The 150th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5 to March 25, 1927, during the fifth year of Al Smith's second tenure as Governor of New York, in Albany.

Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, re-apportioned in 1917, 51 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts consisted either of one or more entire counties; or a contiguous area within a single county. The counties which were divided into more than one senatorial district were New York (nine districts), Kings (eight), Bronx (three), Erie (three), Monroe (two), Queens (two) and Westchester (two). The Assembly districts were made up of contiguous area, all within the same county.

At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Socialist Party, the Prohibition Party, the Workers Party and the Socialist Labor Party also nominated tickets.

Elections The 1926 New York state election, was held on November 2. Governor Al Smith (Dem.) was re-elected. Lieutenant Governor Seymour Lowman (Rep.) was defeated for re-election by Smith's running mate Edwin Corning (Dem.). Of the other five statewide elective offices, three were carried by Democrats and two by Republicans. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Democrats 1,520,000; Republicans 1,280,000; Socialists 83,000; Prohibition 21,000; Workers 5,500; and Socialist Labor 3,500.

Assemblywoman Rhoda Fox Graves (Rep.), of Gouverneur, a former school teacher who after her marriage became active in women's organisations and politics, was re-elected, and remained the only woman legislator.

Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 5, 1927; and adjourned on March 25.GOV. SMITH WARNS OF POWER BILL VETO in The New York Times on March 25, 1927 (subscription required)

Joseph A. McGinnies (Rep.) was re-elected Speaker.

John Knight (Rep.) was re-elected Temporary President of the State Senate.

State Senate

Districts

Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Alfred J. Kennedy, Marcellus H. Evans, John L. Buckley, A. Spencer Feld, John W. Gates, Leon F. Wheatley and Charles A. Freiberg changed from the Assembly to the Senate.

Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."

District Senator Party Notes1stGeorge L. Thompson* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Conservation2ndStephen F. Burkard Democrat3rdAlfred J. Kennedy* Democrat4thPhilip M. Kleinfeld* Democratre-elected5thDaniel F. Farrell* Democratre-elected6thMarcellus H. Evans* Democrat7thJohn A. Hastings* Democratre-elected8thWilliam L. Love* Democratre-elected9thCharles E. Russell* Democratre-elected10thJeremiah F. Twomey* Democratre-elected11thDaniel J. Carroll* Democratre-elected; died on March 6, 192712thElmer F. Quinn* Democratre-elected13thThomas F. Burchill* Democratre-elected14thBernard Downing* Democratre-elected; Minority Leader15thJohn L. Buckley* Democrat16thThomas I. Sheridan* Democratre-elected17thAbraham Greenberg Democratcontested by Courtlandt Nicoll (R)Nicoll Contests Greenberg's Seat in The New York Times on January 6, 1927 (subscription required)18thMartin J. Kennedy* Democratre-elected19thDuncan T. O'Brien* Democratre-elected20thA. Spencer Feld* Democrat21stHenry G. Schackno* Democratre-elected22ndBenjamin Antin* Democratre-elected23rdJohn J. Dunnigan* Democratre-elected24thThomas J. Walsh* Democratre-elected25thWalter W. Westall* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Internal Affairs26thSeabury C. Mastick* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Taxation and Retrenchment27thCaleb H. Baumes* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Codes28thJ. Griswold Webb* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Public Health29thArthur H. Wicks Republican30thWilliam T. Byrne* Democratre-elected31stJohn F. Williams* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Affairs of Villages32ndThomas C. Brown* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Penal Institutions33rdHenry E. H. Brereton RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation34thWarren T. Thayer* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Public Service35thJeremiah Keck* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Public Printing36thHenry D. Williams* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Military Affairs; Chairman of Privileges and Elections37thPerley A. Pitcher* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Civil Service; Chairman of Re-Organization of State Government38thGeorge R. Fearon* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Judiciary39thJohn W. Gates* Republican40thB. Roger Wales* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Insurance41stJames S. Truman* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Labor and Industry42ndCharles J. Hewitt* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Finance43rdLeon F. Wheatley* RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills44thJohn Knight* Republicanre-elected; re-elected Temporary President; Chairman of Rules45thJames L. Whitley* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Affairs of Cities46thHomer E. A. Dick* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Public Education47thWilliam W. Campbell* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Banks; Chairman of Re-Apportionment48thWilliam J. Hickey* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of General Laws49thLeonard R. Lipowicz* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Canals50thCharles A. Freiberg* RepublicanChairman of Revision51stLeigh G. Kirkland* Rep./Soc.re-elected; Chairman of Agriculture

Employees Clerk: Ernest A. Fay Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles R. Hotaling

State Assembly

Assemblymen Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stWilliam J. Snyder* Democrat2ndJohn P. Hayes* Democrat3rdRudolph I. Roulier Democrat AlleganyCassius Congdon* RepublicanChairman of Soldiers Home Bronx1stNicholas J. Eberhard* Democrat2ndWilliam F. Smith* Democrat3rdJulius S. Berg* Democrat4thHerman M. Albert* Democrat5thHarry A. Samberg* Democrat6thThomas J. McDonald* Democrat7thJohn F. Reidy* Democrat8thJoseph E. Kinsley* Democrat Broome1stEdmund B. Jenks* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary2ndForman E. Whitcomb* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities CattaraugusJames W. Watson* Republican CayugaSanford G. Lyon* Republican Chautauqua1stAdolf F. Johnson* RepublicanChairman of Revision2ndJoseph A. McGinnies* Rep./Soc.re-elected Speaker; Chairman of Rules ChemungG. Archie Turner Republican ChenangoBert Lord* Republican ClintonEzra Trepanier* Republican ColumbiaHenry M. James* Republican CortlandIrving F. Rice* RepublicanChairman of Public Education DelawareRalph H. Loomis* Republican Dutchess1stHoward N. Allen* RepublicanChairman of Charitable and Religious Societies2ndJohn M. Hackett* RepublicanChairman of Public Service Erie1stCharles I. Martina Democrat2ndHenry W. Hutt* RepublicanChairman of Re-Apportionment3rdFrank X. Bernhardt* Republican4thJohn J. Meegan* Democrat5thAnsley B. Borkowski* RepublicanChairman of General Laws6thHoward W. Dickey Republican7thEdmund F. Cooke* Republican8thNelson W. Cheney* RepublicanChairman of Banks EssexFred L. Porter* RepublicanChairman of Re-Organization of State Government FranklinJohn E. Redwood* Republican Fulton and HamiltonEberly Hutchinson* RepublicanChairman of Ways and Means GeneseeCharles P. Miller* RepublicanChairman of Labor and Industries GreeneEllis W. Bentley* Republican HerkimerTheodore L. Rogers* Republican JeffersonAlfred E. Emerson Republican Kings1stCharles F. Cline* Democrat2ndMurray Hearn* Democrat3rdMichael J. Gillen* Democrat4thGeorge E. Dennen* Democrat5thJohn J. Cooney* Democrat6thJacob J. Schwartzwald Democrat7thJohn J. Howard* Democrat8thJoseph J. Larkin Democrat9thRichard J. Tonry* Democrat10thWilliam C. McCreery* Democrat11thEdward J. Coughlin* Democrat12thEdward S. Moran Jr. Democrat13thWilliam Breitenbach* Democrat14thJacob P. Nathanson Democrat15thEdward P. Doyle* Democrat16thMaurice Z. Bungard* Democrat17thEdward E. Fay* Republican18thIrwin Steingut* Democrat19thJerome G. Ambro* Democrat20thFrank A. Miller* Democrat21stEmory F. Dyckman* Republican22ndJacob H. Livingston* Democrat23rdJoseph F. Ricca* Rep./Dem.Chairman of Claims LewisClarence L. Fisher* Republican LivingstonA. Grant Stockweather Republican MadisonHarold O. Whitnall Republican Monroe1stArthur T. Pammenter* Republican2ndHarry J. McKay Republican3rdCosmo A. Cilano* Republican4thFred J. Slater* Republican5thW. Ray Austin* RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs MontgomeryRufus Richtmyer Republican Nassau1stEdwin W. Wallace* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages2ndLeonard W. Hall Republican New York1stPeter J. Hamill* Democrat2ndFrank R. Galgano* Democrat3rdSylvester A. Dineen* Democrat4thSamuel Mandelbaum* Democrat5thFrank A. Carlin* Democrat6thMorris Weinfeld* Democrat7thSaul S. Streit Democrat8thHenry O. Kahan* Democrat9thJohn H. Conroy* Democrat10thPhelps Phelps* Republican11thMaurice F. Cantor Democrat12thJohn A. Byrnes* Democrat13thJohn P. Nugent* Democrat14thFrederick L. Hackenburg* Democrat15thSamuel H. Hofstadter* Republican16thMaurice Bloch* DemocratMinority Leader17thMeyer Alterman* Democrat18thVincent H. Auleta* Democrat19thAbraham Grenthal* Republican20thLouis A. Cuvillier* Democrat21stAlbert Grossman* Democrat22ndJoseph A. Gavagan* Democrat23rdAlexander A. Falk Democrat Niagara1stWilliam Bewley Republican2ndFrank S. Hall* RepublicanChairman of Social Welfare Oneida1stMartin J. Lutz Democrat2ndRussell G. Dunmore* RepublicanMajority Leader3rdGeorge J. Skinner* Republican Onondaga1stHorace M. Stone* RepublicanChairman of Insurance2ndWillis H. Sargent* Republican3rdRichard B. Smith* RepublicanChairman of Public Printing OntarioRobert A. Catchpole* Republican Orange1stDeWitt C. Dominick* Republican2ndAlexander G. Hall* Republican OrleansFrank H. Lattin* RepublicanChairman of Public Health OswegoVictor C. Lewis* RepublicanChairman of Canals OtsegoFrank M. Smith* Republican PutnamD. Mallory Stephens* Republican Queens1stCarl Deutschmann Democrat2ndFrank B. Hendel Democrat3rdCharles W. Posthauer Democrat4thJere F. Ryan* Democrat5thWilliam F. Brunner* Democrat6thPaul P. Gallagher* Democrat Rensselaer1stMichael F. Breen Democrat2ndMaurice Whitney Republican Richmond1stWilliam S. Hart* Democrat2ndWilliam L. Vaughan* Democrat RocklandWalter S. Gedney* RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation St. Lawrence1stRhoda Fox Graves* RepublicanChairwoman of Public Institutions2ndWalter L. Pratt* RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment SaratogaBurton D. Esmond* Republican Schenectady1stCharles W. Merriam* Republican2ndWilliam M. Nicoll* Republican SchoharieKenneth H. Fake* Republican SchuylerJacob W. Winters* Republican SenecaWilliam H. Van Cleef* Republican Steuben1stWilson Messer* Republican2ndWebster Edmunds Republican Suffolk1stJohn G. Downs* RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills2ndJohn Boyle Jr.* Republican SullivanGuernsey T. Cross Democrat TiogaDaniel P. Witter* RepublicanChairman of Agriculture TompkinsJames R. Robinson* Republican UlsterMillard Davis* Republican WarrenPowel J. Smith Democrat WashingtonHerbert A. Bartholomew* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs WayneHarry A. Tellier* RepublicanChairman of Excise Westchester1stWilliam C. Olsen Republican2ndHerbert B. Shonk* Republican3rdMilan E. Goodrich* RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions4thAlexander H. Garnjost* Republican5thArthur I. Miller* Democrat WyomingJoe R. Hanley Republican YatesEdwin C. Nutt* Republican

Employees Clerk: Fred W. Hammond

Notes

Sources Members of the New York Senate (1920s) at Political Graveyard Members of the New York Assembly (1920s) at Political Graveyard COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS ANNOUNCED in the Plattsburgh Sentinel, of Plattsburgh, on January 14, 1927