Kathy C. Hochul
What this job does: The governor runs the state government, proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills, and picks many top officials and the judges of the state's highest court. The governor and lieutenant governor are elected together as a team with one vote. A term is four years.
- Current office
- Governor of New York (since August 24, 2021)
- Occupation
- Governor
Background
- Governor since August 24, 2021, after Andrew Cuomo resigned. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Lieutenant governor from January 2015 to August 2021. source: en.wikipedia.org
- U.S. representative for New York's 26th District from 2011 to 2013. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Erie County clerk from 2007 to 2011, and Hamburg Town Board member from 1994 to 2007. source: en.wikipedia.org
- B.A. in political science from Syracuse University (1980) and a law degree from Catholic University of America (1984). Born in Buffalo. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Lowering costs and "putting money back in people's pockets" source: kathyhochul.com
- "Invest in keeping New Yorkers safe" source: kathyhochul.com
- "Standing up to Trump" source: kathyhochul.com
- New investments "without raising taxes" (2026 State of the State) source: wrvo.org
- "New York will not allow the use of state resources to assist in federal immigration raids" source: wrvo.org
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