Political Parties: Similarities Between Governor Cuomo And His Party

a Democrat, while the the Senate majority leader, John J. Flanagan, is a Republican (Ballotpedia n.d.). Political parties are a crucial component to the New York legislature because the parties control the overall processes, the legislation, and the leadership. The partisanship in the Assembly, unlike in the Senate, is controlled dominantly by the Democrats, 105 to 44, with one open seat (Ballotpedia n.d.). Since the Senate is tied on partisanship, the parties have to work hard to ensure the members vote for the party line, instead of defecting to vote with the other party. The unfortunate component of this tie, however, is that in order for any legislation to pass, partisans have to either vote against their party, or create a compromise. …show more content…
Without support from the Democratic party, Governor Cuomo would not have been able to win by this large of a margin, or perhaps at all. The other three elected offices in the executive branch also incorporate political parties. The other statewide elected officials in New York state besides the Governor, are: Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller, and Attorney General. The Lieutenant Governor in New York state is Kathy Hochul, who is a Democrat. The New York state Comptroller is Thomas DiNapoli, a Democrat, and finally, the Attorney General is Eric Schneiderman, who is also a Democrat (Ballotpedia n.d.). All four of the statewide elected offices in the executive branch are held by Democrats, which further demonstrates the Democratic tendencies of the state of New York. Like Governor Cuomo, the Comptroller, Lieutenant Governor, and the Attorney General are not bound by the Democratic party label, but their policy goals tend to follow the Democratic party platform within the