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New York State Directory


2025/26 Edition

This 2025/2026 edition of The New York State Directory is a comprehensive guide to public officials and private sector organizations and individuals who influence public policy in the state of New York. Fully updated with current addresses and officeholders, this edition includes dozens of four-color maps— Demographic and Congressional Maps that show population, race, employment, home value, education, income, voter distribution, and breakouts of New York’s congressional districts.

The New York State Directory includes 45 chapters, arranged in eight sections, plus Appendices. A list of detailed sources appears in the Organization of Data that follows this introduction.

Section One includes three chapters: Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch of the New York State Government. This section profiles the public officials in the state’s executive departments, administrative agencies, and court system. Detailed listings of departments and agencies in Section Two.

Section Two includes 25 chapters covering the most significant public policy issue areas from Agriculture to
Veterans & Military. Arranged in alphabetical order, each policy area chapter identifies the state, local, and
federal agencies and officials that formulate or implement policy. Each chapter ends with a list of Private
Sector experts and advocates who influence the policy process.

Section Three is comprised of four chapters with state and local government information: Public
Information Offices; U.S. Congress Membership & Committees; County Government; and Municipal Government.

Section Four includes three chapters—lists and contact information for Political Parties and Political Action Committees, and a Lobbying How-to Guide.

Section Five has one Business chapter—Chambers of Commerce and Economic & Industrial Development
Organizations. All listings have valuable contact information and key executives.

Section Six is News Media—detailed listings for Newspapers, News Services, News Magazines, News
Radio and News Television stations that serve New York State. Listings include current contact information,
plus valuable key executives.

Section Seven covers Education in two chapters—New York State Colleges & Universities and Public School Districts in the state. 

Section Eight includes over 243 current, comprehensive Biographies of all New York state lawmakers: Executive, New York Senate, New York Assembly, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives. All profiles include office addresses with phone numbers, fax numbers and email addresses, making it easy to contact these influential individuals.

Appendices include:

  • Financial Plan Overview of Cash Disbursements by Department, projected to FY 2028;
  • Name Index; an Organization Index; and a Geographic Index;
  • and Demographic & Reference Maps section features four-color maps that show political districts, physical features, racial breakdown, age, income, education, congressional districts, and more.

Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that information in The New York State Directory is as accessible and accurate as possible.

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