Welcome to your source for information on elected officials of color in New York!

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Click on any state in the map to the left for a state-by-state breakdown of elected officials of color.
Look at the table below for a breakdown of federal elected officials for New York.
Click on the middle tab for a breakdown of state and local elected officials in New York.
Click on the third tab for a breakdown by gender and race in New York.

For U.S, Census estimates of the New York population by Race and Hispanic/Latino origin, July 2005,
click here.

New York: Federal Elected Officials of Color by Gender
		Amer Indian/ Alaskan Native		Asian American		Black		Latino		Total
Level of Office	Total Seats Available	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male
U.S. Senate	2	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
U.S. House of Representatives	29	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (3.4%)	3 (10.3%)	1 (3.4%)	1 (3.4%)	6 (20.7%)
Total Members of Congress	31	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (3.2%)	3 (9.7%)	1 (3.2%)	1 (3.2%)	6 (19.4%)
Note: The number in parenthesis represents the percent of the New York delegation, by chamber and racial group. 110th Congress, 2007.

New York: State and Local Elected Officials of Color by Gender
		Amer Indian/ Alaskan Native		Asian American		Black		Latino		Total
Level of Office	Total Seats Available	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male
Governor and Lt. Governor	2	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (50.0%)
State Legislature	212	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (.01%)	11 (5.2%)	18 (8.5%)	2 (.01%)	13 (6.1%)	45 (21.2%)
County Officials	n/a*	0	0	0	0	10	9	0	4	23
Municipal Officials	n/a*	0	0	0	2	17	33	10	14	76
School Board Officials	n/a*	0	0	6	3	18	18	5	2	52
Total		0	0	6	6	56	78	17	33	197
*Data are not available. Percentage of elected officials of color in these positions is not calculated. Click here for a description of the officials included in each level of office. Note: State and Local Office data are for 2006. Governor and Lieutenant Governor data are for 2007.