Legislative leaders elected in each chamber

During the one-day meeting of the Legislature last week, each chamber elected new leaders to serve during the 2013-14 legislative session. In the Senate, Senator Dean Skelos (R- Rockville Center) and Senator Jeffery Klein (D- Bronx) were both elected President Pro Tempore. Skelos was also elected as the Republican Conference Leader, Klein was elected the Independent Democratic Conference Leader, and Senator Andrea Stewart Cousins (D-Westchester) was elected to serve as the Democratic Minority Leader.

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