The 180th New York State Legislature, consisting of the

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and the

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, met from January 3, 1973, to May 30, 1974, during the fifteenth and final year of

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, and during Malcolm Wilson's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the

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of 1938, and the U.S. Supreme Court decision to follow the

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rule, re-apportioned in 1971 by the Legislature, 60 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts for two-year terms. Senate and Assembly districts consisted of approximately the same number of inhabitants, the area being apportioned without restrictions regarding county boundaries. At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the

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. The

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and the

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also nominated tickets.

Elections

The New York state election, 1972, was held on November 7. The only three statewide elective offices up for election were three seats on the New York Court of Appeals. All three seats were won by Republican judges, two with Conservative endorsement, and one with Liberal endorsement. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the average vote for Judge of the Court of Appeals, was: Republicans 2,847,000; Democrats 2,709,000; Conservatives 425,000; and Liberals 258,000. To date this was the last time a Republican majority was elected to the State Assembly. Of the three women members of the previous legislature, Assemblywoman

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(Dem.), a lawyer of

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, was elected to the State Senate; and Assemblywomen

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(Rep.), a lawyer of

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; and Rosemary R. Gunning (Cons.), a lawyer of

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; were re-elected to the Assembly.

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, a lawyer of

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, and

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, a lawyer of

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, were also elected to the State Senate; and

Estella B. Diggs Estella B. Diggs (April 21, 1916 – April 18, 2013) was an American businesswoman, writer and politician from New York. Life She was born on April 21, 1916, in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Pace College, City College of New York and New Yo ...

, of

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, was also elected to the Assembly. The

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, was held on November 6. The only statewide elective office up for election was the

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. Republican

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was elected with Liberal endorsement. One vacancy in the State Senate and five vacancies in the Assembly were filled.

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(Dem.), of

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, was elected to the Assembly.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the first regular session (the 196th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 3, 1973; and adjourned ''sine die'' on May 28. Perry B. Duryea, Jr. (Rep.) was re-elected

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. Warren M. Anderson (Rep.) was elected Temporary President of the State Senate. The Legislature met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany on July 25, 1973; and adjourned ''sine die'' on July 31. This session was called to consider the issue of a $3.5 million bond issue to finance the construction of additional public transportation capacities in New York City. The Legislature met for the second regular session (the 197th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 9, 1974; and adjourned ''sine die'' in the early morning of May 17. The U.S. Department of Justice found fault with the congressional, senatorial and Assembly districts in

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and

under the apportionment of 1971, and ordered a revision to safeguard the rights of minorities. The Legislature met for another special session at the State Capitol in Albany on May 29, 1974; and adjourned ''sine die'' on the next day. This session was called to remap the legislative districts in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and to amend the rent-control law passed during the regular session. The Senate passed Governor Wilson's rent law amendment, but the Assembly did not come to a vote on it. On July 1, the U.S. Department of Justice accepted the revised districts as passed by the Legislature.

State Senate

Senators

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Chester J. Straub, Vander L. Beatty, Joseph R. Pisani, Mary Anne Krupsak, Edwyn E. Mason and James T. McFarland changed from the Assembly to the Senate at the beginning of the session. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."

Employees

* Secretary: Albert J. Abrams

State Assembly

Assemblymen

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. George A. Murphy and John J. LaFalce changed from the Senate to the Assembly at the beginning of the session. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."

Employees

* Clerk:

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, until February 1973, resigned ** Thomas H. Bartzos, acting from February 1973, appointed as clerk in January 1974''State news briefs''
in ''The Citizen–Advertiser'', of Auburn, on January 8, 1974

Notes

Sources

''Listing Of New York Metropolitan Area Legislators'' and ''Names. Addresses Of Upstate Legislators''
in the ''Civil Service Leader'' (Vol. XXXIV, No. 5; issue of May 1, 1973; pg. 8f)
''Six Seats in State Legislature To Be Filled in Tuesday Voting''
in the ''Amsterdam Recorder'', of

, on November 5, 1973
''Listing of New York Congressmen and Legislators''
in the ''Civil Service Leader'' (Vol. XXXIV, No. 50; issue of March 12, 1974; pg. 8f) {{NYLegislatures

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