Civics test answers by state
New York
Four questions on the test have a different answer depending on where you live. These are the answers for New York.
Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Charles E. Schumer
Every state elects two, and either name answers the question. The Senate lists them at senate.gov.
Name your U.S. representative.
New York has 26 representatives, one for each congressional district. Yours depends on your address: look up your district by ZIP code at house.gov, then find it here.
- District 1 Nick LaLota
- District 2 Andrew Garbarino
- District 3 Thomas R. Suozzi
- District 4 Laura Gillen
- District 5 Gregory Meeks
- District 6 Grace Meng
- District 7 Nydia Velazquez
- District 8 Hakeem Jeffries
- District 9 Yvette Clarke
- District 10 Daniel Goldman
- District 11 Nicole Malliotakis
- District 12 Jerrold Nadler
- District 13 Adriano Espaillat
- District 14 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- District 15 Ritchie Torres
- District 16 George Latimer
- District 17 Michael Lawler
- District 18 Patrick Ryan
- District 19 Josh Riley
- District 20 Paul Tonko
- District 21 Elise Stefanik
- District 22 John Mannion
- District 23 Nicholas Langworthy
- District 24 Claudia Tenney
- District 25 Joseph Morelle
- District 26 Timothy Kennedy
Who is the governor of your state now?
Kathy Hochul
The governor leads the executive branch of New York, the way the President does for the country. USAGov keeps the current name at usa.gov.
What is the capital of your state?
Albany
It is the seat of government of New York, named in the state's own law (N.Y. State Law § 1-a).
Practice with the rest of the test
The other questions have the same answer for everyone. Practice them in the civics test practice, and read New York's official website at www.ny.gov.