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 MEMBERS AND GOVERNOR
Gov.George E. Pataki (R)
Sen.Charles E. Schumer (D)
Sen.Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Rep.Felix J. Grucci Jr. (R-01)
Rep.Steve Israel (D-02)
Rep.Peter T. King (R-03)
Rep.Carolyn McCarthy (D-04)
Rep.Gary L. Ackerman (D-05)
Rep.Gregory W. Meeks (D-06)
Rep.Joseph Crowley (D-07)
Rep.Jerrold Nadler (D-08)
Rep.Anthony Weiner (D-09)
Rep.Edolphus Towns (D-10)
Rep.Major R. Owens (D-11)
Rep.Nydia M. Velazquez (D-12)
Rep.Vito J. Fossella (R-13)
Rep.Carolyn B. Maloney (D-14)
Rep.Charles B. Rangel (D-15)
Rep.Jose E. Serrano (D-16)
Rep.Eliot L. Engel (D-17)
Rep.Nita M. Lowey (D-18)
Rep.Sue W. Kelly (R-19)
Rep.Benjamin A. Gilman (R-20)
Rep.Michael R. McNulty (D-21)
Rep.John E. Sweeney (R-22)
Rep.Sherwood Boehlert (R-23)
Rep.John M. McHugh (R-24)
Rep.James T. Walsh (R-25)
Rep.Maurice D. Hinchey (D-26)
Rep.Thomas M. Reynolds (R-27)
Rep.Louise M. Slaughter (D-28)
Rep.John J. LaFalce (D-29)
Rep.Jack Quinn (R-30)
Rep.Amo Houghton (R-31)

 AT A GLANCE

State Legislature | Urban Statistics | Registered Voters | U.S. Congress | Term Limits | Elections | Population | Miscellaneous

State Legislature
Legislature: Officially meets year-round; usually meets January-June
Assembly: 150 members, 2-year terms
1999 breakdown: 52R, 98D; 115 men, 35 women
Salary: $79,500
Phone: (518) 455-4218
Senate: 61 members, 2-year terms
1999 breakdown: 36R, 25D; 53 men, 8 women
Salary: $79,500
Phone: (518) 455-3216

Urban Statistics
New York City: Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R), Population 7,380,906
Buffalo: Mayor Anthony Masiello (D), Population 310,548
Rochester: Mayor Bill Johnson, Population 221,594
Yonkers: Mayor John Spencer (R), Population 190,316
Syracuse: Mayor Roy Bernardi (R), Population 155,865

Registered Voters
Democrat: 47%
Republican: 29%
Other Parties/Unaffiliated: 21%
Conservative: 2%
Independence: 1%
Liberal: 1%

U.S. Congress
Senate: 2 D
House: 19 D, 12 R

Term Limits
For state offices: No

Elections
1996 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 60%, Bob Dole 31%, Ross Perot 8%
1992 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 50%, George Bush 34%, Ross Perot 16%
1988 Presidential Vote:
Michael S. Dukakis 52%, George Bush 48%

Population
1998 population (est.): 18,184,774
1990 population: 17,990,455
1980 population: 17,558,072
Percent change 1980-90: +2%
Rank among states (1998): 2
White: 77%
Black: 18%
Asian or Pacific islander: 5%
Hispanic origin: 14%
Urban: 84%
Rural: 16%
Born in state: 68%
Foreign-born: 16%
Under age 18: 4,560,031 (25%)
Ages 18-64: 11,149,830 (61%)
65 and older: 2,427,365 (13%)
Median age: 35.5

Miscellaneous
Web: www.state.ny.us
Capital: Albany
Median household income: $36,010 (1997)
   Rank among states: 24
Total area: 53,989 sq. miles
   Rank among states: 27


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