Out of Power: 14 people who fell off the Albany Power 100

Every year, City & State determines who belongs on the Albany Power 100 list, who should be added for the first time – and who drops off. Here’s a brief recap of the 14 people who were left off the list this year, where they ranked in 2016 and the reasons why they no longer made the cut.

FIRED

Preet Bharara
Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (2)

The former federal prosecutor is the biggest name missing this year. Although President Donald Trump initially told Preet Bharara that he would keep him on, the president abruptly changed his mind and canned him. For next year’s list, we’ll be watching to see who his replacement is.

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UNDER FIRE

Carl Paladino
Chairman, Ellicott Development (93)

The Western New York businessman who ran an upstart campaign for governor against Andrew Cuomo in 2010 has remained influential on a regional level. But his hopes of taking on the governor again in 2018 took a hit when his racially incendiary remarks about the Obamas caused an uproar and put his place on the Buffalo Board of Education in doubt.

RESIGNED

Others resigned, retired or announced plans to do so. Among the biggest moves were Jim Malatras’ jump to the Rockefeller Institute of Government; Tom Prendergast handing the reins of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to Ronnie Hakim and Fernando Ferrer; and New York State United Teachers’ Karen Magee being replaced by Andrew Pallotta – who’s likely to land on next year’s list.

Jim Malatras, former director of state operations (8)
Tom Prendergast, former MTA chairman and CEO (24)
Karen Magee, former New York State United Teachers president (30)
Nancy Zimpher, outgoing SUNY chancellor (52)
Keith Wright, former assemblyman (75)
John Emrick, former chief of staff, state Senate Independent Democratic Conference (76)
Josh Benson, former co-editor, Politico States (90)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., former chief prosecuting attorney, Riverkeeper (100)

LOST IN THE SHUFFLE

And a handful of others were bumped simply due to the influx of new names.

Andrew Farkas, CEO, Island Capital Group (77)
Robert Duffy, president and CEO, Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce (80)
Joseph Robach, chairman, state Senate Transportation Committee (82)
John Degnan, chairman, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (99)