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Hochul selects ex-NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as running mate
Adrienne Adams would be New York's first Black female lieutenant governor and brings Queens representation to Hochul's ticket amid a 64% to 11% lead in the primary poll.
- On Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Adrienne Adams, former New York City Council speaker, as her lieutenant governor, creating New York's first all-female ticket.
- Seeking geographic balance, Hochul said she wanted someone who could step into her job if needed, and she chose Adams as a downstate candidate from Queens, announced earlier this week.
- On policy, Adams emphasized her work on affordable housing, NYCHA repairs, early childhood education, and pledged to continue that work with Hochul, who said, `Raised by two union workers, Adrienne knows what it means to work hard and stand up for those who need it most`.
- Adams would be officially nominated Friday at the Democratic State Convention in Syracuse, while Antonio Delgado must secure at least 25% of delegates or 15,000 petition signatures to qualify for a June 23 primary.
- Adams is Hochul's third lieutenant governor pick in five years, a pattern that has created political headaches after Brian Benjamin resigned amid a federal probe; Hochul framed Adams as a fighter to defend families and lower costs.
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