US EditionHochul selects ex-NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as running mate
Adrienne Adams, former NYC Council Speaker from Queens, would be New York's first Black female lieutenant governor, adding geographic balance to Hochul's ticket, polling shows Hochul leads by double digits.
- On Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Adrienne Adams, former New York City Council speaker, as her lieutenant governor, creating New York's first all-female ticket.
- Seeking geographic balance, Hochul said she wanted someone who could step into her job if needed, and she chose Adams as a downstate candidate from Queens, announced earlier this week.
- On policy, Adams emphasized her work on affordable housing, NYCHA repairs, early childhood education, and pledged to continue that work with Hochul, who said, `Raised by two union workers, Adrienne knows what it means to work hard and stand up for those who need it most`.
- Adams would be officially nominated Friday at the Democratic State Convention in Syracuse, while Antonio Delgado must secure at least 25% of delegates or 15,000 petition signatures to qualify for a June 23 primary.
- Adams is Hochul's third lieutenant governor pick in five years, a pattern that has created political headaches after Brian Benjamin resigned amid a federal probe; Hochul framed Adams as a fighter to defend families and lower costs.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul selected former New York City Council speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate. Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, who is challenging Hochul in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, selected former Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton as his running mate.
Kathy Hochul picks former council speaker Adrienne Adams as running mate
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has selected former New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate in her reelection race this year — a pick that provoked both applause and consternation among leaders of the state’s Jewish community. Adams, who vied unsuccessfully against Mayor Zohran Mamdani for Gracie Mansion last year, declared herself “ready for this fight” in embracing her new role as the No. 2 on the Democrats’ gubernatorial t…
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