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Kathleen Hochul is an American politician serving as the 57th governor of New York . A member of the Democratic Party, she is New York's first female governor, as well as the first governor from upstate New York since George Pataki.

After serving on the Hamburg town board and as deputy Erie County clerk, Hochul was appointed Erie County clerk in 2007. She was elected to a full term as Erie County clerk in 2007 and reelected in 2010. In May 2011, Hochul won a four-candidate special election for New York's 26th congressional district to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of then-Representative Chris Lee, becoming the first Democrat to represent the district in 40 years. She served as a U.S. representative from 2011 to 2013. Hochul was defeated for reelection in 2012 by Chris Collins after the district's boundaries and demographics were changed in the decennial reapportionment process. Hochul later worked as a government relations executive for the Buffalo-based M&T Bank.[5]

In the 2014 New York gubernatorial election, Andrew Cuomo selected Hochul as his running mate; after they won the election, Hochul was inaugurated as lieutenant governor. Cuomo and Hochul were reelected in 2018. Hochul took office as governor of New York on August 24, 2021, after Cuomo resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment. She won a full term in 2022 against the Republican nominee, U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin.

Born August 27, 1958, married to William J. Hochul Jr., two children and one grandchild. Favorite food is the hot dogs at a Buffalo Bills game.

www.kathyhochul.com

Lieutenant Governor to Kathy Hochul (D)Antonio Ramon Delgado (born January 28, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving as the lieutenant governor of New York since 2022.

He previously served as the U.S. representative from New York's 19th congressional district. He is the first person of either African–American or Latino descent to be elected to Congress from Upstate New York.

On May 3, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she had appointed Delgado to serve as lieutenant governor, after Brian Benjamin resigned; Delgado was sworn in on May 25, 2022. He is the first Latino to hold statewide office.

On November 8, 2022, Delgado won a full term as lieutenant governor, on Governor Hochul's ticket.U.S. representative from New York's 19th congressional district. Delgado follows Brian Benjamin as Lieutenant Governor to Kathy Hochul.

As a congressman he worked for effective and bipartisan lawmaking, protecting small businesses, support to family farms, COVID recovery, Rebuild Rural America Act, Direct Support for Communities Act.

Delgado is married to Lacey Schwartz and has twin sons.

www.delgadoforny.com

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Attended Lehman College (BA). Columbia University (MPA), Howard University (JD). Public defender. NYC Council, 35th district, 2004-2013. NYC Public Advocate, 2014-2018. First Black woman to serve as Attorney General. Made a failed run for Governor in 2021 after ousting then-sitting Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Uses her stalled cases against former president Donald Trump and the NRA as well as her successful railroading of Governor Cuomo as her biggest achievements.

Born October 18, 1958. Seven siblings. Baptist.

www.ag.ny.gov