Kathy Hochul sworn in as New York's first female governor
Source: Axios
New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) was sworn in as the state's 57th governor early Tuesday, following former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
Why it matters: Hochul is the first woman to serve as governor of New York and will serve out the remainder of Cuomo's term until 2022.
Hochul has already announced her bid for governor in 2022, the first Democrat to do so after Cuomo said he would resign.
Hochul has vowed that no one will ever call her workplace "toxic," per AP.
Read more: https://www.axios.com/kathy-hochul-sworn-new-york-governor-woman-fedac4d8-edd7-432d-9a15-8f65665afde6.html
OAITW r.2.0
(23,862 posts)Is she someone that NY Democrats will support?
NYC Liberal
(20,132 posts)to drivers licenses for the undocumented. However, while running for lieutenant governor in 2014, Hochul said she no longer felt that way.
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While in Congress, Hochul didnt vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act and supported the contraception mandate in the act. In the interview with City & State New York, she said, If I voted once to repeal that, Id still be a member of Congress. Absolutely, that became a defining issue in my narrow loss, as well as my support for the contraception mandate in the Affordable Care Act.
In her 2012 campaign, Hochul opposed Republican efforts to privatize healthcare and turn Medicare into a voucher system.
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There's also https://www.ontheissues.org/Kathy_Hochul.htm
DAMANgoldberg
(1,278 posts)A good thing, not there's anything wrong with trying to shake up the system, such as AOC. This is someone I could easily vote for if I lived in her state. Essentially left of Roy Cooper here, but would work in NC as well.
wnylib
(21,146 posts)I will vote for her, although I don't like her support for Bush tax cuts. But what Dem would vote for a Republican? Especially considering the RW Trumpists who want to run against her.
NYC Liberal
(20,132 posts)She only supported keeping them for incomes under $200,000 and supported raising taxes on incomes higher than that. Which was the 'compromise'
wnylib
(21,146 posts)I like her better now.
Listened to her ceremonial swearing in today. I also heard her talk to reporters after Cuomo's resignation. In some ways, her wit and answers are similar to Psaki.
I think she will be good for NY and can stand up to the opposition well.