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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 election since 1994. Hochul announced her intention to run for re-election in July 2024. [1]
Hochul won a full term in office, defeating Republican nominee Lee Zeldin in the closest New York gubernatorial election since 1994 and the closest Democratic victory since 1982. [ 84 ] [ 85 ] [ 86 ] Hochul's election marked the first time a woman was elected governor of New York.
Humbug, Hochul once again declared on legislation that would require public posting of information about contracts the state enters during states of emergency. Legislative Scrooge: Hochul doles ...
Today New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Climate Change Superfund Act, which will charge oil and gas firms an estimated $75 billion over the next 25 years. The controversial ...
The Constitution of New York has provided since 1777 for the election of a lieutenant governor of New York, who also acts as president of the State Senate, to the same term (keeping the same term lengths as the governor throughout all the constitutional revisions). Originally, in the event of the death, resignation or impeachment of the ...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Tuesday called for the Electoral College to be abolished, arguing the system is outdated. “We, the people, forming a more perfect union, and I strongly believe ...
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Dec. 22—At the center of a very historic moment in state history, Western New York's Kathy Hochul became New York's first female governor following the stunning fall from grace of Andrew Cuomo ...