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div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Floyd Flake</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Floyd_Flake.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Floyd_Flake.jpg/220px-Floyd_Flake.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="313" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Floyd_Flake.jpg/330px-Floyd_Flake.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Floyd_Flake.jpg/440px-Floyd_Flake.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1272" data-file-height="1808" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">18th President of <a href="/wiki/Wilberforce_University" title="Wilberforce University">Wilberforce University</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />2002–2008</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">John L. Henderson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Hardaway" title="Patricia Hardaway">Patricia Hardaway</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a></span><br />from <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>'s <a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="New York's 6th congressional district">6th</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 3, 1987 – November 17, 1997</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alton_Waldon" title="Alton Waldon">Alton Waldon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Meeks" title="Gregory Meeks">Gregory Meeks</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Floyd Harold Flake</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1945-01-30</span>) </span>January 30, 1945<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 79)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Margaret Elaine McCollins</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wilberforce_University" title="Wilberforce University">Wilberforce University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/United_Theological_Seminary" title="United Theological Seminary">United Theological Seminary</a> (<a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Ministry" title="Doctor of Ministry">DMin</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Floyd Harold Flake</b> (born January 30, 1945) is an American businessman, minister, and former politician who was the senior pastor of the 23,000-member <a href="/wiki/Greater_Allen_A._M._E._Cathedral_of_New_York" title="Greater Allen A. M. E. Cathedral of New York">Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral</a> in <a href="/wiki/Jamaica_(Queens)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamaica (Queens)">Jamaica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens</a>, <a href="/wiki/NYC" class="mw-redirect" title="NYC">New York</a>, and the 18th president of <a href="/wiki/Wilberforce_University" title="Wilberforce University">Wilberforce University</a>. He is a former member of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a>, serving from 1987 to 1997. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floyd_Flake&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, Flake grew up in <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, as one of fifteen children of Robert Flake, Sr. and Rosie Lee Johnson-Flake. During his childhood, he was influenced by his parents' <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christian</a> moral beliefs. After high school, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from <a href="/wiki/Wilberforce_University" title="Wilberforce University">Wilberforce University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Wilberforce,_Ohio" title="Wilberforce, Ohio">Wilberforce, Ohio</a>, becoming the first member of his family to graduate from college. </p><p>Flake earned a <a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Ministry" title="Doctor of Ministry">Doctor of Ministry</a> from the <a href="/wiki/United_Theological_Seminary" title="United Theological Seminary">United Theological Seminary</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dayton,_Ohio" title="Dayton, Ohio">Dayton, Ohio</a>. Additional studies were conducted at <a href="/wiki/Payne_Theological_Seminary" title="Payne Theological Seminary">Payne Theological Seminary</a> and <a href="/wiki/D%27Amore-McKim_School_of_Business" title="D'Amore-McKim School of Business">Northeastern University School of Business</a>. He received honorary degrees from Boston University, <a href="/wiki/Fisk_University" title="Fisk University">Fisk University</a>, Lincoln University, and the <a href="/wiki/Cheyney_University_of_Pennsylvania" title="Cheyney University of Pennsylvania">Cheyney University of Pennsylvania</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-allen_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allen-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floyd_Flake&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He served as a social worker and then worked for <a href="/wiki/Xerox" title="Xerox">Xerox</a> as a marketing analyst. Flake next worked as director of student affairs at <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_University_(Pennsylvania)" title="Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)">Lincoln University</a> and dean of students and director of the Afro-American Center at <a href="/wiki/Boston_University" title="Boston University">Boston University</a>. In 1976, he was asked to head the Allen <a href="/wiki/African_Methodist_Episcopal" class="mw-redirect" title="African Methodist Episcopal">African Methodist Episcopal</a> Church (now The Greater Allen Cathedral of New York). Under Flake's leadership, the church grew from having about 1,400 members to over 23,000 parishioners. </p><p>Flake served as president of <a href="/wiki/Wilberforce_University" title="Wilberforce University">Wilberforce University</a> from 2002 to 2008, leaving under heavy, publicized scrutiny and severe critique over his impact on the school. He is a political patron of <a href="/wiki/New_York_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Senate">New York Senate</a> Democratic Leader <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Smith_(U.S._politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Malcolm Smith (U.S. politician)">Malcolm Smith</a> and Democratic U.S. Representative <a href="/wiki/Gregory_Meeks" title="Gregory Meeks">Gregory Meeks</a>. Despite his affiliation with the Democratic party, in 2006 he was the co-chair of conservative Republican <a href="/wiki/Ken_Blackwell" title="Ken Blackwell">Ken Blackwell's</a> (R) campaign for governor of <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> and endorsed <a href="/wiki/Michael_Bloomberg" title="Michael Bloomberg">Michael Bloomberg</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2005_New_York_City_mayoral_election" title="2005 New York City mayoral election">2005 New York City mayoral election</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_career">Political career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floyd_Flake&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1986, he defeated incumbent Democratic congressman <a href="/wiki/Alton_Waldon" title="Alton Waldon">Alton Waldon</a> in the primary and was elected to the <a href="/wiki/100th_United_States_Congress" title="100th United States Congress">100th United States Congress</a> from the <a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="New York's 6th congressional district">New York's 6th congressional district</a>, which included <a href="/wiki/Jamaica,_Queens" title="Jamaica, Queens">Jamaica, Queens</a>, and most of its surrounding neighborhoods, stretching from <a href="/wiki/Ozone_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Ozone Park">Ozone Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/Woodhaven,_Queens" title="Woodhaven, Queens">Woodhaven</a> to the border with <a href="/wiki/Nassau_County,_New_York" title="Nassau County, New York">Nassau County</a>. He remained in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> until 1997, when he resigned in the middle of a term in order to return to work at his church full-time. </p><p>In Congress, Flake garnered a reputation for working with conservative Republicans, despite representing an overwhelmingly liberal, Democratic district. He also endorsed Republicans <a href="/wiki/George_Pataki" title="George Pataki">George Pataki</a> for New York State Governor and <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani" title="Rudy Giuliani">Rudy Giuliani</a> for New York City mayor. </p><p>In 1991, Flake joined an amicus brief in support of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Council" title="New York City Council">New York City Council</a> in the case <i>Richmond Boro Gun Club v. City of New York</i>, which upheld the council's prohibition on "the possession or transfer" within New York City of "<a href="/wiki/Assault_weapon" title="Assault weapon">assault weapons</a>" and certain ammunition feeding devices. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Business_interests">Business interests</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floyd_Flake&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Business interests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Flake has an ownership interest in Aqueduct Race Track Entertainment Group (AEG) which in January 2010 was awarded a contract to operate a 4,500 <a href="/wiki/Slot_machine" title="Slot machine">slot machine</a> <a href="/wiki/Racino" title="Racino">racino</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Aqueduct_Race_Track" class="mw-redirect" title="Aqueduct Race Track">Aqueduct Race Track</a> by then-Governor <a href="/wiki/David_Paterson" title="David Paterson">David Paterson</a>. The process generated controversy after claims had been made that Paterson required <a href="/wiki/Affirmative_action" title="Affirmative action">affirmative action</a> ownership in the company (rapper <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a> also joined AEG), that AEG was allowed to change its bid from the lowest to the highest and because Paterson allegedly awarded the bid two days after Flake threatened to back <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Cuomo" title="Andrew Cuomo">Andrew Cuomo</a> in the 2010 governor race. U.S. prosecutors reportedly investigated the process and New York house speaker <a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Silver" title="Sheldon Silver">Sheldon Silver</a> threatened not to sign off on the deal. Paterson has maintained there was no <a href="/wiki/Quid_pro_quo" title="Quid pro quo">quid pro quo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 9, 2010, Flake withdrew from the project saying that it was distracting from his other projects. Jay-Z and Paterson also withdrew from the projects.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Greater_Allen_A._M._E._Cathedral_of_New_York">Greater Allen A. M. E. Cathedral of New York</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floyd_Flake&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Greater Allen A. M. E. Cathedral of New York"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Flake is the senior pastor of the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Allen_A._M._E._Cathedral_of_New_York" title="Greater Allen A. M. E. Cathedral of New York">Greater Allen A. M. E. Cathedral of New York</a> in <a href="/wiki/Jamaica,_Queens" title="Jamaica, Queens">Jamaica, Queens</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>. According to a published marketing message, "The church and its subsidiary corporations operate with an annual budget of over $34 million. The church also owns expansive commercial and residential developments; a 750-student private school founded by Flake and his wife Elaine, and various commercial and social service enterprises, which has placed it among the nation's most productive religious and urban development institutions. The corporations, church administrative offices, school, and ministries comprise one of the Borough of Queens' largest private sector employers." The Church is recognized as a major real estate developer. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_work">Other work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floyd_Flake&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Other work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Flake serves as a member of the following boards: (1) The President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education; (2) The <a href="/wiki/Fannie_Mae" title="Fannie Mae">Fannie Mae</a> Foundation; (3) <i><a href="/wiki/The_Princeton_Review" title="The Princeton Review">The Princeton Review</a></i>; (4) The New York City Investment Fund Civic Capital Corporation; (5) the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation" title="Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation">Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation</a> Advisory Committee on Banking Policy and (6) the <a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America" title="Bank of America">Bank of America</a> National Advisory Board.<sup id="cite_ref-allen_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allen-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also a fellow at the <a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Institute_for_Policy_Research" title="Manhattan Institute for Policy Research">Manhattan Institute for Policy Research</a>. </p><p>In honor of his role as a Queens community leader, <a href="/wiki/Merrick_Boulevard" class="mw-redirect" title="Merrick Boulevard">Merrick Boulevard</a> in southeastern Queens was renamed for Flake in October 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floyd_Flake&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Flake is married to Margaret Elaine McCollins and has four children.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1990, Flake and his wife were <a href="/wiki/Indicted" class="mw-redirect" title="Indicted">indicted</a> for alleged fraud and embezzlement of church funds. The couple pleaded not guilty. In 1991, after hearing three weeks of prosecution witnesses, the judge assigned to the case dismissed so much of the prosecutor's case that he opted to drop all remaining charges. Interviews with jurors afterward indicated that, had the prosecutor opted to continue prosecution, the jury would not have found the couple guilty of any of these remaining charges.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publications">Publications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floyd_Flake&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="clear: right; float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External videos</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="video icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?123557-1/way-bootstrapper"><i>Booknotes</i> interview with Flake on <i>The Way of the Bootstrapper</i>, July 4, 1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN">C-SPAN</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Flake has published several books, including <i>The Way of the Bootstrapper: Nine Action Steps for Achieving Your Dreams</i> (<style 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Pearce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clementa_C._Pinckney" title="Clementa C. Pinckney">Clementa C. Pinckney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Paul_Quinn" title="William Paul Quinn">William Paul Quinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reverdy_Cassius_Ransom" class="mw-redirect" title="Reverdy Cassius Ransom">Reverdy Cassius Ransom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Henry_Singleton" title="Richard Henry Singleton">Richard Henry Singleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Spencer_Smith" title="Charles Spencer Smith">Charles Spencer Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theophilus_Gould_Steward" title="Theophilus Gould Steward">Theophilus Gould Steward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_McNeal_Turner" title="Henry McNeal Turner">Henry McNeal Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Tecumseh_Vernon" title="William Tecumseh Vernon">William Tecumseh Vernon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Ormonde_Walker" title="D. Ormonde Walker">D. Ormonde Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Woodson" title="Lewis Woodson">Lewis Woodson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Zion_Church" title="African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church">African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_H._Day" title="William H. Day">William H. Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julia_A._J._Foote" title="Julia A. J. Foote">Julia A. J. Foote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Walker_Hood" title="James Walker Hood">James Walker Hood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_James_(minister)" title="Thomas James (minister)">Thomas James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singleton_T._Jones" title="Singleton T. Jones">Singleton T. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Kinard" title="John Kinard">John Kinard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jermain_Wesley_Loguen" title="Jermain Wesley Loguen">Jermain Wesley Loguen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_E._Price" title="John E. Price">John E. Price</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Singleton" title="William Henry Singleton">William Henry Singleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bryan_Small" title="John Bryan Small">John Bryan Small</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Small" title="Mary J. Small">Mary J. Small</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffery_Tribble" title="Jeffery Tribble">Jeffery Tribble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Varick" title="James Varick">James Varick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Walters" title="Alexander Walters">Alexander Walters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/A.U.M.P._Church" class="mw-redirect" title="A.U.M.P. Church">A.U.M.P. Church</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Spencer_(religious_leader)" title="Peter Spencer (religious leader)">Peter Spencer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/Christian_Methodist_Episcopal_Church" title="Christian Methodist Episcopal Church">Christian Methodist Episcopal Church</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Yancy_Bell" title="William Yancy Bell">William Yancy Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_H._Miles" title="William H. Miles">William H. Miles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Baptist</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/Dexter_Avenue_Baptist_Church" title="Dexter Avenue Baptist Church">Dexter Avenue Baptist Church</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Johns" title="Vernon Johns">Vernon Johns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/First_African_Baptist_Church_(Richmond,_Virginia)" title="First African Baptist Church (Richmond, Virginia)">First African Baptist Church (Richmond, Virginia)</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Goode_Brooks" title="Lucy Goode Brooks">Lucy Goode Brooks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/First_African_Baptist_Church_(Savannah,_Georgia)" title="First African Baptist Church (Savannah, Georgia)">First African Baptist Church (Savannah, Georgia)</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_George_(Baptist)" title="David George (Baptist)">David George</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/Full_Gospel_Baptist_Church_Fellowship" title="Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship">Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_S._Morton" title="Paul S. Morton">Paul S. Morton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/Lott_Carey_Foreign_Mission_Convention" title="Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention">Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_Caldwell_Boone" title="Clinton Caldwell Boone">Clinton Caldwell Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lott_Cary" title="Lott Cary">Lott Cary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/National_Baptist_Convention,_USA,_Inc." title="National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.">National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Cleveland_Cureton" title="Stewart Cleveland Cureton">Stewart Cleveland Cureton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_H._Jackson" title="Joseph H. Jackson">Joseph H. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._J._Jemison" title="T. J. Jemison">T. J. Jemison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_James_Jennings" title="Willie James Jennings">Willie James Jennings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Lyons" title="Henry Lyons">Henry Lyons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Mays" title="Benjamin Mays">Benjamin Mays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_J._Simmons_(teacher)" title="William J. Simmons (teacher)">W. J. Simmons</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/National_Baptist_Convention_of_America,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.">National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R._H._Boyd" title="R. H. Boyd">R. H. Boyd</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/National_Missionary_Baptist_Convention_of_America" title="National Missionary Baptist Convention of America">National Missionary Baptist Convention of America</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Lockridge" title="S. M. Lockridge">S. M. Lockridge</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/Progressive_National_Baptist_Convention" title="Progressive National Baptist Convention">Progressive National Baptist Convention</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Abernathy" title="Ralph Abernathy">Ralph Abernathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Augustus_Jones_Jr." title="William Augustus Jones Jr.">William Augustus Jones Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardner_C._Taylor" title="Gardner C. Taylor">Gardner C. Taylor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/United_American_Free_Will_Baptist_Church" title="United American Free Will Baptist Church">United American Free Will Baptist Church</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Randall" title="Benjamin Randall">Benjamin Randall</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pentecostal</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Apostolic_Assemblies_of_Christ" title="Apostolic Assemblies of Christ">Apostolic Assemblies of Christ</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Apostolic_Faith_Church" title="Apostolic Faith Church">Apostolic Faith Church</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/William_J._Seymour" title="William J. Seymour">William J. Seymour</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Church_of_God_in_Christ" title="Church of God in Christ">Church of God in Christ</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Charles_Edward_Blake_Sr." title="Charles Edward Blake Sr.">Charles Edward Blake Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andra%C3%A9_Crouch" title="Andraé Crouch">Andraé Crouch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandra_Crouch" title="Sandra Crouch">Sandra Crouch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Michael_Franklin_Jr." title="Robert Michael Franklin Jr.">Robert Michael Franklin Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Green_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Samuel Green Jr.">Samuel Green Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Hawkins" title="Edwin Hawkins">Edwin Hawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._T._Jones_Sr." title="O. T. Jones Sr.">O. T. Jones Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_P._Kee" title="John P. Kee">John P. Kee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Harrison_Mason" title="Charles Harrison Mason">Charles Harrison Mason</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandler_David_Owens_Sr" class="mw-redirect" title="Chandler David Owens Sr">Chandler David Owens Sr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_E._Patterson" title="Gilbert E. Patterson">Gilbert E. Patterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._O._Patterson_Jr." title="J. O. Patterson Jr.">J. O. Patterson Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Perryman" title="Wayne Perryman">Wayne Perryman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Thomas_Sr." title="Ted Thomas Sr.">Ted Thomas Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F._D._Washington" title="F. D. Washington">F. D. Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dickerson_Wells" title="Dickerson Wells">Dickerson Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Wright" title="Timothy Wright">Timothy Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lennox_Yearwood" title="Lennox Yearwood">Lennox Yearwood</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lord_Jesus_Christ_of_the_Apostolic_Faith" title="Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith">Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Lawson" title="Robert C. Lawson">Robert C. Lawson</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Universal_Triumph,_Dominion_of_God" title="Church of Universal Triumph, Dominion of God">Church of Universal Triumph, Dominion of God</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/James_F._Jones_(minister)" title="James F. Jones (minister)">James F. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Schaffer" class="mw-redirect" title="James Schaffer">James Shaffer</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Fire_Baptized_Holiness_Church_of_God_of_the_Americas" title="Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas">Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Mount_Sinai_Holy_Church_of_America" title="Mount Sinai Holy Church of America">Mount Sinai Holy Church of America</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Ida_B._Robinson" title="Ida B. Robinson">Ida B. Robinson</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Pentecostal_Assemblies_of_the_World" title="Pentecostal Assemblies of the World">Pentecostal Assemblies of the World</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Pentecostal_Churches_of_Christ" title="Pentecostal Churches of Christ">Pentecostal Churches of Christ</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/J._Delano_Ellis" title="J. Delano Ellis">J. Delano Ellis</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Zion_Union_Apostolic_Church" title="Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church">Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Triumph_the_Church_and_Kingdom_of_God_in_Christ" title="Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ">Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ</a></b> (Elias Dempsey Smith)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/United_Pentecostal_Council_of_the_Assemblies_of_God,_Incorporated" title="United Pentecostal Council of the Assemblies of God, Incorporated">United Pentecostal Council of the Assemblies of God, Incorporated</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/United_Holy_Church_of_America" title="United Holy Church of America">United Holy Church of America</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/United_Sabbath-Day_Adventist_Church" title="United Sabbath-Day Adventist Church">United Sabbath-Day Adventist Church</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Catholic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Black_Catholicism" title="Black Catholicism">Black Catholicism</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Mary_Elizabeth_Lange" title="Mary Elizabeth Lange">Servant of God Mother Mary Lange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henriette_Delille" class="mw-redirect" title="Henriette Delille">Venerable Mother Henriette DeLille</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Augustine_Williams" title="William Augustine Williams">William Augustine Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Toussaint" title="Pierre Toussaint">Venerable Pierre Toussaint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augustus_Tolton" title="Augustus Tolton">Venerable Fr Augustus Tolton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Clements" title="George Clements">George Clements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ricard" class="mw-redirect" title="John Ricard">Bishop John Ricard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julia_Greeley" title="Julia Greeley">Servant of God Julia Greeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thea_Bowman" title="Thea Bowman">Servant of God Sr Thea Bowman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Phelps" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamie Phelps">Sr Jamie Phelps, OP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Rufus_J._Rivers" class="mw-redirect" title="Clarence Rufus J. Rivers">Clarence Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprian_Davis" title="Cyprian Davis">Fr Cyprian Davis, OSB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Patterson_Lyke" title="James Patterson Lyke">Archbishop James Lyke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilton_Daniel_Gregory" title="Wilton Daniel Gregory">Cardinal Wilton Gregory</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/African_Orthodox_Church" title="African Orthodox Church">African Orthodox Church</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/George_Alexander_McGuire" title="George Alexander McGuire">George Alexander McGuire</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Christ_(Holiness)_U.S.A." title="Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.">Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Charles_Price_Jones" title="Charles Price Jones">Charles Price Jones</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Presbyterian_Church_in_America" title="Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America">Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ" title="United Church of Christ">City of Refuge UCC</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Yvette_Flunder" title="Yvette Flunder">Yvette Flunder</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Global_United_Fellowship" title="Global United Fellowship">Global United Fellowship</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Neil_Ellis_(bishop)" title="Neil Ellis (bishop)">Neil Ellis</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Imani_Temple_African-American_Catholic_Congregation" title="Imani Temple African-American Catholic Congregation">Imani Temple African-American Catholic Congregation</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/George_Augustus_Stallings_Jr." title="George Augustus Stallings Jr.">George Augustus Stallings Jr.</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Interdenominational_Theological_Center" title="Interdenominational Theological Center">Interdenominational Theological Center</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Israelite_School_of_Universal_Practical_Knowledge" title="Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge">Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge</a></b></li> <li>Love Center Church (<a href="/wiki/Walter_Hawkins" title="Walter Hawkins">Walter Hawkins</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Original_Church_of_God_or_Sanctified_Church" title="Original Church of God or Sanctified Church">Original Church of God or Sanctified Church</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Churches" title="Spencer Churches">Spencer Churches</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Peter_Spencer_(religious_leader)" title="Peter Spencer (religious leader)">Peter Spencer</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Trinity_United_Church_of_Christ" title="Trinity United Church of Christ">Trinity United Church of Christ</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Otis_Moss_III" title="Otis Moss III">Otis Moss III</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/United_House_of_Prayer_for_All_People" title="United House of Prayer for All People">United House of Prayer for All People</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Marcelino_Manuel_da_Gra%C3%A7a" title="Marcelino Manuel da Graça">Marcelino Manuel da Graça</a></li> <li>Walter McCollough</li> <li>Samuel C. Madison</li> <li>C.M. Bailey)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Charismatic_Orthodox_Churches" title="Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches">Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Emilio_Alvarez_(bishop)" title="Emilio Alvarez (bishop)">Emilio Alvarez</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="New_York&#039;s_delegation(s)_to_the_100th-105th_United_States_Congress_(ordered_by_seniority)" style="display:table;;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:USCongRep-start" title="Template:USCongRep-start"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:USCongRep-start" title="Template talk:USCongRep-start"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:USCongRep-start" title="Special:EditPage/Template:USCongRep-start"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="New_York&#039;s_delegation(s)_to_the_100th-105th_United_States_Congress_(ordered_by_seniority)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_New_York" title="United States congressional delegations from New York">New York</a>'s delegation(s) to the 100th-105th <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a> <span class="nowrap">(ordered by seniority)</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;border-width:0;"><div style="padding:0"> <table style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/100th_United_States_Congress" title="100th United States Congress">100th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_New_York" title="List of United States senators from New York">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Patrick_Moynihan" title="Daniel Patrick Moynihan">P. Moynihan</a> (D) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Al_D%27Amato" title="Al D'Amato">A. D'Amato</a> (R)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_New_York" title="List of United States representatives from New York">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Samuel_S._Stratton" title="Samuel S. Stratton">S. Stratton</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_Horton_(New_York_politician)" title="Frank Horton (New York politician)">F. Horton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#CC0000;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_H._Scheuer" title="James H. Scheuer">J. Scheuer</a> (D‑L)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mario_Biaggi" title="Mario Biaggi"><i>M. Biaggi</i></a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Fish_IV" title="Hamilton Fish IV">H. Fish IV</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jack_Kemp" title="Jack Kemp">J. Kemp</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#FF8C00;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Norman_F._Lent" title="Norman F. Lent">N. Lent</a> (R‑C)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Rangel" title="Charles Rangel">C. Rangel</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Gilman" title="Benjamin Gilman">B. Gilman</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Downey" title="Thomas Downey">T. Downey</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_LaFalce" title="John LaFalce">J. LaFalce</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matthew_F._McHugh" title="Matthew F. McHugh">M. McHugh</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_J._Nowak" title="Henry J. Nowak">H. Nowak</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Solarz" title="Stephen Solarz">S. Solarz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ted_Weiss" title="Ted Weiss">T. Weiss</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Green_(New_York_politician)" title="Bill Green (New York politician)">B. Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_Garcia_(New_York_politician)" title="Robert Garcia (New York politician)">B. Garcia</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Solomon" title="Gerald Solomon">J. Solomon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_O%27Brien_Martin" title="David O'Brien Martin">D. Martin</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Raymond_J._McGrath" title="Raymond J. McGrath">R. McGrath</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Guy_Molinari" title="Guy Molinari">G. Molinari</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Schumer" title="Chuck Schumer">C. Schumer</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/George_C._Wortley" title="George C. Wortley">G. Wortley</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sherwood_Boehlert" title="Sherwood Boehlert">S. Boehlert</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_J._Mrazek" title="Robert J. Mrazek">B. Mrazek</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Major_Owens" title="Major Owens">M. Owens</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edolphus_Towns" title="Edolphus Towns">E. Towns</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ackerman" title="Gary Ackerman">G. Ackerman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_DioGuardi" title="Joe DioGuardi">J. DioGuardi</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Manton" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas J. Manton">T. Manton</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">F. Flake</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/George_J._Hochbrueckner" title="George J. Hochbrueckner">G. Hochbrueckner</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amo_Houghton" title="Amo Houghton">A. Houghton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Louise_Slaughter" title="Louise Slaughter">L. Slaughter</a> (D)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/101st_United_States_Congress" title="101st United States Congress">101st</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_New_York" title="List of United States senators from New York">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Patrick_Moynihan" title="Daniel Patrick Moynihan">P. Moynihan</a> (D) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Al_D%27Amato" title="Al D'Amato">A. D'Amato</a> (R)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_New_York" title="List of United States representatives from New York">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_Horton_(New_York_politician)" title="Frank Horton (New York politician)">F. Horton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#CC0000;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_H._Scheuer" title="James H. Scheuer">J. Scheuer</a> (D‑L)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Fish_IV" title="Hamilton Fish IV">H. Fish IV</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#FF8C00;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Norman_F._Lent" title="Norman F. Lent">N. Lent</a> (R‑C)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Rangel" title="Charles Rangel">C. Rangel</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Gilman" title="Benjamin Gilman">B. Gilman</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Downey" title="Thomas Downey">T. Downey</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_LaFalce" title="John LaFalce">J. LaFalce</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matthew_F._McHugh" title="Matthew F. McHugh">M. McHugh</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_J._Nowak" title="Henry J. Nowak">H. Nowak</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Solarz" title="Stephen Solarz">S. Solarz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ted_Weiss" title="Ted Weiss">T. Weiss</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Green_(New_York_politician)" title="Bill Green (New York politician)">B. Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_Garcia_(New_York_politician)" title="Robert Garcia (New York politician)"><i>B. Garcia</i></a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Solomon" title="Gerald Solomon">J. Solomon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_O%27Brien_Martin" title="David O'Brien Martin">D. Martin</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Raymond_J._McGrath" title="Raymond J. McGrath">R. McGrath</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Guy_Molinari" title="Guy Molinari"><i>G. Molinari</i></a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Schumer" title="Chuck Schumer">C. Schumer</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sherwood_Boehlert" title="Sherwood Boehlert">S. Boehlert</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_J._Mrazek" title="Robert J. Mrazek">B. Mrazek</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Major_Owens" title="Major Owens">M. Owens</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edolphus_Towns" title="Edolphus Towns">E. Towns</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ackerman" title="Gary Ackerman">G. Ackerman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Manton" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas J. Manton">T. Manton</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">F. Flake</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/George_J._Hochbrueckner" title="George J. Hochbrueckner">G. Hochbrueckner</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amo_Houghton" title="Amo Houghton">A. Houghton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Louise_Slaughter" title="Louise Slaughter">L. Slaughter</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eliot_Engel" title="Eliot Engel">E. Engel</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nita_Lowey" title="Nita Lowey">N. Lowey</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_McNulty" title="Michael McNulty">M. McNulty</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Paxon" title="Bill Paxon">B. Paxon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_T._Walsh" title="James T. Walsh">J. Walsh</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Susan_Molinari" title="Susan Molinari"><i>S. Molinari</i></a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_E._Serrano" title="José E. Serrano"><i>J. Serrano</i></a> (D)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/102nd_United_States_Congress" title="102nd United States Congress">102nd</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_New_York" title="List of United States senators from New York">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Patrick_Moynihan" title="Daniel Patrick Moynihan">P. Moynihan</a> (D) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Al_D%27Amato" title="Al D'Amato">A. D'Amato</a> (R)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_New_York" title="List of United States representatives from New York">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_Horton_(New_York_politician)" title="Frank Horton (New York politician)">F. Horton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#CC0000;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_H._Scheuer" title="James H. Scheuer">J. Scheuer</a> (D‑L)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Fish_IV" title="Hamilton Fish IV">H. Fish IV</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#FF8C00;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Norman_F._Lent" title="Norman F. Lent">N. Lent</a> (R‑C)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Rangel" title="Charles Rangel">C. Rangel</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Gilman" title="Benjamin Gilman">B. Gilman</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Downey" title="Thomas Downey">T. Downey</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_LaFalce" title="John LaFalce">J. LaFalce</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matthew_F._McHugh" title="Matthew F. McHugh">M. McHugh</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_J._Nowak" title="Henry J. Nowak">H. Nowak</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Solarz" title="Stephen Solarz">S. Solarz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ted_Weiss" title="Ted Weiss"><i>T. Weiss</i></a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Green_(New_York_politician)" title="Bill Green (New York politician)">B. Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Solomon" title="Gerald Solomon">J. Solomon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_O%27Brien_Martin" title="David O'Brien Martin">D. Martin</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Raymond_J._McGrath" title="Raymond J. McGrath">R. McGrath</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Schumer" title="Chuck Schumer">C. Schumer</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sherwood_Boehlert" title="Sherwood Boehlert">S. Boehlert</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_J._Mrazek" title="Robert J. Mrazek">B. Mrazek</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Major_Owens" title="Major Owens">M. Owens</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edolphus_Towns" title="Edolphus Towns">E. Towns</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ackerman" title="Gary Ackerman">G. Ackerman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Manton" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas J. Manton">T. Manton</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">F. Flake</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/George_J._Hochbrueckner" title="George J. Hochbrueckner">G. Hochbrueckner</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amo_Houghton" title="Amo Houghton">A. Houghton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Louise_Slaughter" title="Louise Slaughter">L. Slaughter</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eliot_Engel" title="Eliot Engel">E. Engel</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nita_Lowey" title="Nita Lowey">N. Lowey</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_McNulty" title="Michael McNulty">M. McNulty</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Paxon" title="Bill Paxon">B. Paxon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_T._Walsh" title="James T. Walsh">J. Walsh</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Susan_Molinari" title="Susan Molinari">S. Molinari</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_E._Serrano" title="José E. Serrano">J. Serrano</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Nadler" title="Jerry Nadler"><i>J. Nadler</i></a> (D)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/103rd_United_States_Congress" title="103rd United States Congress">103rd</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_New_York" title="List of United States senators from New York">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Patrick_Moynihan" title="Daniel Patrick Moynihan">P. Moynihan</a> (D) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Al_D%27Amato" title="Al D'Amato">A. D'Amato</a> (R)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_New_York" title="List of United States representatives from New York">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Fish_IV" title="Hamilton Fish IV">H. Fish IV</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Rangel" title="Charles Rangel">C. Rangel</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Gilman" title="Benjamin Gilman">B. Gilman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_LaFalce" title="John LaFalce">J. LaFalce</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Solomon" title="Gerald Solomon">J. Solomon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Schumer" title="Chuck Schumer">C. Schumer</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sherwood_Boehlert" title="Sherwood Boehlert">S. Boehlert</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Major_Owens" title="Major Owens">M. Owens</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edolphus_Towns" title="Edolphus Towns">E. Towns</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ackerman" title="Gary Ackerman">G. Ackerman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Manton" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas J. Manton">T. Manton</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">F. Flake</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/George_J._Hochbrueckner" title="George J. Hochbrueckner">G. 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Molinari</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_E._Serrano" title="José E. Serrano">J. Serrano</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Nadler" title="Jerry Nadler">J. Nadler</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Hinchey" title="Maurice Hinchey">M. Hinchey</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Peter_King_(American_politician)" title="Peter King (American politician)">P. King</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rick_Lazio" title="Rick Lazio">R. Lazio</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_A._Levy" title="David A. Levy">D. Levy</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Maloney" title="Carolyn Maloney">C. Maloney</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_M._McHugh" title="John M. McHugh">J. McHugh</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jack_Quinn_(politician)" title="Jack Quinn (politician)">J. Quinn</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nydia_Vel%C3%A1zquez" title="Nydia Velázquez">N. Velázquez</a> (D)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/104th_United_States_Congress" title="104th United States Congress">104th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_New_York" title="List of United States senators from New York">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Patrick_Moynihan" title="Daniel Patrick Moynihan">P. Moynihan</a> (D) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Al_D%27Amato" title="Al D'Amato">A. D'Amato</a> (R)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_New_York" title="List of United States representatives from New York">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Rangel" title="Charles Rangel">C. Rangel</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Gilman" title="Benjamin Gilman">B. Gilman</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_LaFalce" title="John LaFalce">J. LaFalce</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Solomon" title="Gerald Solomon">J. Solomon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Schumer" title="Chuck Schumer">C. Schumer</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sherwood_Boehlert" title="Sherwood Boehlert">S. Boehlert</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Major_Owens" title="Major Owens">M. Owens</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edolphus_Towns" title="Edolphus Towns">E. Towns</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ackerman" title="Gary Ackerman">G. Ackerman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Manton" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas J. Manton">T. Manton</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">F. Flake</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amo_Houghton" title="Amo Houghton">A. Houghton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Louise_Slaughter" title="Louise Slaughter">L. Slaughter</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eliot_Engel" title="Eliot Engel">E. Engel</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nita_Lowey" title="Nita Lowey">N. Lowey</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_McNulty" title="Michael McNulty">M. McNulty</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Paxon" title="Bill Paxon">B. Paxon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_T._Walsh" title="James T. Walsh">J. Walsh</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Susan_Molinari" title="Susan Molinari">S. Molinari</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_E._Serrano" title="José E. Serrano">J. Serrano</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Nadler" title="Jerry Nadler">J. Nadler</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Hinchey" title="Maurice Hinchey">M. Hinchey</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Peter_King_(American_politician)" title="Peter King (American politician)">P. King</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rick_Lazio" title="Rick Lazio">R. Lazio</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Maloney" title="Carolyn Maloney">C. Maloney</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_M._McHugh" title="John M. McHugh">J. McHugh</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jack_Quinn_(politician)" title="Jack Quinn (politician)">J. Quinn</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nydia_Vel%C3%A1zquez" title="Nydia Velázquez">N. Velázquez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Forbes_(politician)" title="Michael Forbes (politician)">M. Forbes</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Frisa" title="Dan Frisa">D. Frisa</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sue_W._Kelly" class="mw-redirect" title="Sue W. Kelly">S. Kelly</a> (R)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/105th_United_States_Congress" title="105th United States Congress">105th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_New_York" title="List of United States senators from New York">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Patrick_Moynihan" title="Daniel Patrick Moynihan">P. 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Solomon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Schumer" title="Chuck Schumer">C. Schumer</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sherwood_Boehlert" title="Sherwood Boehlert">S. Boehlert</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Major_Owens" title="Major Owens">M. Owens</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edolphus_Towns" title="Edolphus Towns">E. Towns</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ackerman" title="Gary Ackerman">G. Ackerman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Manton" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas J. Manton">T. Manton</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>F. Flake</i></a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amo_Houghton" title="Amo Houghton">A. 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