New York State Assembly
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The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany.
Leadership of the Assembly
The speaker of the Assembly presides over the Assembly. The Speaker is elected by the Majority Conference, followed by confirmation of the full Assembly through the passage of an Assembly Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the speaker also has the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The minority leader is elected by party caucus. The majority leader of the Assembly is selected by, and serves, the speaker.
Democrat Carl Heastie of the 83rd Assembly District has served as speaker of the Assembly since February 2015. Crystal Peoples-Stokes of the 141st Assembly District has served as Assembly majority leader since December 2018. Republican Ed Ra of the 19th Assembly District has served as Assembly minority leader since February 9, 2026.
| Position | Name | Dist. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Carl Heastie | 83 | |
| Majority leader | Crystal Peoples-Stokes | 141 | |
| Majority Whip | Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn | 42 | |
| Minority leader | Ed Ra | 19 | |
| Minority Whip | David DiPietro | 147 |
Composition by party
The Assembly has been controlled by the Democratic Party since 1975.
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates Majority Conference) | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Ind | Con | Vacant | ||
| End 2015–2016 session | 104 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 3 |
| Start 2017–2018 session | 106 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| End 2017–2018 session | 102 | 1 | 42 | 146 | 4 | |
| Start 2019–2020 session | 105 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| End 2019–2020 session | 101 | 43 | 145 | 5 | ||
| Start 2021–2022 session | 106 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| End 2021–2022 session | 107 | 0 | 149 | 1 | ||
| Start 2023–2024 session | 102 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| End 2023–2024 session | 100 | 148 | 2 | |||
| Start 2025–2026 session | 103 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| August 29, 2025 | 102 | 149 | 1 | |||
| November 4, 2025 | 103 | 150 | 0 | |||
| December 3, 2025 | 102 | 149 | 1 | |||
| December 31, 2025 | 101 | 148 | 2 | |||
| February 4, 2026 | 103 | 150 | 0 | |||
| Latest voting share | 68.67% | 31.33% |
Members of the New York State Assembly
Committees
The New York State Assembly has the following committees:
- Aging
- Agriculture
- Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
- Banks
- Children and Families
- Cities
- Codes
- Consumer Affairs and Protection
- Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
- Correction
- Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
- Education
- Election Law
- Energy
- Environmental Conservation
- Ethics and Guidance
- Governmental Employees
- Governmental Operations
- Health
- Higher Education
- Housing
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Labor
- Libraries and Education Technology
- Local Governments
- Mental Health
- Oversight, Analysis and Investigation
- People with Disabilities
- Racing and Wagering
- Real Property Taxation
- Rules
- Science & Technology
- Small Business
- Social Services
- Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
- Transportation
- Veterans' Affairs
- Ways and Means
See also
- New York State Capitol
- New York State Legislature
- New York State Senate
- Political party strength in New York
- New York Provincial Congress
Notes
External links
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