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Brian A. Benjamin (born December 9, 1976) [1] is an American politician and businessman who was the lieutenant governor of New York from September 2021 until he resigned on April 12, 2022. A member of the Democratic Party , he represented the 30th district in the New York State Senate from 2017 to 2021.
Benjamin, a former Democratic Manhattan state Senator, was tapped by Gov. Kathy Hochul to be her lieutenant governor shortly after she took over following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo in 2021.
Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped their corruption case against former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, following the death of a key witness. Benjamin, 48, had been expected to ...
(The Center Square) — Federal prosecutors have dropped bribery and conspiracy charges against New York's former Democratic lieutenant governor, citing the death of a key witness in the case. In ...
Upon the resignation of Governor Andrew Cuomo in August 2021, Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul succeeded him, with Andrea Stewart-Cousins becoming acting lieutenant governor. Hochul then picked State Senator Brian Benjamin for lieutenant governor, a position he filled on September 9, 2021. [4]
On August 26, 2021, Hochul appointed State Senator Brian Benjamin to the position of lieutenant governor of New York. [90] Benjamin was sworn in on September 9, 2021. [91] [92] Hochul also appointed Karen Persichilli Keogh to be secretary to the governor and Kathryn Garcia to be director of state operations. [93]
A federal appeals court on Friday revived corruption charges against former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, who prosecutors accused of funneling a $50,000 state grant to a now ...
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday in the wake of his arrest in a federal corruption investigation, Gov. Kathy Hochul said, creating a political crisis for her seven months after ...