New York State Democratic Committee

New York State Democratic Committee
Chairman	Jay Jacobs
Senate leader	John L. Sampson
Assembly leader	Sheldon Silver
Headquarters	461 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016
Ideology	American Liberalism Progressivism Centrism Social liberalism
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Official colors	Blue
Seats in the Upper House	30 / 62
Seats in the Lower House	98 / 150
Website
www.nydems.org
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The New York State Democratic Committee runs the local branch of the United States 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]

List of chairpersons

Chairpersons^[2]

Chair	Tenure	Hometown while serving
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 S. Huppuch	October 1910 – October 1911	Hudson Falls
Norman E. Mack	October 1911 – February 1912	Buffalo
George M. Palmer	February 1912 – February 1914	Schoharie
William Church Osborn	February 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	March 1995 – December 2001	East Hampton
Herman D. Farrell, Jr.	December 2001 – December 31, 2006	Manhattan
June O'Neill	December 2006 – 2009	Canton
Jay S. Jacobs	Sep 2009 – present	Laurel Hollow

Chairman Jay Jacobs

Jay Jacobs was first elected to his position in October of 2001. He was selected to be chairman in September 2009. He is the owner of three camps: Timber Lake Camp, Timber Lake West, and Tyler Hill Camp. Jacobs grew up in Forest Hill and received his law degree from Northwestern Law School. He now lives in Laurel Hollow.^[3]

Recent history

The State Committee is chaired by Jay S. Jacobs. The Executive Committee is chaired by June O'Neill.

History

The New York State Democratic Party was founded in 1792 by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison during an expedition along the Hudson River.^[4]

Current elected officials

Current elected officials can be contacted at their New York Office: 461 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10016, as well as by phone: [phone]^[5] The following is a list of elected statewide and federal Democratic officeholders beginning in 2011:

Members of Congress

Democrats compose 24 of New York's 31-member Congressional delegation - 2 Senators and 22 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 22 of the 29 U.S. House of Representatives seats New York was apportioned following the 2000 census:

• NY-01: Timothy Bishop
• NY-02: Steve Israel (DCCC Chair for the 2012 cycle)
• NY-04: Carolyn McCarthy
• NY-05: Gary Ackerman
• NY-06: Gregory Meeks
• NY-07: Joseph Crowley
• NY-08: Jerrold Nadler
• NY-09: Anthony Weiner
• NY-10: Edolphus Towns
• NY-11: Yvette Clarke
• NY-12: Nydia Velázquez
• NY-14: Carolyn B. Maloney
• NY-15: Charles B. Rangel
• NY-16: José Serrano
• NY-17: Eliot Engel
• NY-18: Nita Lowey
• NY-21: Paul Tonko
• NY-22: Maurice Hinchey
• NY-23: Bill Owens
• NY-26: Kathy Hochul
• NY-27: Brian Higgins
• NY-28: Louise Slaughter

Statewide officials

Democrats control all four of the elected statewide offices:

• Governor: Andrew Cuomo
• Lieutenant Governor: Bob Duffy
• Attorney General: Eric Schneiderman
• Comptroller: Thomas DiNapoli

State legislative leaders

• Senate Minority Leader: John L. Sampson
• Speaker of the Assembly: Sheldon Silver

See also

New York portal

• Democratic National Committee

References

1. ^ Home. New York State Democratic Committee. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.
2. ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence (2010). "Democratic state chairs, 1853-2008 (Incomplete!)". The Political Graveyard. Ann Arbor, Michigan. http://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/NY.html#17668. Retrieved 2011-04-12. 
3. ^ http://http://nassaucountydems.com/
4. ^ http://www.nydems.org/
5. ^ http://democrats.org/

External links

• New York State Democratic Committee
• New York State Young Democrats
• New York State Democratic Rural Conference
• New York High School Democrats
• New York State College Democrats