158th New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 158th January 1 December 31, 1935 Lt. Gov. M. William Bray (D) John J. Dunnigan (D) Irwin Steingut (D) 51 150 Democratic (29–22) Democratic (77–73) 1st January 2 April 17, 1935 157th 159th The 158th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 2 to April 17, 1935, during the third year of Herbert H. Lehman's governorship, in Albany. Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, re-apportioned in 1917, 51 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. 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 New York (nine districts), Kings (eight), Bronx (three), Erie (three), Monroe (two), Queens (two) and Westchester (two). The Assembly districts were made up of contiguous area, all within the same county. At this time there were two major political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The Socialist Party, the Communist Party and the Socialist Labor Party also nominated tickets. The Prohibition Party ran for the last time under the name of Law Preservation Party. In New York City, the "Recovery Party", the "City Fusion Party" and several other minor parties also nominated tickets.see ELECTION NOTICE in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on October 30, 1934 Elections The 1934 New York state election was held on November 6. Governor Herbert H. Lehman and Lieutenant Governor M. William Bray were re-elected, both Democrats. Of the other eight statewide elective offices, six were carried by Democrats, one by the Republican chief judge with Democratic endorsement, and one by a Republican judge who ran on the Democratic ticket only. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Democrats 2,202,000; Republicans 1,394,000; Socialists 127,000; Communists 46,000; Law Preservation 20,500; and Socialist Labor 7,000. For the first time there were three women in the Legislature: Ex-Assemblywoman Rhoda Fox Graves (Rep.), of Gouverneur, a former school teacher who after her marriage became active in women's organisations and politics, was the first woman elected to the State Senate; Assemblywoman Doris I. Byrne (Dem.), a lawyer from the Bronx, was re-elected; and Jane H. Todd (Rep.), of Tarrytown, was also elected to the Assembly. For the first time since 1913, Democratic majorities were elected to both Houses of the Legislature. It remained the only time until 1965. Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 2, 1935; and adjourned on April 17.ROW AMONG DEMOCRATS DELAYS THE LEGISLATURE BUT ADJOURNMENT NEARS in The New York Times on April 17, 1935 (subscription required) Irwin Steingut (Dem.) was elected Speaker. John J. Dunnigan (Dem.) as re-elected Temporary President of the State Senate. On April 16, the Legislature passed a bill making nudism a misdemeanor.ALBANY VOTES BILL OUTLAWING NUDISM in The New York Times on April 16, 1935 (subscription required) State Senate Districts 30em 1st District: Nassau and Suffolk counties 2nd and 3rd District: Parts of Queens County, i.e. the Borough of Queens 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th District: Parts of Kings County, i.e. the Borough of Brooklyn 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th District: Parts of New York County, i.e. the Borough of Manhattan 21st, 22nd and 23rd District: Parts of Bronx County, i.e. the Borough of the Bronx 24th District: Richmond County, i.e. the Borough of Richmond (now the Borough of Staten Island), and Rockland County 25th District: Part of Westchester County 26th District: Cortlandt, Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant, Ossining and part of Yonkers; in Westchester County 27th District: Orange and Sullivan counties 28th District: Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam counties 29th District: Delaware, Greene and Ulster counties 30th District: Albany County 31st District: Rensselaer County 32nd District: Saratoga and Schenectady counties 33rd District: Clinton, Essex, Warren and Washington counties 34th District: Franklin and St. Lawrence counties 35th District: Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer and Lewis counties 36th District: Oneida County 37th District: Jefferson and Oswego counties 38th District: Onondaga County 39th District: Madison, Montgomery, Otsego and Schoharie counties 40th District: Broome, Chenango and Cortland counties 41st District: Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins counties 42nd District: Cayuga, Seneca and Wayne counties 43rd District: Ontario, Steuben and Yates counties 44th District: Allegany, Genesee, Livingston and Wyoming 45th and 46th District: Monroe County 47th District: Niagara and Orleans counties 48th, 49th and 50th District: Erie County 51st District: Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Edward J. Coughlin, Martin W. Deyo and George B. Kelly changed from the Assembly to the Senate. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Senator Party Notes1stGeorge L. Thompson* Rep./Law P.re-elected2ndJoseph D. Nunan Jr.* Democratre-elected3rdFrank B. Hendel* Dem./Rec.re-elected4thPhilip M. Kleinfeld* Democratre-elected5thJohn J. Howard* Dem./Rec.re-elected6thEdward J. Coughlin* Dem./Rec.7thJacob J. Schwartzwald Democrat8thJoseph A. Esquirol* Democratre-elected9thHenry L. O'Brien* Dem./Law P.re-elected; died on February 8, 193510thJeremiah F. Twomey* Democratre-elected; Chairman of Finance11thJames J. Crawford* Democratre-elected12thElmer F. Quinn* Democratre-elected13thThomas F. Burchill* Democratre-elected14thSamuel Mandelbaum* Democratre-elected15thJohn L. Buckley* Democratre-elected16thJohn J. McNaboe* Democratre-elected17thJoseph Clark Baldwin Rep./Law P.18thJohn T. McCall* Democratre-elected19thDuncan T. O'Brien* Democratre-elected20thA. Spencer Feld* Dem./Law P.re-elected21stLazarus Joseph* Democratre-elected22ndJulius S. Berg* Democratre-elected23rdJohn J. Dunnigan* Democratre-elected; re-elected Temporary President24thRae L. Egbert Dem./Law P.25thPliny W. Williamson Rep./Law P.26thJames A. Garrity Democrat27thThomas C. Desmond* Republicanre-elected28thFrederic H. Bontecou* Rep./Law P.re-elected29thArthur H. Wicks* Rep./Soc.re-elected30thWilliam T. Byrne* Democratre-elected31stOgden J. Ross* Democratre-elected32ndEdwin E. Miller Republican33rdBenjamin F. Feinberg* Republicanre-elected34thRhoda Fox Graves Republican35thHenry I. Patrie* Rep./Law P.re-elected; died on March 3, 193536thWilliam H. Hampton Republican37thPerley A. Pitcher* Rep./Law P.re-elected38thGeorge R. Fearon* Republicanre-elected; Minority Leader39thWalter W. Stokes* Republicanre-elected40thMartin W. Deyo* Rep./Law P.41stC. Tracey Stagg Republican42ndCharles J. Hewitt* Republicanre-elected43rdEarle S. Warner* Republicanre-elected44thJoe R. Hanley* Rep./Law P.re-elected45thGeorge B. Kelly* Democrat46thNorman A. O'Brien Democrat47thWilliam H. Lee* Republicanre-elected48thDavid E. Doyle Democrat49thStephen J. Wojtkowiak* Democratre-elected50thNelson W. Cheney* Republicanre-elected51stLeigh G. Kirkland* Rep./Law P.re-elected Employees Clerk: James J. Reilly State Assembly Assemblymen Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stJohn H. Cahill* Democrat2ndJohn P. Hayes* DemocratChairman of Affairs of Cities3rdS. Earl McDermott* Dem./Law P. AlleganyHarry E. Goodrich* Republican Bronx1stMatthew J. H. McLaughlin* Democrat2ndDoris I. Byrne* Dem./Law P.Chairwoman of Social Welfare3rdCarl Pack* Democrat4thSamuel Weisman* Democrat5thBenjamin Gladstone* Democrat6thChristopher C. McGrath* DemocratChairman of Public Education; on November 5, 1935, elected to the Municipal Court7thMichael N. Delagi Democraton November 5, 1935, elected to the Municipal Court4 BRONX JUSTICES SWORN; New Members of Municipal Court to Speed Calendar in The New York Times on December 20, 1935 (subscription required)8thJohn A. Devany Jr.* Dem./Law P. Broome1stEdward F. Vincent* Republican2ndJames E. Hill Republican CattaraugusJames W. Riley* Republican CayugaAndrew D. Burgdorf* Rep./Law P. Chautauqua1stLloyd J. Babcock Rep./Law P.2ndJoseph A. McGinnies* Rep./Law P. ChemungChauncey B. Hammond Republican ChenangoIrving M. Ives* RepublicanMinority Leader ClintonMcKenzie B. Stewart Republican ColumbiaFrederick A. Washburn* Rep./Law P. CortlandAlbert Haskell Jr. Republican DelawareE. Ogden Bush* Republican Dutchess1stHoward N. Allen* Rep./Law P.2ndEmerson D. Fite* Rep./Law P. Erie1stJoseph A. Nicosia* Democrat2ndHarold B. Ehrlich* Republican3rdBert Fischer Democrat4thAnthony J. Canney* Democrat5thEdwin L. Kantowski* Democrat6thJohn V. Kane Democrat7thArthur L. Swartz* Republican8thR. Foster Piper* Republican EssexFred L. Porter* Republican FranklinJohn H. Black Republican Fulton and HamiltonHarry F. Dunkel* Republican GeneseeHerbert A. Rapp* Republican GreeneWilliam Haas Dem./Soc. HerkimerDavid C. Wightman* Republican JeffersonRussell Wright Rep./Law P. Kings1stCrawford W. Hawkins* Democrat2ndAlbert D. Schanzer* Democrat3rdMichael J. Gillen* Dem./Rec.4thBernard Austin Democrat5thCharles R. McConnell Democrat6thJulius Helfand Democrat7thWilliam Kirnan* Dem./Rec.8thJames V. Mangano Dem./Vict.9thDaniel McNamara Jr.* Dem./Rec.10thWilliam C. McCreery* DemocratChairman of Judiciary11thBernard J. Moran Dem./Rec.12thEdward S. Moran Jr.* Dem./Rec.Chairman of Insurance13thRalph Schwartz Dem./Rec.14thAaron F. Goldstein* Dem./City F.15thEdward P. Doyle* Democrat16thCarmine J. Marasco Democrat17thGeorge W. Stewart* Dem./Rec.18thIrwin Steingut* Dem./Law. P.elected Speaker; Chairman of Rules19thGeorge Kaminsky Democrat20thJoseph J. Monahan* Democrat21stCharles H. Breitbart* Democrat22ndJacob H. Livingston* Dem./Law P.23rdG. Thomas Lo Re Democrat LewisEdward M. Sheldon* Republican LivingstonJames J. Wadsworth* Rep./Law P. MadisonWheeler Milmoe* Republican Monroe1stPritchard H. Strong Republican2ndJoseph Di Fede Democrat3rdEarl C. Langenbacher* Dem./Law P.4thPaul R. Taylor* Dem./Law P.Chairman of Internal Affairs5thDonald J. Corbett* Democrat MontgomeryL. James Shaver* Republican Nassau1stHarold P. Herman* Republican2ndLeonard W. Hall* Republican New York1stJames J. Dooling* Democrat2ndNicholas A. Rossi Democrat3rdEugene R. Duffy* Democrat4thLeonard Farbstein* Democrat5thJohn F. Killgrew* DemocratMajority Leader6thIrving D. Neustein* Democrat7thSaul S. Streit* Dem./ICLChairman of Re-Apportionment8thJoseph Hamerman* Democrat9thIra H. Holley Dem./Law P.10thHerbert Brownell Jr.* Rep./City F.11thPatrick H. Sullivan* Democrat12thJohn A. Byrnes* DemocratChairman of Codes13thWilliam J. Sheldrick* DemocratChairman of Motor Vehicles14thFrancis J. McCaffrey Jr.* Democrat15thAbbot Low Moffat* Rep./Law P./C. F.16thWilliam Schwartz* Democrat17thMeyer Alterman* DemocratChairman of Ways and Means18thSalvatore A. Farenga Democrat19thJames E. Stephens* Dem./Law P.20thLouis A. Cuvillier DemocratDemocratic Whip;Cuvillier to Be Party Whip in Assembly in The New York Times on January 5, 1935 (subscription required) died on May 18, 1935LOUIS A. CUVILLIER DIES OF PNEUMONIA in The New York Times on May 19, 1935 (subscription required)21stWilliam T. Andrews Dem./Law P.22ndDaniel Flynn* Democrat23rdAlexander A. Falk Dem./Law P.Chairman of Taxation and Retrenchment Niagara1stFayette E. Pease* Rep./Law P.2ndHarry D. Suitor* Republican Oneida1stFrank T. Quinn* Democrat2ndRussell G. Dunmore* Republicandied on December 14, 19353rdFred L. Meiss* Republican Onondaga1stHorace M. Stone* Republican2ndGeorge B. Parsons* Republican3rdRichard B. Smith* Republican OntarioHarry R. Marble* Republican Orange1stLee B. Mailler* Republican2ndRainey S. Taylor* Republican OrleansJohn S. Thompson* Republican OswegoErnest J. Lonis Rep./Law P. OtsegoFrank G. Sherman Republican PutnamD. Mallory Stephens* Republican Queens1stHarold J. Crawford* Dem./Law P.2ndGeorge F. Torsney* Dem./Law P.3rdPeter T. Farrell* Dem./Law P.Chairman of General Laws4thJames A. Burke Dem./Lib./Rec.5thMaurice A. FitzGerald* DemocratChairman of Public Service6thFrederick L. Zimmerman* Dem./City F. Rensselaer1stMichael F. Breen* Dem./Soc.2ndMaurice Whitney* Republican Richmond1stCharles Harry Robillard Dem./Law P.2ndHerman Methfessel Democrat RocklandLaurens M. Hamilton* Republican St. Lawrence1stW. Allan Newell* Republican2ndWarren O. Daniels* Republican SaratogaWilliam E. Morris* Republican Schenectady1stOswald D. Heck* Republican2ndHarold Armstrong* Rep./Law P. SchoharieWilliam S. Dunn* Dem./Soc.Chairman of Agriculture SchuylerEdward K. Corwin* Republican SenecaJames D. Pollard* Republican Steuben1stWilson Messer* Republican2ndJ. Austin Otto* Republican Suffolk1stJohn G. Downs* Republican2ndHamilton F. Potter* Rep./Law P. SullivanJ. Maxwell Knapp* Republican TiogaFrank G. Miller* Republican TompkinsJames R. Robinson* Republican UlsterJ. Edward Conway* Rep./Soc. WarrenHarry A. Reoux* Republican WashingtonHerbert A. Bartholomew* Republican WayneHarry L. Averill* Rep./Law P. Westchester1stHerbert R. Smith* Republican2ndRalph A. Gamble* Republican3rdHugh A. Lavery* Democrat4thJane H. Todd Republican5thWilliam F. Condon* Republicanon November 5, 1935, elected Register of Westchester Co. WyomingHarold C. Ostertag* Republican YatesFred S. Hollowell* Republican Employees Clerk: Homer W. StoreyHomer W. Storey (c.1895–1937), of Rochester, see PARTY LEADER DIES in the Niagara Falls Gazette, of Niagara Falls, on October 12, 1937 Notes Sources Members of the New York Senate (1930s) at Political Graveyard Members of the New York Assembly (1930s) at Political Graveyard IVES IS ELECTED MINORITY LEADER in the Daily Sentinel, of Rome, on January 2, 1935 CHAIRMAN OF CHOICE POST in the Plattsburgh Daily Republican, of Plattsburgh, on January 8, 1935 158 Category:1935 in New York (state) Category:1935 U.S. legislative sessions