Kathy Hochul will become governor of New York after Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that he will resign in two weeks following the state attorney general's investigation that found he sexually harassed multiple women. Hochul will become the state's first female governor and stands to inherit a political landscape that Cuomo dominated for more than a decade. "I agree with Governor Cuomo's decision to step down. Two women will hold state's highest positionsWith Hochul becoming the first female governor to lead the state, New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins will take on the active duties of lieutenant governor until Hochul names a replacement. A longtime DemocratA Buffalo native, Hochul was first elected lieutenant governor of New York in 2014 as Cuomo's running mate and won reelection alongside him in 2018.

Source: CNN August 10, 2021 16:50 UTC