) Stanley Fink (D) 60 150 Republican (35–25) Democratic 1981: (86–64) 1982: (88–62) 1st January 7 July 10, 1981 2nd September 16, 1981 3rd October 26 30, 1981 4th December 3, 1981 5th January 6 July 3, 1982 6th December 13 22, 1982 183rd 185th 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 1980 New York state election 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;This large number of votes was polled by the incumbent Republican/Liberal Jacob K. Javits who lost the Republican primary to D'Amato, and ran on the Liberal ticket for re-election. 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 (Dem.), of Lawrence; Mary B. Goodhue (Rep.), a lawyer of Mount Kisco; Olga A. Méndez (Dem.), of East Harlem, and Linda Winikow (Dem.), of Spring Valley; and Assemblywomen Elizabeth Connelly (Dem.), of Staten Island; Pinny Cooke (Rep.), of Rochester; Joan B. Hague (Rep.), of Glens Falls; Rhoda S. Jacobs (Dem.), of Brooklyn; and Gerdi E. Lipschutz (Dem.), of Queens; May W. Newburger (Dem.), of Great Neck; Toni Rettaliata (Rep.), of Huntington; and Florence M. Sullivan (Rep.), a lawyer of Brooklyn—were re-elected. Geraldine L. Daniels (Dem.), of the Bronx; Gloria Davis (Dem.), of the Bronx; Eileen C. Dugan (Dem.), of Brooklyn; Gail S. Shaffer (Dem.), of North Blenheim; Carol A. Siwek (Rep.), of Buffalo; and Helene Weinstein (Dem.), a lawyer of Brooklyn; were also elected to the Assembly. The 1981 New York state election 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 (Dem.), 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 (1979–1980). Sessions The legislature met for the first regular session (the 204th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 7, 1981;A FORMAL TOUCH MARKS CONVENING OF LEGISLATURE by Robin Herman, in The New York Times on January 8, 1981 and recessed indefinitely on July 10.STATE LEGISLATURE RECESSES IN RUSH OF COMPROMISES by Richard J. Meislin, in The New York Times on July 11, 1981 Stanley Fink (Dem.) was re-elected Speaker. Warren M. Anderson (Rep.) 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.LEGISLATURE, SPLITTING RACIALLY, VOTES BILLS FOR CITY PRIMARIES in The New York Times on September 17, 1981 The legislature met again from October 26LEGISLATORS WEIGH WELFARE CUTS' IMPACT by E. J. Dionne Jr, in The New York Times on October 27, 1981 to 30, 1981, to consider welfare and tax matters.ASSEMBLY APPROVES BILL THAT CUTS SOME GROUPS FROM WELFARE ROLLS by E. J. Dionne Jr, in The New York Times on October 31, 1981 The legislature met again on December 3, 1981, to override Governor Carey's veto of a new property tax bill.LEGISLATURE OVERRIDES CAREY; PROPERTY TAX BILL IS NOW LAW by E. J. Dionne Jr, in The New York Times on December 4, 1981 The legislature met for the second regular session (the 205th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1982;CAREY OFFERS PLAN ON MEDICAID COSTS AND EDUCATION AID by E. J. Dionne Jr, in The New York Times on January 7, 1982 and recessed indefinitely on July 3.TAX ABATEMENT PLAN FAILS AS LEGISLATURE ENDS SESSION by E. J. Dionne Jr, in The New York Times on July 4, 1982 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.NEW YORK TOLD TO REAPPORTION BEFORE APRIL 16 by Arnold H. Lubasch, in The New York Times on March 27, 1982 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.U.S. COURT TO PICK A MASTER TO REDISTRICT NEW YORK STATE by Arnold H. Lubasch, in The New York Times on April 20, 1982 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.DISTRICTING PLAN DRAWN IN ALBANY; SOME INCUMBENTS MAY LOSE SEATS by E. J. Dionne Jr, in The New York Times on May 9, 1982 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.HOW NEW LINES WILL AFFECT POLITICAL RACES by James Feron, in The New York Times on May 16, 1982 On June 23, the feral judges ordered Special Master Robert P. Patterson Jr. to revise the new apportionment proposed by the legislature.COURT APPOINTEES TO MODIFY REDISTRICTING PLAN FOR STATE by Arnold H. Lubasch, in The New York Times on June 24, 1982 On July 3, the revised re-apportionment was approved by the U.S. Department of Justice.NEW REDISTRICTING BY NEW YORK STATE IS APPROVED BY U.S. by Jane Perlez, in The New York Times on July 4, 1982 The legislature met for a special session from December 13CAREY ORDERS SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION by Josh Barbanel, in The New York Times on December 8, 1982 to 22, 1982, to consider again measures to balance the budget and to keep the mass transit fare in New York City down.REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: TRANSITION AND TRANSIT by Michael Oreskes, in The New York Times on December 23, 1982 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 (the)..." District Senator Party Notes1stKenneth LaValle* Republican2ndJames J. Lack* Republican3rdCaesar Trunzo* Republican4thOwen H. Johnson* Republican5thRalph J. Marino* Republican6thJohn R. Dunne* Republican 7thJohn D. Caemmerer* Republicandied on February 7, 1982Michael J. Tully Jr. Republicanon April 20, 1982, elected to fill vacancy8thNorman J. Levy* Republican9thCarol Berman* Democrat10thJeremy S. Weinstein* Democrat11thFrank Padavan* Republican12thGary L. Ackerman* Democrat13thEmanuel R. Gold* Democrat14thAnthony V. Gazzara* Democrat15thMartin J. Knorr* Republican16thHoward E. Babbush* Democrat17thMajor Owens* Democraton November 2, 1982, elected to the 98th U.S. Congress18thThomas J. Bartosiewicz* Democrat19thMarty Markowitz* Democrat20thDonald Halperin* Democrat21stChristopher J. Mega* Republican22ndMartin M. Solomon* Democrat23rdVander L. Beatty* Democrat24thJohn J. Marchi* RepublicanChairman of Finance25thMartin Connor* Democrat26thRoy M. Goodman* Republican27thManfred Ohrenstein* DemocratMinority Leader28thLeon Bogues* Democrat29thFranz S. Leichter* Democrat30thOlga A. Méndez* Democrat31stIsrael Ruiz Jr.* Democrat32ndJoseph L. Galiber* Democrat33rdAbraham Bernstein* Democrat34thJohn D. Calandra* Republican35thJohn E. Flynn* Republican36thJoseph R. Pisani* Republican37thMary B. Goodhue* Republican38thLinda Winikow* Democrat39thJay P. Rolison Jr.* Republican40thRichard E. Schermerhorn* Republican41stJoseph Bruno* Republican42ndHoward C. Nolan Jr.* Democrat43rdRonald B. Stafford* Republican44thHugh T. Farley* Republican45thHugh Douglas Barclay* Republican46thJames H. Donovan* RepublicanChairman of Education47thWarren M. Anderson* Republicanre-elected Temporary President48thCharles D. Cook* Republican49thMartin S. Auer* Republican50thTarky Lombardi Jr.* Republican51stWilliam T. Smith* Republican52ndL. Paul Kehoe* Republican53rdJohn D. Perry* Democrat 54thFred J. Eckert* Republicanon February 11, 1982, appointed as U.S. Ambassador to FijiWilliam M. Steinfeldt Republicanon April 20, 1982, elected to fill vacancy55thAnthony M. Masiello Democrat 56thRaymond F. Gallagher* Democratresigned in July 1981, to become Chairman of the Niagara Frontier Transportation AuthorityWilliam Stachowski Democraton November 3, 1981, elected to fill vacancy57thJess J. Present* Republican58thDale M. Volker* Republican59thWalter J. Floss Jr.* Republican60thJohn B. Daly* Republican Employees Secretary: Roger C. Thompson (1981) Stephen F. Sloan (1982) 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 Notes1stJohn L. Behan* Republican2ndGeorge J. Hochbrueckner* Democrat3rdIcilio W. Bianchi Jr.* Democrat4thRobert C. Wertz* Republican5thPaul E. Harenberg* Democrat6thJohn C. Cochrane* Republican7thJohn J. Flanagan* Republican8thToni Rettaliata* Republican 9thLouis T. Howard* Republicanon November 3, 1981, elected to the Suffolk County LegislaturePatrick G. Halpin Democraton April 20, 1982, elected to fill vacancy10thLewis J. Yevoli* Democrat11thPhilip B. Healey* Republican12thFrederick E. Parola* Republican 13thThomas S. Gulotta* Republicanon January 9, 1981, appointed as Presiding Supervisor of the Town of HempsteadGulotta Wins Approval Of Hempstead's Board in The New York Times on January 11, 1981Guy Mazza Republicanon April 7, 1981, elected to fill vacancyDELAY IN THE MAIL IN NASSAU LEADS TO VOTE RECOUNT by James Barron, in The New York Times on April 10, 198114thJoseph M. Reilly* Republican15thAngelo F. Orazio* Democrat16thMay W. Newburger* Democrat17thKemp Hannon* Republican18thArmand P. D'Amato* Republican19thDean Skelos Republican20thArthur J. Kremer* DemocratChairman of Ways and Means21stGeorge H. Madison* Republican22ndGerdi E. Lipschutz* Democrat23rdJohn A. Esposito* Republican24thSaul Weprin* Democrat25thDouglas Prescott Republican26thLeonard P. Stavisky* Democrat27thDavid L. Cohen* Democrat28thAlan G. Hevesi* Democrat29thAndrew Jenkins* Democrat30thRalph Goldstein* Democrat31stAnthony S. Seminerio* Democrat32ndEdward Abramson* Democrat33rdJohn T. Flack* Republican34thIvan C. Lafayette* Democrat35thJohn G. Lopresto* Republican36thDenis J. Butler* Democrat37thClifford E. Wilson* Democrat38thFrederick D. Schmidt* Democrat39thStanley Fink* Democratre-elected Speaker40thEdward Griffith* Democrat41stHelene Weinstein Democrat42ndHarry Smoler* Democrat43rdRhoda S. Jacobs* Democrat44thMel Miller* Democrat45thDaniel L. Feldman Democrat46thHoward L. Lasher* Democrat47thFrank J. Barbaro* Democrat48thSamuel Hirsch* Democrat 49thDominick L. DiCarlo* Republicanin July 1981 nominated as an Assistant U.S. Secretary of StateLouis Freda Democraton November 3, 1981, elected to fill vacancy50thFlorence M. Sullivan* Republican51stJoseph Ferris* Democrat52ndEileen C. Dugan Democrat53rdWoodrow Lewis* Democrat 54thThomas S. Boyland* Democratdied on February 7, 1982William F. Boyland Democraton April 20, 1982, elected to fill vacancy55thThomas R. Fortune* Democrat56thAlbert Vann* Democrat57thRoger L. Green Democrat58thJoseph R. Lentol* Democrat59thVictor L. Robles* Democrat60thRobert A. Straniere Republican61stElizabeth Connelly* Democrat62ndPaul M. Viggiano* Democrat63rdSheldon Silver* Democrat64thWilliam F. Passannante* DemocratSpeaker pro tempore65thSteven Sanders* Democrat66thMark Alan Siegel* Democrat67thRichard N. Gottfried* Democrat68thAlexander B. Grannis* Democrat69thJerrold Nadler* Democrat70thEdward C. Sullivan* Democrat71stGeraldine L. Daniels Democrat72ndAngelo Del Toro* Democrat73rdJohn Brian Murtaugh Democrat74thHerman D. Farrell Jr.* Democrat75thJosé E. Serrano* Democrat 76thCharles R. Johnson* Democratresigned on December 16, 1981Aurelia Greene Democraton April 20, 1982, elected to fill vacancy77thArmando Montano* Democrat78thGloria Davis Democrat79thLouis Niñé* Democrat80thGuy J. Velella* Republican81stEliot Engel* Democrat82ndSean P. Walsh* Democrat83rdGeorge Friedman* Democrat84thG. Oliver Koppell* Democrat85thJohn C. Dearie* Democrat86thVincent A. Marchiselli* Democrat87thNicholas A. Spano* Republican88thJohn R. Branca Democrat89thWilliam B. Finneran* Democrat90thGordon W. Burrows* Republican91stJohn M. Perone* Republican92ndPeter M. Sullivan* Republican93rdJon S. Fossel* Republican94thWillis H. Stephens* Republican95thEugene Levy* Republican96thThomas P. Morahan Republican97thWilliam J. Larkin Jr.* Republican98thRaymond M. Kisor* Republican99thStephen M. Saland* Republican100thGlenn E. Warren* Republican101stMaurice D. Hinchey* Democrat102ndClarence D. Lane* Republican103rdMichael J. Hoblock Jr.* Republican104thRichard J. Conners* Democrat105thGail S. Shaffer Democrat106thNeil W. Kelleher* Republican107thClark C. Wemple* Republican108thRobert A. D'Andrea* Republican109thGlenn H. Harris* Republican110thJoan B. Hague* Republican111thAndrew W. Ryan Jr.* Republican112thJohn G. A. O'Neil Republican113thAnthony J. Casale* Republican114thH. Robert Nortz* Republican115thWilliam R. Sears* Republican116thRichard S. Ruggiero Democrat117thRay T. Chesbro Republican118thMichael J. Bragman Democrat119thHyman M. Miller* Republican120thMelvin N. Zimmer* Democrat121stWilliam E. Bush* Republican122ndClarence D. Rappleyea Jr.* Republican123rdJames W. McCabe* Democrat124thJames R. Tallon Jr.* Democrat125thLloyd Stephen Riford Jr.* Republican126thGeorge H. Winner Jr. Republican127thRandy Kuhl Republican128thHugh S. MacNeil* Republican129thFrank G. Talomie Sr. Republican130thThomas A. Hanna* Republican131stGary Proud* Democrat132ndPinny Cooke* Republican133rdDale Rath Republican134thRoger J. Robach* Democrat135thJames F. Nagle* Republican136thJames L. Emery* RepublicanMinority Leader137thR. Stephen Hawley* Republican138thJoseph T. Pillittere* Democrat139thMatthew J. Murphy Jr.* Democrat140thRobin L. Schimminger* Democrat141stJohn B. Sheffer II* Republican142ndCarol A. Siwek Republican143rdArthur O. Eve* Democrat144thWilliam B. Hoyt* Democrat145thRichard J. Keane* Democrat146thDennis T. Gorski* Democrat147thRichard L. Kennedy* Republican148thVincent J. Graber, Sr.* Democrat149thDaniel B. Walsh* DemocratMajority Leader150thRolland E. Kidder* Democrat Employees Clerk: Catherine A. Carey Notes Sources List of state legislators in The Public Sector (Vol. 3, No. 32; issue of May 12, 1981; 0164-9949; pg. 4) New faces appear on Albany scene in the Finger Lake Times, of Geneva, on January 6, 1982 DEMOCRATS WIN 3 RACES IN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS by Frank Lynn, in The New York Times on April 21, 1982 184 Category:1981 in New York (state) Category:1982 in New York (state) Category:1981 U.S. legislative sessions Category:1982 U.S. legislative sessions