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Connecticut

Connecticut State Senate Connecticut House of Representatives Rep. Susan Johnson (Dist. 49) Deputy Senate Republican Leader Deputy Speaker Michelle Cook (Dist. 65) Rep. Liz Linehan (Dist. 103) Sen. Paul M. Formica (Dist. 20) Deputy Majority Leader Emmett D. Riley (Dist. 46) Rep. Jason Perillo (Dist. 113) Sen. Eric Berthel (Dist. 32) Assistant Majority Whip Rep. William A. Petit, Jr., MD (Dist. 22) Catharine Abercrombie (Dist. 83) Rep. Kim Rose (Dist. 118) Rep. Juan R. Candelaria (Dist. 95) Rep. Kevin Ryan (Dist. 139) Rep. Holly Cheeseman (Dist. 37) Rep. Carol Hall (Dist. 59) Rep. Leslee Hill (Dist. 32)

New Jersey

Congressman Jefferson Van Drew (NJ-02) Conference Leader Sen. Anthony R. Bucco Deputy Speaker Valerie Vainieri Huttle (Dist. 37) (Dist. 25) Deputy Speaker Mila. M. Jasey (Dist. 27) State Senate Sen. Christopher “Kip” Bateman (Dist. 16) Deputy Majority Leader Adam J. Taliaferro (Dist. 3) Senate President Steven Sweeney (Dist. 3) Sen. Nilsa Cruz-Perez (Dist. 5) Deputy Whip (Dist. 18) Senate President Pro Tempore M. Sen. Michael Doherty (Dist. 23) Republican Leader (Dist. 21) (Dist. 29) Sen. Declan J. O’Scanlon Jr. (Dist. 13) Assistant Republican Whip (Dist. 23) Senate Deputy Majority Leader Sen. (Dist. 7) Assistant Republican Leader Holly T. Schepisi Sandra B. Cunningham (Dist. 31 Sen. Bob Smith (Dist. 17) (Dist. 39) Senate Assistant Majority Leader Sen. Samuel D. Thompson, PhD (Dist. 12) Asm. (Dist. 36) (Dist. 6) Sen. Shirley K. Turner (Dist. 15) Asw. (Dist. 5) Republican Leader Thomas H. Kean, Jr. Asm. Jamel C. Holley (Dist. 20) (Dist. 21) New Jersey State Assembly Asm. Kevin J. Rooney (Dist. 40) Republican Leader Speaker Pro Tempore Asm. Edward H. “Ned” Thomson (Dist. 30) (Dist. 26) Gordon M. Johnson (Dist. 37) Asm. (Dist. 16) Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore Nancy J. Pinkin (Dist. 18) New York State Assembly Borough Presidents U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer Assistant Speaker Félix W. Ortiz (Dist. 51) Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) Asm. Karl Brabenec (Dist. 98) Borough President Eric L. Adams Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) Asm. Edward C. Braunstein (Dist. 26) Borough President Gale A. Brewer Congressman Thomas Suozzi (NY-3) Asm. Michael G. DenDekker (Dist. 34) Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) Asm. David DiPierto (Dist. 147) Asm. Anthony D’Urso (Dist. 16) Asw. Deborah J. Glick (Dist. 66) Council Member Alicka Ampry-Samuel (Dist. 41) New York State Senate Asw. Pamela J. Hunter (Dist. 126) Council Member Andrew Cohen (Dist. 11) Minority Whip (Dist. 24) Deputy Asm. Brian M. Kolb (Dist. 131) Council Member Barry Grodenchik (Dist. 23) Minority Whip Joseph A. Griffo (Dist. 47) Asw. Nicole Malliotakis (Dist. 64) Council Member Robert F. Holden (Dist. 30) Minority Conf. Leader John J. Flanagan (Dist. 2) Asm. John T. McDonald III (Dist. 108) Council Member Alan N. Maisel (Dist. 46) Sen. (Dist. 4) Asm. David G. McDonough (Dist. 14) Council Member I. Daneek Miller (Dist. 27) Sen. (Dist. 38) Asm. (Dist. 17) Council Member Keith Powers (Dist. 4) Sen. (Dist. 27) Asm. Michael Miller (Dist. 38) Council Member Paul A. Vallone (Dist. 19) Sen. (Dist. 28) Asm. (Dist. 15) Sen. (Dist. 41) Asm. Walter T. Mosley (Dist. 57) Nassau County (NY) Legislature Asm. Daniel O’Donnell (Dist. 69) Legislator Tom McKevitt (Dist. 13) Asm. (Dist. 91) Asw. Amy R. Paulin (Dist. 88) Suffolk County (NY) Legislature Asm. Edward P. Ra (Dist. 19) Deputy Presiding Officer Robert Calarco (Dist. 7) Asm. Minority Leader Tom Cilmi (Dist. 10) Asw. Rebecca A. Seawright (Dist. 76) Legislator Sarah Anker (Dist. 6) Asw. (Dist. 36) Legislator Sarah A. Berland, Esq. (Dist. 16) Asw. Helene E. Weinstein (Dist. 41) Asm. David I. Weprin (Dist. 24) Asw. (Dist. 56) * Current as of February 6, 2019. Asm. Kenneth P. Zebrowski (Dist. 96)