180th New York State Legislature
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| Jurisdiction | New York, United States | ||||||||
| Term | January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1974 | ||||||||
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| Members | 60 | ||||||||
| President | Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson (R), until December 18, 1973 | ||||||||
| Temporary President | Warren M. Anderson (R) | ||||||||
| Party control | Republican 1973: (37–23) 1974: (37–22) |
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| Members | 150 | ||||||||
| Speaker | Perry B. Duryea, Jr. (R) | ||||||||
| Party control | Republican 1973: (82–67–1) 1974: (79–70–1) |
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| 1st | January 3 – May 28, 1973 |
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| 2nd | July 25 – 31, 1973 |
| 3rd | January 9 – May 17, 1974 |
| 4th | May 29 – 30, 1974 |
The 180th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 3, 1973, to May 30, 1974, during the fifteenth year of Nelson Rockefeller's governorship, and while Malcolm Wilson was Governor, in Albany.
Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1938, and the U.S. Supreme Court decision to follow the One man, one vote rule, re-apportioned in 1971 by the Legislature, 60 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts for two-year terms. Senate and Assembly districts consisted of approximately the same number of inhabitants, the area being apportioned without restrictions regarding county boundaries.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Conservative Party and the Liberal Party also nominated tickets.
The New York state election, 1972, was held on November 7. The only three statewide elective offices up for election were three seats on the New York Court of Appeals. All three seats were won by Republican judges, two with Conservative endorsement, and one with Liberal endorsement. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the average vote for Judge of the Court of Appeals, was: Republicans 2,847,000; Democrats 2,709,000; Conservatives 425,000; and Liberals 258,000. To date this was the last time a Republican majority was elected to the State Assembly.
Of the three women members of the previous legislature, Assemblywoman Mary Anne Krupsak (Dem.), a lawyer of Amsterdam, was elected to the State Senate; and Assemblywomen Constance E. Cook (Rep.), a lawyer of Ithaca; and Rosemary R. Gunning (Cons.), a lawyer of Ridgewood, Queens; were re-elected to the Assembly. Karen Burstein, a lawyer of Lawrence, and Carol Bellamy, a lawyer of Brooklyn, were also elected to the State Senate; and Estella B. Diggs, of the Bronx, was also elected to the Assembly.
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