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New Senate Democratic Majority Leader Announces Committee Chairs

December 17th, 2018

Last Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader-Elect Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) announced the new Democratic Senate majority’s committee chairs for the 2019-20 legislative session.  Highlights include:

  • Senator Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) as Chair of the Senate Finance Committee;
  • Senator Shelley Mayer (D-Yonkers) as Chair of the Senate Education Committee;
  • Senator Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx) as Chair of the Senate Health Committee;
  • Senator Kevin Parker (D-Brooklyn) as Chair of the Senate Energy & Telecommunications Committee;
  • Senator Todd Kaminsky (D-Nassau County) as Chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee.

See the full list of Senate Democratic committee chairs for the upcoming legislative session here.