Get to know New York’s first female governor
Kathy Hochul is about to become New York's first female governor
when she takes over following Andrew Cuomo's resignation
Here are some key facts about her
1/EDUCATION
Now 62, Hochul graduated from Syracuse in 1980
and earned her law degree from Catholic University in 1984
2/CAREER
After a stint at a Washington law firm
she served as a legal and legislative aid to congressman John LaFalce
and then to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
She served 14 years on the town council in Hamburg, a town south of Buffalo, New York
Afterwards, then-Governor Eliot Spitzer appointed her clerk in Erie County
She held this post until winning a New York congressional election in 2011
in a district that had not gone to a Democrat in 40 years
3/CUOMO TICKET
Andrew Cuomo asked Hochul to join the gubernatorial ticket in 2014
Cuomo and Hochul won that year and again in 2018
4/LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
She has served as lieutenant governor since 2015
In her role, Hochul chairs 10 economic development councils
that invest in projects across the state
She also led Cuomo’s “Enough is Enough” campaign in 2015