New York is led by a woman governor for the first time
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New York Chief Justice Janet DiFiore swears in Kathy Hochul as New York’s first woman governor
Source: dpa / Hans Pennink
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Kathy Hochul is the first woman to serve as New York State Governor. She succeeds Andrew Cuomo, who resigned following allegations of harassment. His successor had been his deputy since 2015.
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New York has a female governor for the first time: After the resignation of the previous incumbent Andrew Cuomo due to allegations of sexual harassment, Kathy Hochul is now the head of the US state. On Tuesday, the 62-year-old became the first woman to take over the political leadership of the region on the east coast with almost 20 million inhabitants, which also includes the city of New York. So far, Hochul, who like Cuomo is a member of the Democratic Party, has been his deputy.
She feels “honored to have been sworn in as the 45th governor of New York,” Hochul wrote on Twitter that night. On Tuesday there was a ceremony with her family and then a speech to the population. Hochul told broadcaster WGRZ that she was ready for her new job. But she also feels the responsibility on her shoulders. The capital of the state of New York and the seat of the governor is not the metropolis of the same name, but the 100,000-inhabitant city of Albany.
