Howard E. Babbush (October 8, 1941 – January 16, 2004) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Babbush was re-elected several times, and remained in the Senate until 1996, sitting in the 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th and 191st New York State Legislatures.
They were accused of hiring full-time election campaign workers, in the guise of legislative aides, who were paid with money from the State Legislature.
Although he remained under indictment, and was re-elected several times in the meanwhile, Babbush's case never came up for trial.
In November 1996, Babbush ran on the Liberal ticket for re-election, but was again defeated by Sampson.