167th New York State Legislature
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| Jurisdiction | New York, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1, 1949 – December 31, 1950 | ||||
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| Members | 56 | ||||
| President | Lt. Gov. Joe R. Hanley (R) | ||||
| Temporary President |
Benjamin F. Feinberg (R), until March 30, 1949; Arthur H. Wicks (R), from March 30, 1949 |
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| Party control | Republican (31–25) | ||||
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| Members | 150 | ||||
| Speaker | Oswald D. Heck (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican (87–63) | ||||
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| 1st | January 5 – March 31, 1949 |
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| 2nd | January 4 – March 22, 1950 |
The 167th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5, 1949, to March 22, 1950, during the seventh and eighth years of Thomas E. Dewey's governorship, in Albany.
Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1938, re-apportioned in 1943, 56 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts for two-year terms. 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 Kings (nine districts), New York (six), Bronx (five), Queens (four), Erie (three), Westchester (three), Monroe (two) and Nassau (two). The Assembly districts consisted either of a single entire county (except Hamilton Co.), or of contiguous area within one county.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Liberal Party and the American Labor Party also nominated tickets.
The New York state election, 1948, was held on November 2. No statewide elective offices were up for election.
Seven of the eight women members of the previous legislature—Assemblywomen Gladys E. Banks (Rep.), of the Bronx; Mary A. Gillen (Dem.), of Brooklyn; Janet Hill Gordon (Rep.), a lawyer of Norwich; Elizabeth Hanniford (Rep.), a statistician of the Bronx; Genesta M. Strong (Rep.), of Plandome Heights; Mildred F. Taylor (Rep.), a coal dealer of Lyons; and Maude E. Ten Eyck (Rep.), of Manhattan—were re-elected.
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