Delgado will replace Brian Benjamin who resigned from the office after facing federal criminal charges.
Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Congressman Antonio Delgado to be New York’s next lieutenant governor, after Brian Benjamin resigned last month following his indictment on federal corruption charges. Her decision comes hours after she signed new language into law that would allow for the removal of her former running mate from the ballot. Hochul and Delgado are slated to make their first joint public appearance in Albany this afternoon. “I look forward to working with him to usher in a new era of fairness, equity, and prosperity for communities across the State,” Hochul said in a statement. “We share a belief in working together to get things done for New Yorkers, and Representative Delgado has an incredible record of doing just that in Congress.
