New York's congressional delegations
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These are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
The dean of the New York delegation is Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-Brooklyn), who has served in Congress since 1981, in the Senate since 1999, and as the leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017.
United States Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
Current members
This is a list of members of the current New York delegation in the U.S. House, along with their respective tenures in office, district boundaries, and district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 26 members. As of January 2026, the delegation consists of 19 Democrats and seven Republicans.
1789–1793: 6 seats
1793–1803: 10 seats
1803–1813: 17 seats
From 1805 to 1809, the 2nd and 3rd districts jointly elected 2 representatives.
1813–1823: 27 seats
1823–1833: 34 seats
1833–1843: 40 seats
1843–1853: 34 seats
1853–1863: 33 seats
1863–1873: 31 seats
1873–1883: 33 seats
1883–1903: 34 seats
1903–1913: 37 seats
After the 1900 census, New York gained three seats.
1913–1933: 43 seats
After the 1910 census, New York gained six seats.
1933–1953: 45 seats
During these two decades, New York had its maximum apportionment (to date) of 45 seats. From 1933 to 1945 there were 43 districts and two seats At-large. After 1945, there were 45 districts.
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