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Democrats Hold NY State Senate Seat Trump Won In Landslide
Democrats held a heavily Orthodox Jewish New York state Senate seat in Tuesday’s special election as the party’s greater than two-to-one party registration advantage proved too much of a hurdle for the GOP to overcome…
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About New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777 by the Constitution of New York, its members are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate. The Democratic Party has held control of the New York State Senate since 2019. The Senate majority leader is Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
Everything about New York State Senate →- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- New York State Capitol
- Inception
- 1776
- Website
- https://nysenate.gov