Majority Leader of the New York State Senate

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The Majority Leader of the New York State Senate is the chamber’s chief legislative and political leader, responsible for setting the agenda, guiding legislation, and overseeing the majority conference.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative leadership position
political office
state-level political position
appointedBy majority conference of the New York State Senate
associatedWith majority political party in the New York State Senate
branchOfGovernment Legislative branch of New York State
category New York (state) politics
New York State Senate
State legislative leaders in the United States
comparableTo Majority Leader of the United States Senate
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
country United States of America
hasPower influence over allocation of resources to majority senators
influence over committee chair assignments
significant control over which bills reach the Senate floor
higherRankThan committee chairs of the New York State Senate majority
influences New York State budget negotiations
state public policy in New York
jurisdiction U.S. state of New York
surface form: "State of New York"
legislativeChamber New York State Senate
officeHolderMustBe member of the New York State Senate
officeLocation New York State Capitol, Albany
surface form: "New York State Capitol, Albany, New York"
partOf New York State Senate
requires support of a majority of majority-party senators
responsibleFor assigning legislation to committees in coordination with Senate rules
coordinating the floor schedule of the New York State Senate
guiding legislation through the New York State Senate
maintaining party discipline within the majority conference
managing debate on the Senate floor
negotiating with the Governor of New York on legislation and budget matters
negotiating with the Speaker of the New York State Assembly
overseeing majority conference staff and operations
overseeing the majority conference of the New York State Senate
setting the Senate’s legislative agenda
strategic planning for the majority party in the Senate
roleInGovernment chief legislative leader of the New York State Senate
chief political leader of the New York State Senate majority conference
selectedBy members of the majority party in the New York State Senate
termLength no fixed term; serves at the pleasure of the majority conference
worksWith Minority Leader of the New York State Senate
President of the New York State Senate
committee chairs of the New York State Senate

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New York Independent Redistricting Commission appointedBy Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
this entity surface form: "New York State Senate majority leader"
New York State Senate elects Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
Minority Leader of the New York State Senate hasOppositeNumber Majority Leader of the New York State Senate