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In August 2021, after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation, then-Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she would run for governor in 2022. [5] Hochul was sworn in as governor of New York on August 24, 2021. [ 6 ]
Hochul selected Bronx State Senator Brian Benjamin to fill the role of lieutenant governor, and Benjamin served in the role from September 2021 until he was arrested for bribery and resigned in April 2022. [6] Hochul and former Congressman Antonio Delgado each won contested three-way primaries to receive the Democratic nomination for governor. [7]
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Hochul countered Zeldin’s feisty attacks on crime by painting him as a close supporter of former President Donald Trump, one who failed to stand up for American democracy after the Jan. 6, 2021 ...
Incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul heartily won the Democratic primary for governor in New York Tuesday as unofficial results rolled in. NY primary results: Kathy Hochul, Lee Zeldin win nominations for ...
The current governor is Democrat Kathy Hochul, the state's first female governor, who assumed the office on August 24, 2021, upon the resignation of Andrew Cuomo. [6] Hochul went on to be elected as governor for a full term, after beating Republican Lee Zeldin in the 2022 election.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul defeated Republican U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, becoming the first woman elected to lead New York State. She became the Empire State’s first female governor last year after ...
Rep. Lee Zeldin and Gov. Kathy Hochul. Each day last week seemed to bring a new ray of sunny news for Zeldin, who trailed by more than 20 percentage points in some early polls of the race.