Kathy Hochul sworn in as elected New York governor: ‘Some fights we have to take on’ – National | 24CA News
New York Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in for her first elected time period on Sunday, making historical past as the primary girl elected to the place within the state.
The Democrat, launching her time period because the 57th governor of New York, stated her targets have been to extend public security and to make the state extra inexpensive.
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“Right now there are some fights we have to take on,” Hochul stated after taking the oath of workplace on the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. “First we must and will make our streets safer.”
Hochul additionally referred to as for making the state extra inexpensive, citing the excessive price of dwelling. Also sworn in Sunday was Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado.
A local of Buffalo, Hochul, 64, defeated Republican congressman Lee Zeldin, an ally of Donald Trump, in November’s election to win the workplace that she took over in 2021 when former Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned.
A former congresswoman, she served as Cuomo’s lieutenant governor earlier than taking up in August 2021 and has tried to forged herself as a contemporary begin from Cuomo. He resigned amid sexual harassment allegations, which he denies.
New York Democratic U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer described her November victory as “breaking the glass ceiling.”
During her time as governor, New York handed a few of the strictest gun legal guidelines within the nation, a few of that are experiencing court docket challenges.
Delgado, a former Democratic U.S. consultant who identifies as Afro-Latino, took over the place as lieutenant governor in May after Brian Benjamin resigned, and stated he couldn’t “wait to get down to business” of “transparent” and “accountable” authorities.
New York Attorney General Letitia A. James, 64, additionally took oath Sunday for her second elected time period within the place. She made historical past in 2018 as the primary girl elected because the state’s lawyer basic and the primary Black individual to serve within the function.
“Four years ago I made a commitment to make this office a force of justice. I promise to fight for all New Yorkers, regardless of your political affiliation,” James, of Brooklyn, stated.
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli was sworn in for his fourth time period. “We continue to live in a time of unprecedented challenge of evil and economic uncertainty. But we New Yorkers are resilient,” he stated.
Maysoon Khan is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit nationwide service program that locations journalists in native newsrooms to report on undercovered points.
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