New York State Democratic Committee

The New York State Democratic Committee 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] 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.

New York State Democratic Committee
ChairpersonJay Jacobs
GovernorKathy Hochul
Lieutenant GovernorAntonio Delgado
Senate Temporary President/Majority LeaderAndrea Stewart-Cousins
Assembly SpeakerCarl Heastie
Founded1829 (1829)
Headquarters420 Lexington Avenue
New York City, NY
Membership (February 2023)Decrease 6,464,647[1]
IdeologyLiberalism
National affiliationDemocratic Party
Colors  Blue
New York State Assembly
102 / 150
New York State Senate
42 / 63
Statewide Executive Offices
4 / 4
New York City Council
45 / 51
U.S. House of Representatives (New York)
15 / 26
U.S. Senate (New York)
2 / 2
Website
www.nydems.org

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 15 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:

U.S. House of Representatives

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.

State legislative leaders

Mayoral offices

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

List of chairpersons
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945)
President Grover Cleveland (1885–1889; 1893–1897)
President Martin Van Buren (1837–1841)
Chairpersons[7]
ChairTenureHometown while serving
Augustus Schell1853-1856Manhattan
Samuel Fowler1856–1857Port Jervis
Dean Richmond1857 – August 1866Batavia
Samuel J. TildenAugust 1866 – September 1874Manhattan
Allen C. BeachSeptember 1874 – September 1875Watertown
Daniel MagoneSeptember 1875 – 1877Ogdensburg
William Purcell1877–1878Rochester
Lester B. Faulkner1878–1881Dansville
Daniel Manning1881 – August 1885Albany
John O'BrienSeptember 1885 – 1887Rhinebeck
Charles C. B. WalkerOctober 1887 – 1888Corning
Edward Murphy Jr.May 1888 – 1894Troy
James W. HinckleySeptember 1894 – 1896Poughkeepsie
Elliott DanforthSeptember 1896 – September 1898Manhattan
Frank CampbellSeptember 1898 – April 1904Bath
Cord MeyerApril 1904 – 1906Queens
William J. ConnersOctober 1906 – June 1910Buffalo
John Alden DixJune 1910 – October 1910Thomson
Winfield A. HuppuchOctober 1910 – October 1911Hudson Falls
Norman E. MackOctober 1911 – February 1912Buffalo
George M. PalmerFebruary 1912 – March 1914Cobleskill
William Church OsbornMarch 1914 – 1916Garrison
Edwin S. HarrisApril 1916 – September 1918Schuylerville
Joseph A. KelloggOctober 1918 – December 1918Glens Falls
William W. FarleyJanuary 1919 – June 1921Binghamton
Herbert C. PellJuly 1921 – January 1926Tuxedo Park
Edwin CorningJanuary 1926 – August 1928Albany
M. William BrayAugust 1928 – 1930Utica
James A. FarleyOctober 1930 – June 1944Manhattan
Paul E. FitzpatrickJuly 1944 – December 1, 1952Buffalo
Walter A. Lynch1952 (Acting)Bronx
Richard H. BalchDecember 1952 – June 1955Utica
Michael H. PrendergastJuly 1955 – February 28, 1962Haverstraw
William H. McKeonMarch 1, 1962 - July 1965Auburn
John J. BurnsJuly 1965 – December 1971Binghamton
Joseph F. CrangleDecember 1971 – December 1974Buffalo
Patrick J. CunninghamDecember 1974 – January 31, 1977Bronx
Dominic J. BaranelloFebruary 1, 1977 – December 1982Blue Point
William C. HennessyDecember 1982 – December 1984Albany
Laurence J. KirwanDecember 1984 – May 1989Rochester
John A. MarinoMay 1989 – May 1993Manhattan
Alfred GordonMay 1993 – March 1995Queens
Judith H. Hope and John T. SullivanMarch 1995 – April 1998East Hampton and Oswego
Judith HopeApril 1998 – December 2001East Hampton
Herman D. Farrell Jr.December 2001 – December 31, 2006Manhattan
June O'Neill and Dave PollakDecember 2006 – 2009Watertown and New York
Jay S. JacobsSeptember 2009 – June 2012Laurel Hollow
Keith L. T. Wright and Stephanie MinerJune 2012 – April 2014Manhattan and Syracuse
Keith L. T. WrightApril 2014 – May 2014Manhattan
David PatersonMay 2014 – November 2015Harlem
Sheila Comar November 2015 – June 2016 Washington
Byron Brown June 2016 – January 2019 Buffalo
Jay S. JacobsJanuary 2019 – presentLaurel 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.

County Parties

See also

References
  1. "Enrollment by County". New York State Board of Elections.
  2. Home. New York State Democratic Committee. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.
  3. Hardwick, Michael (1989). State Party Profiles. pp. 278–279.
  4. Reisman, Nick (23 September 2022). "New York Democratic Party chairman re-elected to post". NY1.
  5. Einsidler, Nina (18 February 2022). "Hochul accepts nomination for governor at New York State Democratic Committee Convention". WBNG.
  6. Waite, Andrew (27 August 2022). "Castelli's chances against Stefanik may depend on how well he nationalizes race". The Daily Gazette. Schenectady.
  7. Kestenbaum, Lawrence (2010). "Democratic state chairs, 1853-2008 (Incomplete!)". The Political Graveyard. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Retrieved 2011-04-12.

Further reading
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