Kathy Hochul is an American politician and attorney who has served as governor of New York since 2021. She is New York’s first female governor and is a member of the Democratic Party. Before becoming governor, she was Erie county clerk from 2007 to 2011, a U.S. representative from 2011 to 2013, and New York’s lieutenant governor from 2015 to 2021. In 2026 Hochul won a second term as governor, defeating Republican Bruce Blakeman in the general election.
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