Politics on the Hudson

Eight Democrats joined all 30 Republicans in defeating the same-sex marriage bill. Twenty-four Democrats voted for it.

The only senators north and west of Albany to vote for the bill were Democrats Neil Breslin of Albany County, David Valesky of Syracuse and Antoine Thompson of Buffalo.

In the Hudson Valley, the Democrats supported it, but the Republicans did not.

Several sources said the vote unraveled right from the first vote: Sen. Joseph Addabbo, D-Queens, voted no. Addabbo had been on the fence, so when he voted no that may have been a sign to Republicans that the vote was going down, sources said.

Next up was Sen. James Alesi, R-Perinton, Monroe County. He was a key vote and the first Republican to vote. Gay-rights advocates believed earlier in the day that he would vote yes.

But instead, he paused when his name was called, put his head in the hands and voted no. He declined comment after the vote.

Here’s the full roll call:

Sen. Joseph Addabbo, D-Queens—No
Sen. James Alesi, R-Perinton, Monroe County – No
Sen. Darrell Aubertine, D-Cape Vincent, Jefferson County – No
Sen. John Bonacic, R-Mount Hope, Orange County – No
Sen. Neil Breslin, D-Delmar, Albany County – Yes
Sen. John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse – No
Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., D-Bronx – No
Sen. Martin Dilan, D-Brooklyn – Yes
Sen. Thomas Duane, D-Manhattan – Yes
Sen. Pedro Espada, D-Bronx – Yes
Sen. Hugh Farley, R-Schenectady – No
Sen. John Flanagan, R-Long Island – No
Sen. Brian Foley, D-Long Island – Yes
Sen. Charles Fuschillo, R-Long Island – No
Sen. Martin Golden, R-Queens Brooklyn- No
Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-Utica – No
Sen. Kemp Hannon, R-Long Island – No
Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson, D-Mount Vernon – Yes
Sen. Shirley Huntley, D-Queens – No
Sen. Craig Johnson, D-Long Island—Yes
Sen. Owen Johnson, R-Long Island – No
Sen. Jeff Klein, D-Bronx – Yes
Sen. Liz Krueger, D-Manhattan – Yes
Sen. Carl Kruger, D-Brooklyn – No
Sen. Andrew Lanza, R-Staten Island – No
Sen. William Larkin, R-New Windsor, Orange County – No
Sen. Kennetth Lavalle, R-Long Island – No
Sen. Vincent Leibell, R-Patterson, Putnam County – No
Sen. Thomas Libous, R-Binghamton – No
Sen. Betty Little, R-Queensbury, Warren County – No
Sen. Carl Marcellino, R-Long Island – No
Sen. George Maziarz, R-Newfane, Niagara County – No
Sen. Roy McDonald, R-Saratoga – No
Sen. Hiram Monserrate, D-Queens – No
Sen. Velmanette Montgomery, D-Brooklyn – Yes
Sen. Thomas Morahan, R-New City, Rockland County – No
Sen. Michael Nozzolio, R-Fayette, Seneca County – No
Sen. George Onorato, D-Queens – No
Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer, D-Mamaroneck, Westchester County – Yes
Sen. Frank Padavan, R-Queens – No
Sen. Kevin Parker, D-Brooklyn – Yes
Sen. Bill Perkins, D-Manhattan – Yes
Sen. Michael Ranzenhofer, R-Amherst, Erie County – No
Sen. Joseph Robach, R-Greece, Monroe County – No
Sen. Stephen Saland, R-Poughkeepsie – No
Sen. John Sampson, D-Brooklyn – Yes
Sen. Diane Savino, D-Staten Island – Yes
Sen. Eric Schneiderman, D-Manhattan – Yes
Sen. Jose Serrano, D-Bronx – Yes
Sen. James Seward, R-Milford, Ostego County – No
Sen. Dean Skelos, R-Long Island – No
Sen. Malcolm Smith, D-Queens – Yes
Sen. Daniel Squadron, D-Brooklyn – Yes
Sen. Bill Stachowski, D-Buffalo – No
Sen. Toby Stavisky, D-Queens, – Yes
Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers – Yes
Sen. Antoine Thompson, D-Buffalo – Yes
Sen. David Valesky, D-Syracuse – Yes
Sen. Dale Volker, R-Depew, Erie County – No
Sen. George Winner, R-Elmira – No
Sen. Catherine Young, R-Cattaraugus County – No

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