New York State Democratic Party

The New York State Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New York. Its headquarters are in Manhattan, and it has an office in Albany.^[2]

New York State Democratic Party
Chairperson	Jay Jacobs
Governor	Kathy Hochul
Lieutenant Governor	Antonio Delgado
Senate Temporary President/Majority Leader	Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Assembly Speaker	Carl Heastie
Founded	1829; 196 years ago (1829)
Headquarters	64 Beaver St New York City, NY 10004
Ideology	Modern liberalism[1]
Political position	Center-left[1]
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Colors	Blue
New York State Assembly	103 / 150
New York State Senate	41 / 63
Statewide Executive Offices	4 / 4
New York City Council	45 / 51
U.S. House of Representatives (New York)	19 / 26
U.S. Senate (New York)	2 / 2
Election symbol
Website
nydems.org
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It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling the majority of New York's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, both houses of the state legislature, and the governorship.

History

The three Democratic presidents who were from New York are Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd) who was the governor of New York from 1929 to 1932, Grover Cleveland (22nd and 24th) who was the governor from 1883 to 1885, and Martin Van Buren (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.^[3] President John F. Kennedy 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.^[3]

In 1974, Democrats benefited from Republican problems stemming from the Watergate scandal, winning control of the New York State Assembly and electing a governor, Hugh Carey.^[3] 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 2018 and 2020.

In August 2021, Jay Jacobs of the committee was the one to tell Andrew Cuomo to resign as New York governor over reports of sexual harassment,^[4] then supported Cuomo's successor Kathy Hochul.^[4][5] 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.^[4] As of August 2022 the chair of the committee was Jay S. Jacobs.^[6] He was reelected chairman in September 2022.^[4] The Executive Committee is chaired by former New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. 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 U.S. House of Representatives and both of New York's seats in the U.S. Senate.

U.S. Senate

Democrats have controlled both of New York's seats in the U.S. Senate since 1998:

• 
  Senior U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer
  (Minority Leader)
• 
  Junior U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

U.S. House of Representatives

District	Member	Photo
3rd	Tom Suozzi
4th	Laura Gillen
5th	Gregory Meeks
6th	Grace Meng
7th	Nydia Velázquez
8th	Hakeem Jeffries
9th	Yvette Clarke
10th	Dan Goldman
12th	Jerry Nadler
13th	Adriano Espaillat
14th	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
15th	Ritchie Torres
16th	George Latimer
18th	Pat Ryan
19th	Josh Riley
20th	Paul Tonko
22nd	John Mannion
25th	Joseph Morelle
26th	Tim Kennedy

Statewide officials

NYS Democrats control all four of the elected statewide offices and NYS Cabinet and Departmental Head positions (e.g., New York State Department of Health, NYS Secretary of State, NYS Department of Corrections, New York State Office of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, NYS Office of General Services, NYS Department of Education) and the Governor's Office.

• 
  Governor Kathy Hochul
• 
  Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado
• 
  Attorney General Letitia James
• 
  Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli

State legislative leaders

• Temporary President/Majority Leader of the Senate: Andrea Stewart-Cousins
• 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: John Liu
• 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: Leroy Comrie
• Deputy Senate Majority Leader for Senate/Assembly Relations: Shelley Mayer
• Assistant Senate Majority Leader on Intergovernmental Affairs: Monica Martinez
• Speaker of the Assembly: Carl Heastie
• Speaker Pro Tempore of the Assembly: Pamela Hunter
• House Majority Leader: Crystal Peoples-Stokes

Mayoral offices

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

• New York City (1): Eric Adams
• Buffalo (2): Christopher Scanlon
• Rochester (3): Malik Evans
• Yonkers (4): Mike Spano
• Albany (6): Kathy Sheehan
• New Rochelle (7): Yadira Ramos-Herbert
• Mount Vernon (8): Shawyn Patterson Howard
• Schenectady (9): Gary McCarthy

List of chairpersons

President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945)

President Grover Cleveland (1885–1889; 1893–1897)

President Martin Van Buren (1837–1841)

Chairpersons^[7]

Chair	Tenure	Hometown while serving
Augustus Schell	January 1852 – August 1856	Manhattan
Samuel Fowler	June 1856 – August 1856	Port Jervis
Dean Richmond	August 1856 – August 1866	Batavia
Samuel J. Tilden	August 1866 – September 1874	Manhattan
Allen C. Beach	September 1874 – September 1875	Watertown
Daniel Magone	September 1875 – October 1877	Ogdensburg
William Purcell	October 1877 – September 1879	Rochester
Lester B. Faulkner	September 1879 – October 1881	Dansville
Daniel Manning	October 1881 – August 1885	Albany
John O'Brien	September 1885 – September 1886	Rhinebeck
Charles C. B. Walker	September 1886 – January 1888	Corning
Edward Murphy Jr.	May 1888 – September 1894	Troy
James W. Hinckley	September 1894 – September 1896	Poughkeepsie
Elliott Danforth	September 1896 – September 1898	Manhattan
Frank Campbell	September 1898 – April 1904	Bath
Cord Meyer	April 1904 – October 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 – April 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 – September 1930	Utica
James A. Farley	October 1930 – June 1944	Manhattan
Paul E. Fitzpatrick	July 1944 – December 1, 1952	Buffalo
Walter A. Lynch	1952 (Acting)	Bronx
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 – April 2008 (Pollak) December 2006 – September 2009 (O'Neill)	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 – November 2015	Harlem
Sheila Comar	November 2015 – June 2016	Washington
Byron Brown	June 2016 – January 2019	Buffalo
Jay S. Jacobs	January 2019 – present	Laurel Hollow

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 is the first female and first openly gay speaker.^[3][4] 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 as the city's mayor in the 2013 mayoral election, but she came in third in the Democratic primary.

See also

• New York (state) portal

• Independent Democratic Conference
• New York Republican State Committee