Kathy Hochul
The Public Record
Kathy Hochul is the 57th Governor of New York, having assumed office on August 24, 2021. She is the first female governor of the state. Prior to her governorship, Hochul served as the Lieutenant Governor of New York from January 1, 2015, until she became governor. Throughout her political career, she has focused on issues such as economic development, women's rights, and public safety.
Zohran Mamdani and I will both be fearless in confronting the president’s extreme agenda — with urgency, conviction, and the defiance that defines New York.
We've had our disagreements. But in our conversations, I heard a leader who shares my commitment to a New York where children can grow up safe in their neighborhoods and where opportunity is within reach for every family.
I want to make sure that I have someone who’s not tainted or compromised because the president, who should be more concerned about dealing with the bad actors on the global stage, and let us handle our local elections here in New York and…
I look forward to working together to make sure New Yorkers of all faiths feel safe and welcome in New York City.
We discussed the need to combat the rise of antisemitism urgently and unequivocally.
I urged him to ensure that there is strong leadership at the helm of the N.Y.P.D. — and he agreed.
I heard a leader who shares my commitment to a New York where children can grow up safe in their neighborhoods and where opportunity is within reach for every family.
New York City deserves a mayor who will stand up to Donald Trump and make life more affordable for New Yorkers.
But in our conversations, I heard a leader who shares my commitment to a New York where children can grow up safe in their neighborhoods and where opportunity is within reach for every family.
The question of who will be the next mayor is one I take extremely seriously and to which I have devoted a great deal of thought.
I’ve said I don’t want to raise income taxes on high-net-worth people. I want them to know that New York is a place where we want to foster innovation — be open to your success
I have a lot of respect for him for saying that and that he is going to do what he can to earn the respect of the men or women of the NYPD
There will be a sense that people are compromised if they’re getting the road cleared because of who the president wants as the next mayor that he believes he can control, clearly that’s why he’s doing it. I have to stand up against that.
By signing this executive order, we are sending a clear message that when Washington Republicans play politics with public health, New Yorkers can still get the care they need, close to home, from trusted providers in their own communities.
I promised New Yorkers that their family would be my fight. In the absence of federal leadership, we must do everything we can to ensure that New Yorkers have access to the vaccines and preventative healthcare they have come to rely on.
Contrary to what the president thinks, he’s not a king, he’s not a kingmaker, and he should not be anointing the next mayor of New York City.
New York is in a 'much much better direction than the trajectory we had been on'





