179th New York State Legislature
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| Jurisdiction | New York, United States | ||||||||
| Term | January 1, 1971 – December 31, 1972 | ||||||||
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| Members | 57 | ||||||||
| President | Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson (R) | ||||||||
| Temporary President | Earl W. Brydges (R) | ||||||||
| Party control | Republican (32–25) | ||||||||
| Assembly | |||||||||
| Members | 150 | ||||||||
| Speaker | Perry B. Duryea, Jr. (R) | ||||||||
| Party control | Republican (77–71–2) | ||||||||
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The 179th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6, 1971, to May 12, 1972, during the thirteenth and fourteenth years of Nelson Rockefeller's governorship, in Albany.
Contents
1 Background
2 Elections
3 Sessions
4 State Senate
4.1 Senators
4.2 Employees
5 State Assembly
5.1 Assembly members
5.2 Employees
6 Notes
7 Sources
Background
Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1938, and the U.S. Supreme Court decision to follow the One man, one vote rule, re-apportioned in 1966 by order of the New York Court of Appeals, 57 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts for two-year terms. Senate and Assembly districts consisted of approximately the same number of inhabitants, the area being apportioned without restrictions regarding county boundaries.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Conservative Party, the Liberal Party, the Communist Party, the Socialist Workers Party, the Socialist Labor Party, a "Civil Service Independent Party" and an "Independent Alliance" also nominated tickets.
Elections
The New York state election, 1970, was held on November 3. Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Lieutenant Governor Malcolm Wilson were re-elected, both Republicans. The elections to the other three statewide elective offices resulted in a Republican Attorney General with Liberal endorsement; a Democratic State Comptroller with Liberal endorsement; and a Conservative U.S. Senator with Independent Alliance endorsement. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Republicans/C.S.I.P. 3,151,000; Democrats/Liberals 2,421,000; Conservatives 423,000; Communists 8,000; Socialist Workers 6,000; and Socialist Labor 4,000. However, Conservative James L. Buckley polled almost 2.3 million votes and was elected to the U.S. Senate.
Three of the four women members of the previous legislature—Assemblywomen Constance E. Cook (Rep.), a lawyer of Ithaca; Rosemary R. Gunning (Cons.), a lawyer of Ridgewood, Queens; and Mary Anne Krupsak (Dem.), a lawyer of Amsterdam—were re-elected.
The New York state election, 1971, was held on November 2. No statewide elective offices were up for election. Two vacancies in the State Senate and four vacancies in the Assembly were filled.[1]
Sessions
The Legislature met for the first regular session (the 194th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1971;[2] and adjourned sine die on June 9.
Perry B. Duryea, Jr. (Rep.) was re-elected Speaker.
Earl W. Brydges (Rep.) was re-elected Temporary President of the State Senate.
The Legislature met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany on December 14, 1971;[3] and adjourned sine die on December 18. This session was called to enact a new apportionment of the state's legislative districts.
The Legislature met for another special session at the State Capitol in Albany on December 27, 1971;[4] and adjourned sine die on January 4, 1972. This session was called to consider measures to balance the state's finances, and ended with the enactment of tax increases.[5]
The Legislature met for the second regular session (the 195th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 5, 1972;[6] and adjourned sine die on May 12.[7]
On May 9, the Assembly passed a bill to repeal the permissive 1970 abortion law.[8] The bill also passed the Senate, but was vetoed by Governor Rockefeller.
State Senate
Senators
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Assemblymen William J. Giordano and Emanuel R. Gold were elected to fill a vacancies in the Senate.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."
| District | Senator | Party | Notes |
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| 1st | Leon E. Giuffreda* | Republican | |
| 2nd | Bernard C. Smith* | Republican | |
| 3rd | Ralph J. Marino* | Republican | |
| 4th | Edward J. Speno* | Republican | died on February 17, 1971 |
George A. Murphy | Republican | on November 2, 1971, elected to fill vacancy | |
| 5th | John D. Caemmerer* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 6th | John R. Dunne* | Republican | |
| 7th | Norman J. Levy | Rep./Cons. | |
| 8th | Murray Schwartz* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 9th | Jack E. Bronston* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 10th | Seymour R. Thaler* | Dem./Lib. | resigned to run for the New York Supreme Court |
Emanuel R. Gold* | Dem./Lib. | on November 2, 1971, elected to fill vacancy | |
| 11th | John J. Santucci* | Democrat | |
| 12th | Martin J. Knorr* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 13th | Nicholas Ferraro* | Democrat | |
| 14th | Edward S. Lentol* | Democrat | on November 7, 1972, elected to the New York Supreme Court |
| 15th | A. Frederick Meyerson* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 16th | Donald Halperin | Democrat | |
| 17th | Jeremiah B. Bloom* | Democrat | |
| 18th | Waldaba Stewart* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 19th | Samuel L. Greenberg* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 20th | Albert B. Lewis* | Democrat | |
| 21st | William T. Conklin* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 22nd | vacant | Senator-elect William J. Ferrall (D) died on December 13, 1970 | |
William J. Giordano* | Democrat | on February 9, 1971, elected to fill vacancy[9] | |
| 23rd | John J. Marchi* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 24th | Paul P. E. Bookson* | Democrat | |
| 25th | Manfred Ohrenstein* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 26th | Roy M. Goodman* | Rep./Lib. | |
| 27th | Sidney A. von Luther | Democrat | |
| 28th | Joseph Zaretzki* | Dem./Lib. | Minority Leader |
| 29th | Robert García* | Dem./Rep./Lib. | |
| 30th | Harrison J. Goldin* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 31st | Joseph L. Galiber* | Dem./Rep./Lib. | |
| 32nd | Abraham Bernstein* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 33rd | John D. Calandra* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 34th | John E. Flynn* | Republican | |
| 35th | Anthony B. Gioffre* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 36th | Bernard G. Gordon* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 37th | Richard E. Schermerhorn | Rep./Cons. | |
| 38th | Jay P. Rolison, Jr.* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 39th | Douglas Hudson* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 40th | Walter B. Langley* | Republican | |
| 41st | Dalwin J. Niles* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 42nd | Ronald B. Stafford* | Rep./Dem./Cons./Lib. | |
| 43rd | Hugh Douglas Barclay* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 44th | James H. Donovan* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 45th | John H. Hughes* | Republican | Chairman of Judiciary; died on October 13, 1972 |
| 46th | Tarky Lombardi, Jr.* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 47th | Warren M. Anderson* | Republican | Chairman of Finance |
| 48th | William T. Smith* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 49th | Theodore D. Day* | Rep./Cons. | on July 1, appointed as Asst. NYS Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets[10] |
| 50th | Thomas Laverne* | Rep./Lib. | |
| 51st | James E. Powers* | Democrat | |
| 52nd | Earl W. Brydges* | Republican | re-elected Temporary President |
| 53rd | John J. LaFalce | Dem./Lib. | |
| 54th | Thomas F. McGowan* | Rep./Lib. | |
| 55th | Frank J. Glinski* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 56th | James D. Griffin* | Democrat | |
| 57th | Jess J. Present* | Republican |
Employees
- Secretary: Albert J. Abrams
State Assembly
Assembly members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."
| District | Assembly member | Party | Notes |
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| 1st | Perry B. Duryea, Jr.* | Republican | re-elected Speaker |
| 2nd | Peter J. Costigan* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 3rd | Charles A. Jerabek* | Cons./Rep. | |
| 4th | Robert C. Wertz | Republican | |
| 5th | William L. Burns* | Republican | |
| 6th | John G. McCarthy* | Republican | |
| 7th | Joseph M. Reilly* | Republican | |
| 8th | Martin Ginsberg* | Republican | |
| 9th | Philip B. Healey | Rep./Cons. | |
| 10th | Milton Jonas* | Republican | |
| 11th | Stanley Harwood* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 12th | Joseph M. Margiotta* | Republican | |
| 13th | John S. Thorp, Jr.* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 14th | Arthur J. Kremer* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 15th | Eli Wager* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 16th | George J. Farrell, Jr.* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 17th | John E. Kingston* | Republican | Majority Leader |
| 18th | Irwin J. Landes | Dem./Lib. | |
| 19th | Herbert A. Posner* | Democrat | |
| 20th | Joseph J. Kunzeman* | Rep./Cons. | resigned to run for the New York Supreme Court |
John A. Esposito | Rep./Cons. | on November 2, 1971, elected to fill vacancy | |
| 21st | Martin Rodell* | Dem./Lib. | resigned to run for the New York City Civil Court |
Saul Weprin | Dem./Lib. | on November 2, 1971, elected to fill vacancy | |
| 22nd | John T. Gallagher* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 23rd | Leonard P. Stavisky* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 24th | Arthur J. Cooperman* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 25th | Emanuel R. Gold* | Dem./Lib. | resigned to run for the State Senate |
Alan G. Hevesi | Dem./Lib. | on November 2, 1971, elected to fill vacancy | |
| 26th | Guy R. Brewer* | Democrat | |
| 27th | Herbert J. Miller* | Democrat | |
| 28th | Alfred D. Lerner* | Rep./Cons. | resigned to run for the New York Supreme Court |
Alfred A. DelliBovi | Republican | on November 2, 1971, elected to fill vacancy | |
| 29th | Frederick D. Schmidt* | Democrat | |
| 30th | John T. Flack* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 31st | Joseph F. Lisa* | Democrat | |
| 32nd | John G. Lopresto | Rep./Cons. | |
| 33rd | Joseph S. Calabretta* | Democrat | |
| 34th | Rosemary R. Gunning* | Cons./Rep. | |
| 35th | Chester J. Straub* | Democrat | |
| 36th | Peter G. Mirto* | Democrat | |
| 37th | Samuel D. Wright* | Democrat | |
| 38th | Vito P. Battista* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 39th | Stanley Fink* | Democrat | |
| 40th | Alfred A. Lama* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 41st | Stanley Steingut* | Democrat | Minority Leader |
| 42nd | Brian Sharoff | Democrat | |
| 43rd | George A. Cincotta* | Democrat | |
| 44th | Mel Miller | Democrat | |
| 45th | Stephen J. Solarz* | Democrat | |
| 46th | Leonard M. Simon* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 47th | Salvatore J. Grieco* | Democrat | |
| 48th | Leonard Silverman* | Democrat | |
| 49th | Dominick L. DiCarlo* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 50th | Robert F. Kelly* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 51st | Vincent A. Riccio* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 52nd | Joseph M. Martuscello | Democrat | |
| 53rd | (William J. Giordano)* | Democrat | resigned on January 6, 1971, to run for the State Senate[11] |
Frank J. Verderame | Democrat | on February 9, 1971, elected to fill vacancy[12] | |
| 54th | Vander L. Beatty | Democrat | |
| 55th | Thomas R. Fortune* | Democrat | |
| 56th | Calvin Williams | Democrat | |
| 57th | Harvey L. Strelzin* | Democrat | |
| 58th | Lucio F. Russo* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 59th | Edward J. Amann Jr.* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 60th | Louis DeSalvio* | Democrat | |
| 61st | Anthony G. DiFalco* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 62nd | Andrew J. Stein | Dem./Lib. | |
| 63rd | William F. Passannante* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 64th | Peter A. A. Berle* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 65th | Richard N. Gottfried | Democrat | |
| 66th | Antonio G. Olivieri | Dem./Lib. | |
| 67th | Albert H. Blumenthal* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 68th | Frank G. Rossetti* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 69th | Franz S. Leichter* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 70th | Hulan E. Jack* | Democrat | on April 24, 1972, convicted of conspiracy[13] |
| 71st | Stephen S. Gottlieb* | Democrat | |
| 72nd | George W. Miller | Democrat | |
| 73rd | John J. Walsh* | Ind. Dem.[14] | |
| 74th | Mark T. Southall* | Democrat | |
| 75th | Harry Kraf* | Democrat | on November 7, 1972, elected to the New York City Civil Court |
| 76th | Seymour Posner* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 77th | Armando Montano* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 78th | Louis Niñé | Democrat | |
| 79th | Manuel Ramos* | Democrat | |
| 80th | Ferdinand J. Mondello* | Democrat | on October 12, 1972, appointed to the NYS Commission of Investigation[15] |
| 81st | Alan Hochberg* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 82nd | Alexander Chananau* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 83rd | Burton Hecht* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 84th | G. Oliver Koppell* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 85th | Anthony J. Mercorella* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 86th | Anthony J. Stella* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 87th | Thomas J. McInerney* | Democrat | |
| 88th | George E. Van Cott* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 89th | Alvin M. Suchin* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 90th | Gordon W. Burrows* | Republican | |
| 91st | Joseph R. Pisani* | Republican | |
| 92nd | J. Edward Meyer | Republican | |
| 93rd | Peter R. Biondo* | Republican | |
| 94th | Eugene Levy* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 95th | Benjamin A. Gilman* | Rep./Cons. | on November 7, 1972, elected to the 93rd U.S. Congress |
| 96th | Lawrence Herbst | Rep./Cons. | |
| 97th | Willis H. Stephens* | Rep./Cons. | Chairman of Ways and Means |
| 98th | Emeel S. Betros* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 99th | H. Clark Bell* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 100th | Clarence D. Lane* | Republican | |
| 101st | Neil W. Kelleher* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 102nd | Thomas W. Brown | Democrat | |
| 103rd | Fred G. Field, Jr.* | Republican | |
| 104th | Mary Anne Krupsak* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 105th | Clark C. Wemple* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 106th | Fred W. Droms, Jr.* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 107th | Lawrence E. Corbett, Jr.* | Republican | |
| 108th | Andrew W. Ryan, Jr.* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 109th | Glenn H. Harris* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 110th | K. Daniel Haley | Dem./Lib. | |
| 111th | Donald L. Taylor* | Republican | |
| 112th | Donald J. Mitchell* | Republican | on November 7, 1972, elected to the 93rd U.S. Congress |
| 113th | Edwyn E. Mason* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 114th | Richard A. Brown* | Republican | |
| 115th | William R. Sears* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 116th | John T. Buckley* | Rep./Lib. | |
| 117th | Edward F. Crawford* | Rep./Cons. | Chairman of Judiciary |
| 118th | Leonard F. Bersani* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 119th | Hyman M. Miller | Republican | |
| 120th | Edward M. Kinsella | Rep./Cons. | |
| 121st | Thomas J. Murphy | Republican | |
| 122nd | Lloyd Stephen Riford, Jr. | Republican | |
| 123rd | Kenneth S. Leasure* | Republican | |
| 124th | Francis J. Boland, Jr.* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 125th | Constance E. Cook* | Republican | |
| 126th | L. Richard Marshall* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 127th | Charles D. Henderson* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 128th | Frederick L. Warder* | Republican | |
| 129th | Joseph C. Finley* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 130th | Donald C. Shoemaker* | Republican | |
| 131st | Raymond J. Lill* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 132nd | S. William Rosenberg* | Republican | |
| 133rd | Frank A. Carroll* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 134th | William M. Steinfeldt* | Republican | |
| 135th | Don W. Cook* | Republican | |
| 136th | James L. Emery* | Republican | |
| 137th | V. Sumner Carroll* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 138th | Richard J. Hogan | Republican | |
| 139th | Michael L. McCarthy | Democrat | |
| 140th | James T. McFarland* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 141st | Chester R. Hardt* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 142nd | Stephen R. Greco* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 143rd | Arthur O. Eve* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 144th | Albert J. Hausbeck* | Rep./Cons.[16] | |
| 145th | John B. Lis* | Dem./Lib. | |
| 146th | Francis J. Griffin* | Democrat | |
| 147th | Ronald H. Tills* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 148th | Frank Walkley* | Republican | on July 1, took office as NYS Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets[17] |
| 149th | Lloyd A. Russell* | Rep./Cons. | |
| 150th | John W. Beckman* | Rep./Cons. |
Employees
- Clerk: Donald A. Campbell
Notes
^ VOTERS HERE FILL 6 SEATS IN ALBANY in the New York Times on November 3, 1971 (subscription required)
^ Swirl of Superlatives Opens 194th Session in the New York Times on January 7, 1971 (subscription required)
^ Remapping of State Will Start At a Special Session Tomorrow in the New York Times on December 13, 1971 (subscription required)
^ LEGISLATORS OPEN SESSION IN ALBANY ON BUDGET CRISIS in the New York Times on December 28, 1971 (subscription required)
^ COMPROMISE PLAN; Total of $407-Million Approved With Aid of Democrats in the New York Times on January 5, 1972 (subscription required)
^ Duryea Emerges Second Only to Governor by Independence and Aid to G.O.P. in the New York Times on January 6, 1972 (subscription required)
^ CITY FALLS SHORT OF STATE-AID GOAL in the New York Times on May 13, 1972 (subscription required)
^ Assembly Votes to Repeal Liberalized Abortion Law; Measure Passes 79 to 68 in the New York Times on May 10, 1972 (subscription required)
^ EX-ASSEMBLYMAN WINS SENATE SEAT in the New York Times on February 10, 1971 (subscription required)
^ A NEW FARM AIDE TAKES STATE POST in the New York Times on July 2, 1972 (subscription required)
^ Assemblyman Resigns To Run for Senate Seat in the New York Times on January 7, 1971 (subscription required)
^ EX-ASSEMBLYMAN WINS SENATE SEAT in the New York Times on February 10, 1971 (subscription required)
^ JACK AND 4 OTHERS ARE FOUND GUILTY in the New York Times on April 25, 1972 (subscription required)
^ John J. Walsh, a registered Democrat, ran for re-election on the ticket of an "Upper Manhattan Apartment Building Party", and defeated the regular Democratic candidate Edward H. Lehner; see Recanvass Names Walsh Victor By 99 Votes in Assembly Race in the New York Times on November 10, 1970 (subscription required).
^ Annual Report of the Temporary Commission of Investigation of the State of New York (1972; pg. 20)
^ Hausbeck had been a Democrat, but changed parties in 1970.
^ A NEW FARM AIDE TAKES STATE POST in the New York Times on July 2, 1972 (subscription required)
Sources
YOUR HELP NEEDED NOW ON ABORTION LEGISLATION! campaign pamphlet issued by NYALR (a member of COFAR [i.e. the Coalition of Organizations for Abortion Rights])
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