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New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies on the east coast of North America, and was admitted as a state on July 26, 1788. Prior to declaring its independence, New York was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain, which it in turn obtained from the Dutch as the colony of New Netherland; see the list of colonial governors and the list of directors-general of New Netherland for the ...
This article is a list of governors of New York by time in office. In New York, the governor is elected to a four-year term, which is 1,461 days long. There is no term limit. Prior to 1938, governors were elected to a two-year term, which is 730 or 731 days long. The longest-serving governor of New York is the first officeholder: George Clinton.
Antonio Ramon Delgado (born January 28, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving as the lieutenant governor of New York since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Delgado served as the U.S. representative from New York's 19th congressional district from 2019 to 2022.
This is a complete list of the people who have served as lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of New York.. The Lieutenant Governor of New York, who is the president of the New York State Senate, is the second-highest position in the New York state government; the officeholder is first in line to succeed to the governorship should the governor resign, die or be removed from office via ...
New York isn’t a presidential swing state, but will once again play a major role in deciding political control of the House of Representatives. Kathy Hochul and top NY Dems face ‘national ...
The 2026 New York gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul took office on August 24, 2021, upon the resignation of Andrew Cuomo , and was elected to a full term in her own right in 2022 with 53.2% of the vote, the closest New York gubernatorial ...
(Reuters) -New York's governor on Monday ordered prison reforms and began the process of firing corrections officers who earlier this month beat a restrained Black inmate who died a few hours later.
The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the New York Legislature, to convene the legislature and grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment ...