«Jumaane's track record of justice seeking activism and solidarity with impacted communities and working people is what makes him the perfect candidate for lieutenant governor of New York,» said the group's co-founder, Winnie Wong. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, two self - described progressives, rallied for lieutenant governor candidate Kathy Hochul on Wednesday afternoon, despite their differences with the former congresswoman on guns and immigration. (politico.com)
Hochul would be the second female Democrat to serve as lieutenant governor of New York, following Mary Anne Krupsak, a Schenectady native who was Hugh Carey's deputy in 1974. (politico.com)