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Latest politics news in New York including updates on local, state and federal legislature, migrant crisis, gun laws, crime, housing, and more.

New York is considered a blue state. In the federal government, New York is represented by two U.S. Senators and twenty-six U.S. Representatives. Both Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer are Democrats. Of the twenty-six Representatives, fifteen are Democrats and eleven are Republicans. New York has a Democrat governor, Kathy Hochul, who was elected in 2022. The state legislature is also controlled by the Democrats, who have majorities in both chambers.