21.   Another Democratic state senator, Regina Thomas, is a witness for the Justice Department.

22.   Another state senator, Pete Rios of Dudleyville, said he is keeping his options open.

23.   As a state senator with statewide aspirations last year, Pataki voted for the bill instituting this popular program.

24.   As a state senator, he was named by Chicago magazine as one of the ten worst legislators in Illinois.

25.   As a state senator, she was chairman of the commerce and economic development committee.

26.   As a state senator from an upstate district, Pataki voted to strip the city of its authority over upstate development.

27.   As a state senator in Albany, Linda Winikow was a gadfly who hounded power companies relentlessly about soaring electric rates and recurrent power failures.

28.   As a state senator, Robert F. Wagner led the commission that investigated the fire and other horrors.

29.   As a state senator, she headed the commerce and economic development committee.

30.   As state senator, he has supported reducing class size, ending social promotion and requiring a high school exit exam.