The 149th New York State Legislature, consisting of the

New York State Senate The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate. Partisan com ...

and the

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, met from January 6 to April 23, 1926, during the fourth year of

Al Smith Alfred Emanuel Smith (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944) was an American politician who served four terms as Governor of New York and was the Democratic Party's candidate for president in 1928. The son of an Irish-American mother and a C ...

's second tenure as

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, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the

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of 1894, re-apportioned in 1917, 51 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts consisted either of one or more entire counties; or a contiguous area within a single county. The counties which were divided into more than one senatorial district were New York (nine districts), Kings (eight), Bronx (three), Erie (three), Monroe (two), Queens (two) and Westchester (two). The Assembly districts were made up of contiguous area, all within the same county. At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the

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Elections

The New York state election, 1925, was held on November 3. No statewide elective offices were up for election. Assemblywoman

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(Rep.), of Gouverneur, a former school teacher who after her marriage became active in women's organisations and politics, was re-elected, and remained the only woman legislator.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1926; and adjourned on April 23.''Governor Takes Ten-Day Rest''
in NYT on April 25, 1926 (subscription required) Joseph A. McGinnies (Rep.) was re-elected

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State Senate

Districts

Members

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)..."

Employees

* Clerk: Ernest A. Fay * Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles R. Hotaling

State Assembly

Assemblymen

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

Employees

* Clerk: Fred W. Hammond

Notes

Sources

Members of the New York Senate (1920s)
at Political Graveyard

at Political Graveyard
''1926 COMMITTEE MEMBERS NAMED''
in ''The Cornell Daily Sun'' on January 12, 1926 {{NYLegislatures 149 1926 in New York (state) 1926 U.S. legislative sessions