Newly elected New York Speaker Carl Heastie (D) has appointed Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (D) assistant speaker.

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Newly elected New York Speaker Carl Heastie (D) has appointed Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (D) assistant speaker. Ortiz, who first won election to the Assembly in 1994, is the first Hispanic in the chamber's history to hold the leadership position. Ortiz has chaired the Assembly Committees on Cities, Veterans Affairs, Mental Health and others. Ortiz has served on NCSL's Executive Committee and is co-chair of its Task Force on International Relations. He is also the former chair of...