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New York Citizenship Test Answers: Senators, Governor, Capital

If you live in New York, answer these citizenship test questions for New York. The names come from public congressional and state records; if someone changes, answer with whoever holds the office on your test day.

New York answers

SenatorsQ23 · 2008: Q20Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand
GovernorQ61 · 2008: Q43Kathy Hochul
State capitalQ62 · 2008: Q44Albany

Representatives (26 congressional districts)

Answer with the representative for your district. Not sure which district you are in? Look it up by ZIP code: Find my answers by ZIP code →

District 1Nick LaLota
District 2Andrew R. Garbarino
District 3Thomas R. Suozzi
District 4Laura Gillen
District 5Gregory W. Meeks
District 6Grace Meng
District 7Nydia M. Velázquez
District 8Hakeem S. Jeffries
District 9Yvette D. Clarke
District 10Daniel S. Goldman
District 11Nicole Malliotakis
District 12Jerrold Nadler
District 13Adriano Espaillat
District 14Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
District 15Ritchie Torres
District 16George Latimer
District 17Michael Lawler
District 18Patrick Ryan
District 19Josh Riley
District 20Paul Tonko
District 21Elise M. Stefanik
District 22John W. Mannion
District 23Nicholas A. Langworthy
District 24Claudia Tenney
District 25Joseph D. Morelle
District 26Timothy M. Kennedy

Representative: Q29 · 2008: Q23

National answers (the same in every state)

PresidentQ38 · 2008: Q28Donald J. Trump
Vice PresidentQ39 · 2008: Q29JD Vance
Speaker of the HouseQ30 · 2008: Q47Mike Johnson
Chief JusticeQ57 · 2008: Q40John Roberts

Officials checked 2026-10-10. If someone changes, answer with whoever holds the office on your test day.

Common questions

Who are the U.S. senators for New York?

Currently Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand. Question 23 (question 20 on the 2008 test) asks for one of your state’s U.S. senators, so naming either one is enough.

Who is the governor of New York?

Currently Kathy Hochul (question 61; question 43 on the 2008 test).

What is the capital of New York?

Albany (question 62; question 44 on the 2008 test).

Who is my representative?

Each congressional district has one representative; give the one for your district. Find it in the table above, or enter your ZIP code on the question list.

Other states

D.C. and U.S. territories

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