New York State Democratic Committee
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New York State Democratic Committee | |
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Chairperson | Sheila Comar |
Speaker of the Assembly | Carl Heastie |
Senate leader | Andrea Stewart-Cousins |
Founded | 1829 |
Headquarters | New York City, NY |
Ideology | Liberalism Progressivism Social liberalism |
National affiliation | Democratic Party |
Colors | Blue |
New York State Assembly |
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New York State Senate |
25 / 63
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New York City Council |
48 / 51
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Politics of New York Political parties Elections |
The New York State Democratic Committee is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of New York. Its headquarters are in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and it has an office in Albany.[1]
Contents
Recent history
During the time without a Democratic governor, county leaders had fiefdoms in which they controlled campaign finances and nominations for state legislative offices.[2] County leaders became chairs of the New York State Democratic Party and feuded with mayors of New York City and legislative leaders over the distribution of patronage and nominations for statewide office, which could result in claims for more jobs. President John F. Kennedy got involved in the early 1960s, funneling federal patronage through New York City mayor Robert Wagner to the detriment of state chair Michael H. Prendergast.[2] that the Democrats' disunity was based not on policies or leadership but on patronage (which without a governor was in short supply) Roberts 1968, personal charisma was seen by observers as the only hope to unify the Democrats. Robert F. Kennedy was elected to the U.S. Senate from New York in 1964 and, through both personality and considerable financial support, exerted a unifying influence. But following his assassination and the national events of 1968, the state Democratic Party was more divided than ever. When New York City mayor John Lindsay switched from Republican to Democrat in 1971, he brought a charisma to the Democratic Party that it was sorely lacking.
However, the Republicans provided the Democrats with an even greater opportunity: a national debacle with local consequences. As in the Goldwater defeat of 1964, when Kennedy became senator and the Democrats took control of the New York legislature for the first time in thirty-five years, in 1974 the Democrats benefited from the Republican problems stemming from the Watergate affair and finally elected a governor, Hugh Carey.[2]
The State Committee is chaired by former governor David Paterson. The Executive Committee is chaired by Sheila Comar.
Current elected officials
The following is a list of elected statewide and federal Democratic officeholders beginning in 2013:
Members of Congress
Democrats comprise 23 of New York's 29-member Congressional delegation - including both US Senators and 21 member of the House of Representatives.
U.S. Senate
Democrats have controlled both of New York's seats in the U.S. Senate since 1999:
- Class I: Kirsten Gillibrand (Junior Senator)
- Class III: Chuck Schumer (Senior Senator, Vice Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, Chairman of Senate Democratic Policy Committee)
U.S. House of Representatives
Democrats hold 18 of the 27 U.S. House of Representatives seats New York was apportioned following the 2010 census:
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- NY-03: Steve Israel (DCCC Chair for the 2012 cycle)
- NY-04: Kathleen Rice
- NY-05: Gregory Meeks
- NY-06: Grace Meng
- NY-07: Nydia Velazquez
- NY-08: Hakeem Jeffries
- NY-09: Yvette Clarke
- NY-10: Jerrold Nadler
- NY-12: Carolyn B. Maloney
- NY-13: Charles B. Rangel
- NY-14: Joseph Crowley
- NY-15: José Serrano
- NY-16: Eliot Engel
- NY-17: Nita M. Lowey
- NY-18: Sean Patrick Maloney
- NY-20: Paul Tonko
- NY-25: Louise Slaughter
- NY-26: Brian Higgins
Statewide officials
Democrats control all four of the elected statewide offices:
- Governor: Andrew Cuomo
- Lieutenant Governor: Kathy Hochul
- Attorney General: Eric Schneiderman
- Comptroller: Thomas DiNapoli
State legislative leaders
- Minority Leader in the New York State Senate: Andrea Stewart-Cousins
- Speaker of the Assembly: Carl Heastie
List of chairpersons
Chair | Tenure | Hometown while serving |
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Augustus Schell | ||
Samuel Fowler | ||
Joseph J. Bingham | ||
Dean Richmond | – August 1866 | Batavia |
Samuel J. Tilden | 1866 – September 1874 | Manhattan |
Allen C. Beach | September 1874 – September 1875 | Watertown |
Daniel Magone | September 1875 – 1877 | Ogdensburg |
William Purcell | 1877–1878 | Rochester |
Lester B. Faulkner | 1878–1881 | Dansville |
Daniel Manning | 1881 – August 1885 | Albany |
John C. O'Brien | September 1885 – 1887 | Dutchess County |
Charles C. B. Walker | October 1887 – 1888 | Corning |
Edward Murphy, Jr. | May 1888 – 1894 | Troy |
James W. Hinckley | September 1894 – 1896 | Poughkeepsie |
Elliott Danforth | September 1896 – September 1898 | Manhattan |
Frank Campbell | September 1898 – April 1904 | Bath |
Cord Meyer | April 1904 – 1906 | Queens |
William. J. Conners | October 1906 – June 1910 | Buffalo |
John Alden Dix | June 1910 – October 1910 | Thomson |
Winfield A. Huppuch | October 1910 – October 1911 | Hudson Falls |
Norman E. Mack | October 1911 – February 1912 | Buffalo |
George M. Palmer | February 1912 – March 1914 | Cobleskill |
William Church Osborn | March 1914 – 1916 | Garrison |
Edwin S. Harris | April 1916 – September 1918 | Schuylerville |
Joseph A. Kellogg | October 1918 – December 1918 | Glens Falls |
William W. Farley | January 1919 – June 1921 | Binghamton |
Herbert C. Pell | July 1921 – January 1926 | Tuxedo Park |
Edwin Corning | January 1926 – August 1928 | Albany |
M. William Bray | August 1928 – 1930 | Utica |
James A. Farley | October 1930 – June 1944 | Manhattan |
Paul E. Fitzpatrick | July 1944 – December 1, 1952 | Buffalo |
Richard H. Balch | December 1952 – June 1955 | Utica |
Michael H. Prendergast | July 1955 – February 28, 1962 | Haverstraw |
William H. McKeon | March 1, 1962 - July 1965 | Auburn |
John J. Burns | July 1965 – December 1971 | Binghamton |
Joseph F. Crangle | December 1971 – December 1974 | Buffalo |
Patrick J. Cunningham | December 1974 – January 31, 1977 | Bronx |
Dominic J. Baranello | February 1, 1977 – December 1982 | Blue Point |
William C. Hennessy | December 1982 – December 1984 | Albany |
Laurence J. Kirwan | December 1984 – May 1989 | Rochester |
John A. Marino | May 1989 – May 1993 | Manhattan |
Alfred Gordon | May 1993 – March 1995 | Queens |
Judith H. Hope and John T. Sullivan | March 1995 – April 1998 | East Hampton and Oswego |
Judith Hope | April 1998 – December 2001 | East Hampton |
Herman D. Farrell, Jr. | December 2001 – December 31, 2006 | Manhattan |
June O'Neill and Dave Pollak | December 2006 – 2009 | Watertown and New York |
Jay S. Jacobs | September 2009 – June 2012 | Laurel Hollow |
Keith L. T. Wright and Stephanie Miner | June 2012 – April 2014 | Manhattan and Syracuse |
Keith L. T. Wright | April 2014 – May 2014 | Manhattan |
David Paterson | May 2014 – present | Harlem |
Executive Committee Chair, Sheila Comar
She was elected to her position on November 16. She received a BA from the University of Connecticut, worked for 30 years in the insurance industry, and retired from Vermont Attorneys title corp. in April 2011. She joined the Granville Democratic committee in 2000, serving as the chair. The past 4 years she has been a member of the New York State Democrats executive committee as Assistant Treasurer.[4]