Lieutenant Kathy Hochul will become the first female governor of New York after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned on Tuesday on allegations of sexual harassment. 11 womenCuomo said he will resign within 14 days.
In a brief statement, the Democrats and former congresswoman Hochl called Cummer’s resignation “the right thing to do and it is in the best interests of New Yorkers.”
“As someone who has served in all levels of government and is next in line, I am going to serve as the 57th Governor of New York State,” she says.
Cuomo, who fought alongside Hochul in 2014 and 2018, praised Hochul in his press conference.
“My Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul is both smart and capable,” Cuomo said. “This transition must be seamless. We have a lot of things to do. I am very worried about the Delta variant, and you should be worried too, but she can follow up quickly.”
Hocher62 years old, 62 years old, most of the time away from the media spotlight of New York politics.
Even more happily, New York now has the first female governor, Kathy Hochell, who is amazing. I have met her and interviewed her. She has an amazing life story and a lot of work experience. pic.twitter.com/H6MRO44tnp
— Amy Siskind_️_ (@Amy_Siskind) August 10, 2021
The New York Times pointed out that Hochel “has established a deep reserve of political goodwill. She has spent most of her term on the road, highlighted the government’s agenda, and participated in a wide range of political activities on the ground.”
Hochul attracted attention when he won a special election for a seat in the House of Representatives in 2011. This victory has received national attention because the region is a Republican.
Hochul worked for former Congressman John J. LaFalce, who spoke highly of the New York Times.
“Most importantly, she is tenacious,” LaFalce said. “She just turned the rock as much as she could to see what’s under it, but she didn’t let go. For the same reason, she may be the most popular person in the office.”
She was born into a Catholic family in Buffalo, New York, and graduated from Syracuse University in 1980.She obtained a law degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
In Syracuse, she successfully lobbied universities to get rid of the apartheid system in South Africa.
