Legislature releases committee assignments for 2025

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Across both major parties and both houses of the New York State Legislature, several leadership assignments and committee memberships came out on Thursday. The legislative session kicked off on Wednesday, and final assignment for some State Senate leadership positions have yet to be released.

Senate committee chairs (Democrat):

• Aging: Sen. Cordell Cleare
• Agriculture: Sen. Michelle Hinchey
• Alcoholism and substance use disorders: Sen. Nathalia Fernandez
• Banks: Sen. James Sanders, Jr.
• Budget and revenue: Sen. Andrew Gounardes
• Children and families: Sen. Jabari Brisport
• Cities 1: Sen. Luis Sepulveda
• Cities 2: Sen. Christopher Ryan
• Civil service and pensions: Sen. Robert Jackson
• Codes: Sen. Zellnor Myrie
• Commerce: Sen. Sean Ryan
• Consumer protection: Sen. Rachel May
• Corporations, authorities, and commissions: Sen. Leroy Comrie
• Crime victims, crime and correction: Sen. Julia Salazar
• Cultural affairs, tourism, parks, and recreation: Sen. Jose Serrano
• Disabilities: Sen. Pat Fahy
• Education: Sen. Shelley Mayer
• Elections: Sen. Kristen Gonzalez
• Energy: Sen. Kevin Parker
• Environmental conservation: Sen. Pete Harckham
• Ethics and internal governance: Sen. Shelley Mayer
• Finance: Sen. Liz Krueger
• Health: Sen. Gustavo Rivera
• Higher education: Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky
• Housing, construction, and community development: Sen. Brian Kavanagh
• Insurance: Sen. Jamaal Bailey
• Internet and technology: Sen. Kristen Gonzalez
• Investigations and government operations: Sen. James Skoufis
• Judiciary: Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal
• Labor: Sen. Jessica Ramos
• Libraries: Sen. Siela Bynoe
• Local government: Sen. Monica Martinez
• Mental health: Sen. Samra Brouk
• New York City education: Sen. John Liu
• Procurement and contracts: Sen. April Baskin
• Racing, gaming and wagering: Sen. Joseph Addabbo
• Rules: Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins
• Social services: Sen. Roxanne Persaud
• Transportation: Sen. Jeremy Cooney
• Veterans, homeland security, and military affairs: Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
• Women's issues: Sen. Lea Webb

Assembly leadership (Democrat):

• Speaker: Rep. Carl Heastie
• Majority leader: Rep. Crystal Peoples-Stokes
• Ways and means chair: Rep. J. Gary Pretlow
• Deputy speaker: Rep. Phil Ramos
• Assistant speaker: Rep. Vivian Cook
• Speaker pro tempore: Rep. Pamela Hunter
• Committee on committees chair: Rep. Catalina Cruz
• Assistant speaker pro tempore: Rep. Al Taylor
• Deputy majority leader: Rep. Michaelle Solages
• Assistant majority leader: Rep. Charles Fall
• Majority whip: Rep. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
• Deputy majority whip: Rep. Stefani Zinerman
• Assistant majority whip: Rep. Simcha Eichenstein
• Majority conference chair: Rep. Sarah Clark
• Majority conference vice char: Rep. Chris Burdick
• Majority conference secretary: Rep. Amanda Septimo
• Majority program chair: Rep. William Colton
• Majority steering chair: Rep. Nader Sayegh
• Majority steering vice chair: Rep. Jen Lunsford
• House operations chair: Rep. Yudelka Tapia
• Puerto Rican/Hispanic task force chair: Rep. Karines Reyes

Assembly leadership (Republican):

• Minority leader: Rep. Will Barclay
• Minority leader pro tem: Rep. Mary Beth Walsh
• Ways and means ranking member: Rep. Edward Ra
• Deputy minority leader: Rep. Steve Hawley
• Committee on standing committees ranking member: Rep. Karl Brabenec
• Assistant minority leaders: Rep. Phil Palmesano and Rep. Ken Blankenbush
• Assistant minority leader pro tem: Rep. Jarett Gandolfo
• Minority whip: Rep. David DiPietro
• Deputy minority whip: Rep. Angelo Morinello
• Assistant minority whip: Rep. Douglas Smith
• Minority conference chair: Rep. Robert Smullen
• Minority conference vice-chair: Rep. Michael Reilly
• Minority conference secretary: Rep. Brian Manktelow
• Minority program chair: Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick
• Minority program vice-chair: Rep. Jodi Giglio
• Minority steering chair: Rep. Brian Miller
• Minority steering vice-chair: Rep. Chris Tague
• Joint conference committee chair: Rep. David McDonough
• Joint conference committee vice-chair: Rep. Joshua Jensen

Assembly standing committee chairs (Democrat):

• Aging: Rep. Rebecca Seawright
• Agriculture: Rep. Donna Lupardo
• Alcoholism and drug abuse: Rep. Phil Steck
• Banks: Rep. Clyde Vanel
• Children and families: Rep. Andrew Hevesi
• Cities: Rep. Patrick Burke
• Codes: Rep. Jeffrey Dinowitz
• Consumer affairs: Rep. Nily Rozic
• Corporations, authorities, and commissions: Rep. Edward Braunstein
• Correction: Rep. Erik Dilan
• Economic development: Rep. Al Stirpe
• Education: Rep. Michael Benedetto
• Election law: Rep. Latrice Walker
• Energy: Rep. Didi Barrett
• Environmental conservation: Rep. Deborah Glick
• Ethics and guidance: Rep. Karen McMahon
• Governmental employees: Rep. Stacey Pheffer Amato
• Governmental operations: Rep. John McDonald III
• Health: Rep. Amy Paulin
• Higher education: Rep. Alicia Hyndman
• Housing: Rep. Linda Rosenthal
• Insurance: Rep. David Weprin
• Judiciary: Rep. Charles Lavine
• Labor: Rep. Harry Bronson
• Libraries and education technology: Rep. Robert Carroll
• Local governments: Rep. Billy Jones
• Mental health: Rep. Jo Anne Simon
• Oversight, analysis, and investigations: Rep. Jonathan Jacobson
• People with disabilities: Rep. Angelo Santabarbara
• Racing and wagering: Rep. Carrie Woerner
• Real Property Taxation: Rep. Jaime Williams
• Science and technology: Rep. Steven Otis
• Small business: Rep. Marianne Buttenschon
• Social services: Rep. Maritza Davila
• Tourism: Rep. Ron Kim
• Transportation: Rep. William Magnarelli
• Veterans affairs: Rep. Steve Stern

Chairs of Assembly task forces and legislative commissions (Democrat):

• Administrative regulations review: Rep. Jonathan Rivera
• Asian Pacific American: Rep. Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Grace Lee
• Farm, food, and nutrition: Rep. Khaleel Anderson
• Government administration: Rep. Edward Gibbs
• New Americans: Rep. Phara Souffrant Forrest
• Rural resources: Rep. Anna Kelles
• Skills development and career education: Rep. William Conrad III
• State/federal relations: Rep. Demond Meeks
• State/local relations: Rep. Harvey Epstein
• Women’s issues: Rep. Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas