New York's 40th Senate District includes the towns of Carmel, Kent, Patterson and Southeast, and the village of Brewster in Putnam County; the town of Stony Point in Rockland County; and the city of Peekskill, the towns of Bedford, Cortlandt, Lewisboro, New Castle, North Salem, Somers and Yorktown, the towns/villages of Mount Kisco and Ossining, and the villages of Briarcliff Manor, Buchanan and Croton-on-Hudson in Westchester County.

 

NEW YORK STATE SENATORS

WHO HAVE REPRESENTED THE MODERN 40^TH SENATE DISTRICT

1913-present

 

Compiled by: James Booth

 

BACKGROUND; The 40^th Senate District has existed in some shape or form under various redistricting plans for at least 100 years. It originally included at one time all of Westchester County. However, it has generally regressed northward as Westchester has grown, and new districts were added to the county. It did not permanently begin to include Dutchess and Putnam Counties until the 1980’s and 1990’s. The district has elected a Republican in every election since the 1914 election, until electing a Democrat, Peter B. Harckham in 2018. The last Democrat to hold the seat was John F. Healey, who served briefly from 1913-1914. The previous Senator was a Republican. Since the district has not always been the 40^th and has not always included the same territory, this list is compiled in redistricting order. Some senators may be listed more then once. That is because those senators represented multiple incarnations of the district.

 

 

40^th Senate District-2013-2022 Redistricting

Dutchess County: Towns of Beekman and Pawling

Putnam County: Towns of Carmel, Patterson, Southeast

Westchester County: City of Peekskill. Towns of Cortlandt, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, New Castle, North Salem, Pound Ridge, Somers, Yorktown

PETER B. HARCKHAM (D)-LEWISBORO-2018-PRESENT

TERRENCE P. MURPHY (R)-YORKTOWN-2015-18

GREGORY R. BALL (R)-PATTERSON-2013-14

 

 

40^th Senate District-2003-2012 Redistricting

Dutchess County: Towns of Amenia, Beekman, Dover, North East, Pawling, Pine Plains.

Putnam County: All

Westchester County: City of Peekskill. Towns of Bedford, Cortlandt, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, North Salem, Pound Ridge, Somers, Yorktown.

 

GREGORY R. BALL (R)-PATTERSON-2011-2012

VINCENT LEIBELL (R)-PATTERSON-2003-2010

 

37^th Senate District-1993—2002 Redistricting

Dutchess County: Towns of Beekman, Dover, North East, Pawling, Pine Plains.

Putnam County: All

Westchester County: City of Peekskill. Towns of Bedford, Cortlandt, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, New Castle, North Salem, Pound Ridge, Somers, Yorktown.

 

VINCENT LEIBELL (R)-PATTERSON-1995-2002

GEORGE E. PATAKI (R)-PEEKSKILL-1993-1994

 

37^th Senate District-1983-1992 Redistricting

Dutchess County: Not in District-Wholly contained in 41^st SD

Putnam County: All

Westchester County: City of Peekskill. Towns of Bedford, Cortlandt, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, New Castle, North Salem, Pound Ridge, Somers, Yorktown.

 

MARY B. GOODHUE (R)-BEDFORD-1983-1992

 

37^th Senate District-1973-1982 Redistricting

Dutchess County: Not in District-Wholly contained in 39^th SD (Modern 41^st SD)

Putnam County: Not in District-Wholly contained in 39^th SD (Modern 41^st SD)

Westchester County: Cities of Peekskill, White Plains, (part) Yonkers. (part) Towns of Bedford*, Cortlandt, Eastchester, New Castle*, North Castle, Ossining, Mount Pleasant, Pound Ridge, Scarsdale,  Somers, Yorktown.

 

MARY B. GOODHUE (R)-BEDFORD-1979-1982

BERNARD G. GORDON (R)-PEEKSKILL-1973-1978

 

*There was no Town of Mount Kisco until 1978. Said town was prior to that time in the towns of Bedford and New Castle.

 

36^th Senate District-1967-1972 State Supreme Ct Ordered Redistricting

Dutchess County: Not in District-Wholly contained in 38^th SD (Modern 41^st SD)

Putnam County: All

Westchester County: Cities of New Rochelle, (part) Peekskill, White Plains. Towns of Bedford*, Cortlandt,  Lewisboro, New Castle*, North Castle, North Salem, Ossining, Mount Pleasant, Pound Ridge, Scarsdale,  Somers, Yorktown.

 

BERNARD G. GORDON (R)-PEEKSKILL-1967-1972

 

41^st Senate District-1966 Federal District Ct Ordered Redistricting (1-year term, elected 1965)

Dutchess County: Not in District-Wholly contained in 44^th SD (Modern 41^st SD)

Putnam County: Not in District-Wholly contained in 44^th SD (Modern 41^st SD)

Westchester County: Cities of New Rochelle, (part) Peekskill, White Plains. Towns of Bedford*, Cortlandt,  Greenburgh, (part) Harrison, (part) Lewisboro, New Castle*, North Castle, North Salem, Ossining, Mount Pleasant, Pound Ridge, Scarsdale,  Somers, Yorktown.

 

BERNARD G. GORDON (R)-PEEKSKILL-1966

 

31^st Senate District-1955-1965 Redistricting

Dutchess County: Not in District-Wholly contained in 35^th SD (Modern 41^st SD)

Putnam County: Not in District-Wholly contained in 35^th SD (Modern 41^st SD)

Westchester County: Cities of Peekskill, White Plains. (part) Towns of Bedford*, Cortlandt, Eastchester,  Harrison,  Lewisboro, New Castle*, North Castle, North Salem, Ossining, Mount Pleasant, Pound Ridge, Scarsdale,  Somers, Yorktown.

 

BERNARD G. GORDON (R)-PEEKSKILL-1965

GEORGE W. CORNELL (R)-SCARSDALE-1959-1964

PILNY W. WILLIAMSON (R)-SCARSDALE-1955-1958

 

**Senators elected in 1964 (in this case, Mr. Gordon) were elected for one year terms only (1/1/1965-12/31/1965) A special Election was held in 1965 to elect Senators on a new Federal court ordered redistricting for one year (1/1/1966-12/31/1966)

 

31^st Senate District-1945-1954 Redistricting

Dutchess County: Not in District-Wholly contained in 33^rd SD (Modern 41^st SD)

Putnam County: Not in District-Wholly contained in 33^rd SD (Modern 41^st SD)

Westchester County: Cities of New Rochelle, (part) Peekskill, White Plains. Towns of Bedford*, Cortlandt, Eastchester,  Harrison,  Lewisboro, New Castle*, North Castle, North Salem, Ossining, Mount Pleasant, Pound Ridge, Scarsdale,  Somers, Yorktown.

 

PILNY W. WILLIAMSON (R)-SCARSDALE-1945-1954

 

25^th Senate District-1919-1944 Redistricting**

Dutchess County: Not in District-Wholly contained in 28^th SD (Modern 41^st SD)

Putnam County: Not in District-Wholly contained in 28^th SD (Modern 41^st SD)

Westchester County: Cities of Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Peekskill, White Plains, Yonkers. (part) Towns of Bedford*, Eastchester,  Harrison,  Lewisboro, Mamaroneck, New Castle*, North Castle, North Salem, Pelham, Pound Ridge, Rye, Scarsdale,  Somers, Yorktown.

 

PILNY W. WILLIAMSON (R)-SCARSDALE-1935-1944

WALTER W. WESTALL (R)-WHITE PLAINS-1923-1934

GEORGE T. BURLING (R)-WHITE PLAINS-1919-1922

 

**Districts were not altered between 1919 and 1944 due to political disagreements. Today, this would be a huge violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. However, before the 1960’s courts generally did not get involved in legislative redistricting.

 

24^th Senate District-1908-1918 Redistricting

Dutchess County: Not in District-Wholly contained in 26^th SD (Modern 41^st SD)

Putnam County: Not in District-Wholly contained in 26^th SD (Modern 41^st SD)

Westchester County: All

 

GEORGE A. SLATER (R)-RYE-1915-1918

JOHN F. HEALY (D)-NEW ROCHELLE-1913-1914