Hochul Taps Delgado as Lt. Governor

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference in New York City on April 12, 2022, after at least 16 people were injured during a rush-hour shooting at a subway station in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Governor Kathy Hochul has chosen a new lieutenant governor.

The choice is Congressman Antonio Delgado, who represents the Albany suburbs, the Hudson Valley, and the Catskills.

Delgado is 45, African-American and Latino, and a native of Schenectady.

He is completing his second term in Congress.

Delgado replaces former Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin as Hochul's running mate.

Benjamin resigned his office last month amid a corruption investigation, and a new law that passed yesterday allowed him to withdraw his name from the primary ballot.