Lieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul who will replace Cuomo if he resigns or is impeached, which is becoming increasingly likely. The 62-year-old mother-of-two is an Irish immigrants' granddaughter who started her political career upstate with more Conservative policies than Cuomo's
The woman who would replace Andrew Cuomo in the event that he is impeached or stands down, which is becoming increasingly likely, is Lieutenant Kathy Hochul, the granddaughter of Irish immigrants who was handpicked by the embattled governor and has now turned against him.
Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, 62, would become the first female governor in New York's history if she replaces Cuomo.
Throughout the pandemic, she has taken a quiet backseat to her boss's very public profile after being cherry-picked by him in 2014.
She won another political role in 2011 by replacing Rep. Chris Lee, her married male colleague who was caught soliciting women for sex on Craigslist.
Hochul was only in his seat for a year before being replaced. Previously, she ran upstate as a more Conservative candidate and was once endorsed by the NRA.
In 2007, when she was the Eerie County Clerk, she went against the then Governor Elliot Spitzer's effort to give all undocumented migrants driver's licenses.
She was endorsed again in 2012, when running against Chris Collins, but she lost that election.
Hochul was chosen by Cuomo in 2014, replacing former Lieutenant Gov. Lieutenant-Governor Robert Duff, and was re-elected along with Cuomo in 2018.
Hochul - who grew up in upstate New York, the daughter of a steelworker father, has served him loyally but this week, as the Attorney General found him guilty of sexually harassing at least 11 women, she turned on him.
'The AG’s investigation has documented repulsive & unlawful behavior by the Governor towards multiple women. I believe these brave women & admire their courage coming forward.
'No one is above the law. Under the New York Constitution, the Assembly will now determine the next steps.
'Because Lieutenant Governors stand next in the line of succession, it would not be appropriate to comment further on the process at this moment,' she tweeted.
Hochul was handpicked by Cuomo in 2014 to stand as his running mate. At the time, she'd replaced another male colleague - Chris Lee- who was ousted for soliciting sex from women on Craigslist. The pair were re-elected in 2014
Hochul - who grew up in upstate New York, the daughter of a steelworker father, has served him loyally but this week, as the Attorney General found him guilty of sexually harassing at
