The 184th New York State Legislature, consisting of the

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and the

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, met from January 7, 1981, to December 31, 1982, during the seventh and eighth years of

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, 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, and amended in 1974, 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 contiguously 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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, the

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, the Right to Life Party, the

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, the

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, the

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and the Socialist Workers Party also nominated tickets.

Elections

The New York state election, 1980, was held on November 4. The only statewide elective office up for election was a

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. Republican

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was elected with Conservative and Right to Life endorsement. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for U.S. Senator, was: Republicans 2,272,000; Democrats 2,619,000; Liberals 665,000; Conservatives 275,000; Right to Life 152,000; Libertarians 21,500; Communists 4,000; Workers World 3,500; and Socialist Workers 3,000. Twelve of the thirteen women members of the previous legislature—State Senators

Carol Berman Carol Berman (born September 21, 1923) is a New York Democratic Party politician from Lawrence, in Nassau County, New York, United States, who served in the New York State Senate from 1979 to 1984. Berman first achieved attention for her eff ...

(Dem.), of

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;

Mary B. Goodhue Mary Elizabeth Goodhue ('' née'' Brier; July 24, 1921 – March 24, 2004) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Early life Mary was born on July 24, 1921, in London, England to American parents. She was a daughter of Ernest Brie ...

(Rep.), a lawyer of

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; Olga A. Méndez (Dem.), of

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, and

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(Dem.), of Spring Valley; and Assemblywomen

Elizabeth Connelly Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Connelly (June 19, 1928 – May 25, 2006) was a politician from Staten Island, New York who represented the North Shore community from 1973 to 2000. She was the first woman to win elective office to any district encompassing ...

(Dem.), of

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;

Pinny Cooke Audre "Pinny" Cooke (December 26, 1923 – August 1, 2004) was an American social activist and politician from New York. Life She was born Audre Trupin on December 26, 1923, in Syracuse, New York. There she attended Nottingham High School. She gr ...

(Rep.), of

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;

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(Rep.), of

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;

Rhoda S. Jacobs Rhoda S. Jacobs (born September 29, 1936) is an American politician from New York. A Democrat, she was until 2014 a member of the New York State Assembly from the 42nd Assembly District in Brooklyn, which primarily includes the neighborhoods of ...

(Dem.), of

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; and Gerdi E. Lipschutz (Dem.), of

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; May W. Newburger (Dem.), of

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; Toni Rettaliata (Rep.), of Huntington; and

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(Rep.), a lawyer of

—were re-elected. Geraldine L. Daniels (Dem.), of

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; Gloria Davis (Dem.), of

;

Eileen C. Dugan Eileen C. Dugan (April 15, 1945 – November 8, 1996) was an American politician from New York. Life She was born on April 15, 1945, in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York City. the daughter of James Brian Dugan and Anne Dugan (Née Cunningham). ...

(Dem.), of

; Gail S. Shaffer (Dem.), of North Blenheim; Carol A. Siwek (Rep.), of Buffalo; and

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(Dem.), a lawyer of

; were also elected to the Assembly. The New York state election, 1981, was held on November 3. No statewide elective offices were up for election. One vacancy each in the State Senate and the Assembly were filled. On April 20, 1982,

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(Dem.), of

, was elected to fill a vacancy in the Assembly. Thus the 184th Legislature finished having 19 women members, surpassing the previous record of 13 in the

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(1979–1980).

Sessions

The Legislature met for the first regular session (the 204th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 7, 1981; and recessed indefinitely on July 10.

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(Dem.) was re-elected

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. Warren M. Anderson (Rep.) was re-elected Temporary President of the State Senate. The Legislature met again on September 16, 1981, to enact amendments to the election laws, concerning the primary elections in

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. The Legislature met again from October 26 to 30, 1981, to consider welfare and tax matters. The Legislature met again on December 3, 1981, to override Governor Carey's veto of a new property tax bill. The Legislature met for the second regular session (the 205th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1982; and recessed indefinitely on July 3. On March 26, 1982, a special panel of federal judges, consisting of

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, Robert J. Ward and Vincent L. Broderick, ordered the Legislature to re-apportion the legislative districts by April 16. On April 19, the federal judges noted that the Legislature had not agreed upon a re-apportionment, and announced that they would appoint somebody to elaborate a proposal. On May 8, Senate Republicans and Assembly Democrats announced that they had agreed upon a new apportionment. The number of seats in the State Senate was increased from 60 to 61. The new district lines were

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ed by the Republican Senate majority to increase Republican strength, and by the Democratic Assembly majority to increase Democratic strength. On June 23, the feral judges ordered Special Master Robert P. Patterson Jr. to revise the new apportionment proposed by the Legislature. On July 3, the revised re-apportionment was approved by the

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. The Legislature met for a special session from December 13 to 22, 1982, to consider again measures to balance the budget and to keep the mass transit fare in New York City down.''REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: TRANSITION AND TRANSIT''
by Michael Oreskes, in ''The New York Times'' on December 23, 1982

State Senate

Senators

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. L. Paul Kehoe changed from the Assembly to the Senate. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."

Employees

* Secretary: Roger C. Thompson (1981) **

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(1982)

State Assembly

Assemblymen

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:

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Notes

Sources

List of state legislators
in ''The Public Sector'' (Vol. 3, No. 32; issue of May 12, 1981; ; pg. 4)
''New faces appear on Albany scene''
in the ''Finger Lake Times'', of

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, on January 6, 1982
''DEMOCRATS WIN 3 RACES IN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS''
by Frank Lynn, in ''The New York Times'' on April 21, 1982 {{NYLegislatures 184 1981 in New York (state) 1982 in New York (state) 1981 U.S. legislative sessions 1982 U.S. legislative sessions