republicans had control of the senate in 2008.
republicans had control of the senate in 2008.
who had control of the senate in 2008?
republicans
on november 4, 2008, the democratic party gained a majority in the new york state senate. following the elections, three dissenting senate democrats declined to assure senate democratic leader malcolm smith that they would vote for him as senate majority leader when the senate convened in january 2009. in december 2008, an agreement was allegedly reached between senator smith and the so-called "gang of three"; reports indicated that as part of the deal, senator smith agreed not to bring same-sex marriage legislation to a floor vote in the senate during the 2009–2010 legislative session. however, on december 10, 2008, senator smith announced that the alleged agreement with three democratic dissidents had been abandoned, and confirmed that he would not pledge to hold off on a same-sex marriage bill in the upcoming session. senator smith's decision placed control of the senate by the democratic party in doubt, thus jeopardizing the passage of same-sex marriage legislation (since the senate republican leadership is opposed to same-sex marriage). after reaching an agreement with three democratic dissidents, malcolm smith was voted senate majority leader on january 7, 2009.
same-sex marriage in new york
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bullet::::- united states senate election in kansas, 2008
list of elections in 2008