New York

Welcome to the portal for Ballotpedia's coverage of New York politics! Ballotpedia's encyclopedic coverage of New York politics includes information on the local, state and federal levels, as well as state policies.

New York, nicknamed "The Empire State," is located in the Northeastern region of the United States and bordersPennsylvania,New Jersey,Connecticut,Massachusetts andVermont.New York City is the state's largest and highest populated city in the United States. The state capital, however, isAlbany.

New York has two members of theU.S. Senate, a total of 26 members of theU.S. House of Representatives, 63 members of theState Senate and 150 members of theState Assembly.

State Leadership

Governor

D

Kathy Hochul

Secretary of State

D

Walter Mosley

Speaker of the House

D

Carl Heastie

Capital:

Albany

Motto:

Excelsior!

Translation:

Ever Upward!

Population:

20,215,751

Land Area of State:

47,123 square miles

Admitted to U.S.:

1788

Cities and counties in New York

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Policy issues in New York

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