New York State Senate

New York State Senate
New York State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Leadership
President	Antonio Delgado (D) since May 25, 2022
Senate Majority Leader	Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) since January 2, 2019
Senate Minority Leader	Rob Ortt (R) since June 28, 2020
Structure
Seats	63
Political groups	Majority   Democratic (40) Minority   Republican (21) Vacant: 2   Vacant (2)
Length of term	Two years[1]
Authority	Article III, New York Constitution
Salary	$120,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020
Next election	November 8, 2022
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
Senate Chamber at New York State Capitol, Albany
Website
NYSenate.gov

The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, the New York State Assembly being the lower house.^[2] Its members are elected to two-year terms;^[3] there are no term limits.^[4]

As of 2014, there are 63 seats in the Senate.^[5]

1. ↑ "Branches of Government in New York State". New York State Senate, A Guide to New York State's Government. New York State Senate. 1988. Archived from the original on September 23, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
2. ↑ "The Secret Playbook NY State Senate Democrats Used To 'Wipe The Floor' With Republicans". Gothamist. November 28, 2018. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
3. ↑ "Everything You Need to Know About New York's Primary Election on Thursday". Vogue. September 10, 2018.
4. ↑ Press, Chris Carola Associated. "New York state lawmakers push term limits for elected state offices". Daily Freeman. Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
5. ↑ McKinley, Jesse (24 February 2014). "What Is a Majority Vote in the State Senate? The Answer Goes Beyond Simple Math". The New York Times.