The New York State Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the

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. Its headquarters are in

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, and it has an office in Albany.Home
New York State Democratic Committee. Retrieved on May 13, 2010. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling the majority of New York's

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seats, both

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seats, both houses of the

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, and the governorship.

History

The three Democratic presidents who were from New York are

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(32nd) who was the governor of New York from 1929 to 1932,

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(22nd and 24th) who was the governor from 1883 to 1885, and

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(eighth) who was the governor in 1829. Van Buren is also the only Democratic vice president who was from New York. In the early 20th century when New York was without a Democratic governor, county leaders controlled nominations and campaign finances. President

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got involved in the early 1960s, funneling federal patronage through New York City mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. to the detriment of state chair Michael H. Prendergast. In 1974, Democrats benefited from Republican problems stemming from the

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, winning control of the

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and electing a governor,

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. Democrats have controlled the Assembly ever since. Republicans controlled the State Senate for some years after that, but Democrats gained a decisive advantage in the chamber in

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and

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. In August 2021, Jay Jacobs of the committee was the one to tell

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to resign as New York governor over reports of sexual harassment, then supported Cuomo's successor

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. As of 2022, the NY Democratic Party was described as having "dominance" in New York politics, as it largely controlled political positions in Albany, and Republicans had not won statewide since 2002. As of August 2022 the chair of the committee was Jay S. Jacobs. He was reelected chairman in September 2022. The Executive Committee is chaired by former New York City Council Speaker

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. The Executive Director is Alexander Wang.

Current elected officials

The following is a list of elected statewide and federal Democratic officeholders:

Members of Congress

Democrats hold 16 of New York's 26 seats in the

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and both of New York's seats in the

U.S. Senate

Democrats have controlled both of New York's seats in the U.S. Senate since

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: File:Chuck Schumer official photo (cropped 2).jpg, Senior U.S. Senator
( Minority Leader) File:Kirsten Gillibrand, official photo, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg, Junior U.S. Senator

U.S. House of Representatives

Statewide officials

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State legislative leaders

* Temporary President/Majority Leader of the Senate:

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*Deputy Senate Majority Leader: Michael Gianaris *Vice Senate President Pro Tempore: Neil Breslin *Senior Senate Assistant Majority Leader: Antonio Delegado *Chair of Majority Program Development Committee: Tim Kennedy *Chair of the Majority Conference: Jose Serrano *Senate Assistant Majority Leader on Conference Operations: Brad Hoylman *Senate Assistant Majority Leader on House Operations: Gustavo Rivera *Senate Majority Whip: Kevin Parker *Senate Majority Conference Vice-Chair: Toby Ann Stavisky *Senate Majority Conference Secretary: Velmanette Montgomery *Senate Majority Deputy Whip: Joseph Addabbo Jr. *Senate Majority Assistant Whip:

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*Chair of the Senate Majority Steering Committee: Roxanne Persaud *Senate Liaison to the Executive Branch: Todd Kaminsky *Deputy Senate Majority Leader for State/Federal Relations:

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*Deputy Senate Majority Leader for Senate/Assembly Relations: Shelley Mayer *Assistant Senate Majority Leader on Intergovernmental Affairs:

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*Speaker Pro Tempore of the Assembly: Pamela Hunter *House Majority Leader:

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Mayoral offices

As of 2019, Democrats control the mayor's offices in nine of New York's ten largest cities: *

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(1):

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* Buffalo (2): Christopher Scanlon * Rochester (3):

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(4):

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* Albany (6):

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(7): Yadira Ramos-Herbert *

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(8): Shawyn Patterson Howard *

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(9): Gary McCarthy

List of chairpersons

Executive Committee Chair,
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Christine Callaghan Quinn (born July 25, 1966) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she formerly served as the Speaker of the

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. The third person to hold this office, she is the first female and first openly

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speaker.^{/sup> As City Council speaker, Quinn was New York City's third most powerful public servant, behind the mayor and public advocate. She ran to succeed Michael Bloomberg

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as the city's mayor in the 2013 mayoral election, but she came in third in the Democratic primary.

See also

* Independent Democratic Conference

The Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) was a caucus consisting of several New York State Democratic Committee, Democratic members of the New York State Senate that existed from 2011 to 2018. The IDC is notable for having formed a power-shar ...

* New York Republican State Committee

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References

Further reading

* Paterson, David ''" Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity."''Skyhorse Publishing. New York, New York, 2020

External links

New York State Democratic Committee

New York High School Democrats

New York State College Democrats

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History

Current elected officials

Members of Congress

U.S. Senate

U.S. House of Representatives

Statewide officials

State legislative leaders

Mayoral offices

List of chairpersons

Executive Committee Chair, Christine Quinn Christine Callaghan Quinn (born July 25, 1966) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she formerly served as the Speaker of the New York City Council. The third person to hold this office, she was the first female and fi ...

See also

References

Further reading

External links

Executive Committee Chair,
Christine Quinn Christine Callaghan Quinn (born July 25, 1966) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she formerly served as the Speaker of the New York City Council. The third person to hold this office, she was the first female and fi ...