The 198th New York State Legislature, consisting of the

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and the

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, met from January 7, 2009, to December 31, 2010, during the later part of

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, in Albany. On June 8, 2009, began the

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State Senate

Senators

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Roy J. McDonald changed from the Assembly to the Senate at the beginning of this legislature. Assemblyman Jose Peralta was elected to fill a vacancy in the Senate. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."

Employees

* Secretary: ?

State Assembly

Assembly 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)..."

References

Sources

Senate election results
at NYS Board of elections
Assembly election results
at NYS Board of elections {{NYLegislatures 192 2009 politics in New York (state) 2010 politics in New York (state) 2009 U.S. legislative sessions 2010 U.S. legislative sessions