New York Democrats declare supermajority in state Senate
Democratic legislative leaders in New York said Monday that the party had won enough seats in the election to gain a veto-proof supermajority in the state Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said that while results are still being tabulated in some races, at least 42 Democrats won seats in the 63-member chamber.
“With a Democratic supermajority, we can continue to make real, progressive change and improve New Yorkers’ lives,” she said.