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2024 Who's Who in Government Relations:
April 10, 2024
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New York Capitol Brief
October 31, 2024
2024 General Election State Primer
NYS Senate
Leadership
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins (Westchester) is not being challenged.
Key Chair Positions
- Senate Health Chair Gustavo Rivera (Bronx) did not face a primary challenger and is expected to retain his seat.
- Senate Insurance Chair Neil Breslin (Albany) is retiring. Current Assembly Member Fahy is running unopposed to take the seat. The next Chair of Senate Insurance will be chosen in January.
- Senate Consumer Affairs Chair Kevin Thomas (Nassau) is resigning. The next Chair of Senate Consumer Affairs will be chosen in January.
- Senate Disabilities Chair John Mannion (Onondaga/Oswego) is running for Congress. The next Chair of Senate Disabilities will be chosen in January.
- Senate Transportation Chair Tim Kennedy (Erie) was elected to Congress via special election. The Chair of Senate Transportation was chosen to be Senator Jeremy Cooney.
Close Races
- Suffolk (SD-4): Incumbent Monica Martinez (D, WFP) against Teresa Bryant (R, CON). Martinez, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government, won in 2022 with 51% of the vote
- Nassau (SD-7): Incumbent Jack Martins (R, CON) against Kim Keiserman (D). Martins, the Ranker of the Senate Committee on Labor, won in 2022 with 53% of the vote.
- Rockland (SD-38): Incumbent Bill Weber (R), against Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (D) and Barbara Francis (WFP). Weber won in 2022 with 51% of the vote.
- Orange (SD-42): Incumbent James Skoufis (D, WFP), against Dorey Houle (R) and Tim Mitts (CON). Skoufis, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations, won in 2022 by 50.7%.
- Broome/Cortland/Tompkins (SD-52): Incumbent Lea Webb (D, WFP) against Mike Sigler (R). Webb, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Women’s Issues, won in 2022 by 51%.
NYS Assembly
Leadership
- Carl Heastie (Bronx) is not being challenged.
Key Chair Positions
- Assembly Health Chair Amy Paulin (Westchester) did not face a primary challenger and is expected to retain her seat.
- Assembly Insurance Chair David Weprin (Queens) did not face a primary challenger and is expected to retain his seat.
- AM Ken Zebrowski (Rockland) is resigning. The next Chair of the Assembly Corporations Authorities Commissions Committee will be chosen in January.
- AM Patty Fahy (Albany) is seeking higher office. The next Chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee will be chosen in January.
- AM Fred Thiele (Suffolk) is resigning. The next Chair of the Assembly Local Governments Committee will be chosen in January.
Close Races
- Nassau/Suffolk (AD-11): Kwani O’Pharrow (D) against Joseph Cardinale (R, CON). With incumbent Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee Chair Kimberly Jean-Pierre not seeking reelection, this race will be close. The incumbent has previously won in 2022 with a vote of 50.4%.
- Nassau (AD-21): Incumbent Brian Curran (R, CON) against Judy Griffin (D). Curran is the current Ranking Minority Member on the Assembly Committee on Banks, while Judy Griffin is a former legislator. The incumbent won the seat in 2022 with a 50.1% majority.
- Queens (AD-23): Incumbent Stacey Pheffer Amato (D), Tom Sullivan (R). Pheffer-Amato, the current Chair of the Assembly Governmental Employees Committee, last won this seat in 2022 by 15 votes.
- Orange/Rockland (AD-99): Incumbent Chris Eachus (D, WFP) against Tom Lapolla (R, CON). In a highly contested district with nearly identical party registration, Eachus won in 2022 by 8 votes.
- Albany/Columbia (AD-107): Incumbent Scott Bendett (R, CON) against Chloe Pierce (D). This district has very similar party registration figures, and is the first time Bendett will have a general election challenger.
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