| 151st New York State Legislature | |||||
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New York State Capitol (2009)
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| Legislative body | New York State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | New York, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1 – December 31, 1928 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 51 | ||||
| President | Lt. Gov. Edwin Corning (D) | ||||
| Temporary President | John Knight (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican (27–24) | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 150 | ||||
| Speaker | Joseph A. McGinnies (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican (88–62) | ||||
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The 151st New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 4 to March 22, 1928, during the sixth year of Al Smith's second tenure as Governor of New York, in Albany.
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 also nominated tickets.
The New York state election, 1927, was held on November 8. The only statewide elective office up for election was a judgeship on the New York Court of Appeals which was carried by the incumbent Democrat John F. O'Brien who was nominated by the Democrats and endorsed by the Republicans.
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.
The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 4, 1928; and adjourned on March 22.[1]
Joseph A. McGinnies (Rep.) was re-elected Speaker.
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."
| District | Senator | Party | Notes |
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| 1st | George L. Thompson* | Republican | Chairman of Conservation |
| 2nd | Stephen F. Burkard* | Democrat | |
| 3rd | Alfred J. Kennedy* | Democrat | |
| 4th | Philip M. Kleinfeld* | Democrat | |
| 5th | Daniel F. Farrell* | Democrat | |
| 6th | Marcellus H. Evans* | Democrat | |
| 7th | John A. Hastings* | Democrat | |
| 8th | William L. Love* | Democrat | |
| 9th | Charles E. Russell* | Democrat | |
| 10th | Jeremiah F. Twomey* | Democrat | |
| 11th | Louis J. Jacobson | Democrat | elected to fill vacancy. in place of Daniel J. Carroll |
| 12th | Elmer F. Quinn* | Democrat | |
| 13th | Thomas F. Burchill* | Democrat | |
| 14th | Bernard Downing* | Democrat | Minority Leader |
| 15th | John L. Buckley* | Democrat | |
| 16th | Thomas I. Sheridan* | Democrat | |
| 17th | Abraham Greenberg* | Democrat | unsuccessfully contested by Courtlandt Nicoll (R)[2] |
| 18th | Martin J. Kennedy* | Democrat | |
| 19th | Duncan T. O'Brien* | Democrat | |
| 20th | A. Spencer Feld* | Democrat | |
| 21st | Henry G. Schackno* | Democrat | |
| 22nd | Benjamin Antin* | Democrat | |
| 23rd | John J. Dunnigan* | Democrat | |
| 24th | Thomas J. Walsh* | Democrat | |
| 25th | Walter W. Westall* | Republican | Chairman of Internal Affairs |
| 26th | Seabury C. Mastick* | Republican | Chairman of Taxation and Retrenchment |
| 27th | Caleb H. Baumes* | Republican | Chairman of Codes |
| 28th | J. Griswold Webb* | Republican | Chairman of Public Health |
| 29th | Arthur H. Wicks* | Republican | Chairman of Revision |
| 30th | William T. Byrne* | Democrat | |
| 31st | John F. Williams* | Republican | Chairman of Affairs of Villages |
| 32nd | Thomas C. Brown* | Republican | Chairman of Penal Institutions |
| 33rd | Henry E. H. Brereton* | Republican | Chairman of Commerce and Navigation |
| 34th | Warren T. Thayer* | Republican | Chairman of Public Service |
| 35th | Jeremiah Keck* | Republican | Chairman of Public Printing |
| 36th | Henry D. Williams* | Republican | Chairman of Military Affairs; Chairman of Privileges and Elections |
| 37th | Perley A. Pitcher* | Republican | Chairman of Civil Service; Chairman of Re-Organization of State Government |
| 38th | George R. Fearon* | Republican | Chairman of Judiciary |
| 39th | John W. Gates* | Republican | |
| 40th | B. Roger Wales* | Republican | Chairman of Insurance |
| 41st | James S. Truman* | Republican | Chairman of Labor and Industry |
| 42nd | Charles J. Hewitt* | Republican | Chairman of Finance |
| 43rd | Leon F. Wheatley* | Republican | Chairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills |
| 44th | John Knight* | Republican | Temporary President; Chairman of Rules |
| 45th | James L. Whitley* | Republican | Chairman of Affairs of Cities; on November 6, 1928, elected to the 71st U.S. Congress |
| 46th | Homer E. A. Dick* | Republican | Chairman of Public Education |
| 47th | William W. Campbell* | Republican | Chairman of Banks; Chairman of Re-Apportionment |
| 48th | William J. Hickey* | Republican | Chairman of General Laws |
| 49th | Leonard R. Lipowicz* | Republican | Chairman of Pensions |
| 50th | Charles A. Freiberg* | Republican | Chairman of Canals |
| 51st | Leigh G. Kirkland* | Rep./Soc. | Chairman of Agriculture |
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."
