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190th New York State Legislature
← 189th 191st →
New York State Capitol (2009)
Overview
Legislative body	New York State Legislature
Jurisdiction	New York,United States
Term	January 1, 1993 – December 31, 1994
Senate
Members	61
President	Lt. Gov.Stan Lundine (D)
Temporary President	Ralph J. Marino (R)
Party control	Republican (35–26)
Assembly
Members	150
Speaker	Saul Weprin (D), until February 11, 1994; Sheldon Silver (D), from February 11, 1994
Party control	Democratic 1993: (101–49) 1994: (100–50)
Sessions
1st January 6 – July 8, 1993 2nd January 5 – July 3, 1994

The190th New York State Legislature, consisting of theNew York State Senate and theNew York State Assembly, met from January 6, 1993, to December 31, 1994, during the eleventh and twelfth years ofMario Cuomo'sgovernorship, inAlbany.

Under the provisions of theNew York Constitution of 1938 and the U.S. Supreme Court decision to follow theOne man, one vote rule, re-apportioned in 1992 by the Legislature, 61 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 contiguously without restrictions regarding county boundaries.

At this time there were two major political parties: theDemocratic Party and theRepublican Party. TheConservative Party, theRight to Life Party, theLiberal Party, theLibertarian Party, theNew Alliance Party, theNatural Law Party, and theSocialist Workers Party also nominated tickets.

The1992 New York state election was held on November 3. The only statewide elective office up for election was aU.S. Senator from New York. RepublicanAl D'Amato was re-elected with Conservative and Right-to-Life endorsement. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for U.S. Senator, was: Democrats 2,943,000; Republicans 2,653,000; Conservatives 289,000; Right to Life 225,000; Liberals 143,000; Libertarians 109,000; New Alliance 57,000; and Socialist Workers 17,000.

25 of the sitting 28 women members of the legislature—State SenatorsNancy Larraine Hoffmann (Democrat), ofSyracuse;Olga A. Méndez (Democrat), ofEast Harlem;Velmanette Montgomery (Democrat), ofBrooklyn;Suzi Oppenheimer (Democrat), ofMamaroneck; andAda L. Smith (Democrat), ofQueens; and State RepresentativesNancy Calhoun (Republican), ofBlooming Grove;Joan Christensen (Democrat), ofSyracuse;Barbara M. Clark (Demo6), ofQueens;Elizabeth Connelly (Dem.), ofStaten Island;Vivian E. Cook (Democrat) ofQueens;Gloria Davis (Democrat), ofthe Bronx;Eileen C. Dugan (Democrat), ofBrooklyn;Deborah J. Glick (Democrat), ofManhattan;Aurelia Greene (Democrat), ofthe Bronx;Earlene Hill Hooper (Dem.), ofHempstead;Rhoda S. Jacobs (Democrat), ofBrooklyn;Cynthia Jenkins (Dem.), a librarian ofQueens;Susan V. John (Democrat), ofRochester;Nettie Mayersohn (Democrat), ofQueens;Patricia McGee (Rep.), ofFranklinville;Catherine Nolan (Democrat), ofQueens;Audrey Pheffer (Democrat), ofQueens;Cecile D. Singer (Rep.), ofYonkers;Frances T. Sullivan (Republican), ofFulton; andHelene Weinstein (Democrat), a lawyer ofBrooklyn—were re-elected.Nellie R. Santiago (Democrat), ofBrooklyn; andMary Ellen Jones (Dem.), ofIrondequoit, were also elected to the State Senate.RoAnn Destito (Democrat), ofRome;Donna Ferrara (Republican), a lawyer ofWestbury;Sandy Galef (Dem.), ofOssining;Eileen Hickey (Dem.), a registered nurse ofRhinebeck;Audrey Hochberg (Democrat), ofScarsdale;Elizabeth C. Hoffman (Rep.), ofNorth Tonawanda; andNaomi C. Matusow (Democrat), a lawyer ofArmonk; were also elected to the Assembly.

On February 16, 1993,Chloe Ann O'Neil (Rep.), an elementary school teacher ofParishville, was elected to fill a vacancy in the Assembly.

The 1993 New York state election was held on November 2. Two vacancies in the State Senate and two vacancies in the Assembly were filled.Mary Lou Rath (Rep.), ofWilliamsville, was elected to fill one of the vacancies in the Senate; andPatricia Acampora (Rep.), ofMattituck, was elected to fill one of the vacancies in the Assembly.

On February 15, 1994,Melinda Katz (Lib.), a lawyer ofQueens; andCarmen E. Arroyo (Dem.), ofthe Bronx; were elected to fill vacancies in the Assembly. Thus the 190th Legislature ended having 39 women members, surpassing the previous record of 28 in the189th New York State Legislature (1991–1992).

The Legislature met for the first regular session (the 216th) at the State Capitol inAlbany on January 6, 1993;^[1] and recessed indefinitely on July 8.^[2]

Saul Weprin (Dem.) was re-electedSpeaker of the Assembly.

Ralph J. Marino (Rep.) was re-electedTemporary President of the Senate.

On February 18, 1993, State ComptrollerEdward Regan (Rep.) tendered his resignation, effective April 30.^[3] On May 5, the Legislature electedCarl McCall (Dem.) to fill the vacancy, with a vote of 121 to 2, the Republicansboycotting the election.^[4]

On September 8, 1993, Attorney GeneralRobert Abrams (Dem.) tendered his resignation, effective December 31.^[5] The Legislature met again in November^[6] and December. On December 16, 1993, AssemblymanG. Oliver Koppell was elected by the Legislature to fill the vacancy.^[7]

The Legislature met for the second regular session (the 217th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 5, 1994;^[8] and recessed indefinitely on July 3.^[9]

On January 19, Speaker Weprin suffered a stroke, and was hospitalized.^[10] On January 24, 1994,Sheldon Silver (Dem.) was elected as Interim Speaker.^[11] Weprin died on February 11, and Silver was subsequently elected as Speaker.

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. George E. Pataki and Michael F. Nozzolio changed from the Assembly to the Senate.

Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."

• Secretary:Stephen F. Sloan

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)..."

• Clerk:Francine Misasi

• The 1992 Elections – New York Legislature – Incumbency Keeps Balance Intact by Sam Howe Verhovek, inThe New York Times on November 5, 1992
• Weprin Picks Leadership Of Committees by James Dao, inThe New York Times on January 12, 1993

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