The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the New York Legislature,to convene the legislature and grant pardons,except in cases of impeachment and treason. The governor is the highest paid governor in the country.
Thomas Richard Suozzi is an American politician,attorney,and accountant who is the U.S. representative for New York's 3rd district.
The lieutenant governor of New York is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the Government of the State of New York. It is the second highest-ranking official in state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term. Official duties dictated to the lieutenant governor under the present New York Constitution are to serve as president of the state senate,serve as acting governor in the absence of the governor from the state or the disability of the governor,or to become governor in the event of the governor's death,resignation or removal from office via impeachment. Additional statutory duties of the lieutenant governor are to serve on the New York Court for the Trial of Impeachments,the State Defense Council,and on the board of trustees of the College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The lieutenant governor of New York is the highest-paid lieutenant governor in the country.
The California executive branch consists of elected officers and other offices and officers. The elected executive officers are:
Buffalo,New York's government is run by a democratically elected mayor and council of nine members.
Andrea Alice Stewart-Cousins is an American politician and educator from Yonkers,New York. A member of the Democratic Party,Stewart-Cousins has represented District 35 in the New York State Senate since 2007 and has served as Majority Leader and Temporary President of that body since 2019. She has also served as acting lieutenant governor of New York since April 2022 under Governor Kathy Hochul,a position that she previously held for 16 days in 2021. Stewart-Cousins is the first Black woman to serve as the New York lieutenant governor. She is the first woman in the history of New York State to lead a conference in the New York State Legislature and is also the first female Senate Majority Leader in New York history.
Christopher Carl Collins is an American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 27th congressional district from 2013 until his resignation in 2019. Collins was elected Erie County Executive in 2007 and held that position for one term. A member of the Republican Party,Collins was the first sitting U.S. Representative to endorse Donald Trump for President of the United States,and he served on Trump's presidential transition team. He resigned his seat in 2019 and afterwards pleaded guilty to insider trading and lying to the FBI.
On September 21,2007,Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer issued an executive order directing that state offices allow illegal aliens to be issued driver's licenses effective December 2007. The measure was introduced three times. Once,as an executive order that was later withdrawn,then revamped as a legislative bill,which was defeated in the New York State Senate,and finally introduced as an administrative measure through the Department of Motor Vehicles and withdrawn again after heavy public and political opposition.
Jane Lewis Corwin is an American politician and businesswoman who currently serves a Commissioner of the International Joint Commission for United States and Canada. She previously served as a Republican Party member of the New York State Assembly from 2009 to 2016. She represented the 144th Assembly District which covers parts of Erie and Niagara counties. Corwin was also the Republican Party nominee in the special election held on May 24,2011,to fill Western New York's 26th district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives previously held by Republican Chris Lee. She faced three other candidates in the election;losing to Democrat Kathy Hochul 47 percent to 42 percent.
A 2011 special election in New York's 26th congressional district was held on May 24,2011 to fill a seat in the U.S. Congress for New York's 26th congressional district. The seat had been vacated due to the February 2011 resignation of married Rep. Chris Lee,who left office amid a scandal involving flirtatious emails and a shirtless picture he sent to a woman he met on Craigslist. Four candidates competed in the election:Republican Assemblymember Jane Corwin;Democrat Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul;Green Party candidate Ian Murphy,editor of the Buffalo Beast;and independent candidate Jack Davis,a businessman running on the Tea Party line. On Election Day,Hochul won an upset victory,prevailing over Corwin by a margin of 47.24%-42.28%;Davis received 8.99% of the vote.
William J. Hochul Jr. is an American lawyer who served as United States attorney for the Western District of New York from 2010 to 2016. Hochul has been the first gentleman of New York since August 2021,when his wife,Kathy Hochul,ascended to the governorship following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo. He was previously the second gentleman while his wife was lieutenant governor from 2015 to 2021.
Kathleen Courtney Hochul is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 57th and current governor of New York since August 24,2021. A member of the Democratic Party,she is New York's first female governor and the first governor from upstate New York since the 1930s.
The 2014 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014.
Buffalo Bills Stadium is an American football stadium that has been proposed for use by the Buffalo Bills to be constructed in Orchard Park,New York and succeed Highmark Stadium beginning in 2026.
The 2018 New York gubernatorial election occurred on November 6,2018. Incumbent Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo won re-election to a third term,defeating Republican Marc Molinaro and several minor party candidates. Cuomo received 59.6% of the vote to Molinaro's 36.2%.
The 2018 New York state elections took place on November 6,2018. On that date,the State of New York held elections for the following offices:Governor and Lieutenant Governor,Attorney General,Comptroller,U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,New York State Senate,New York State Assembly,and various others. Primary elections took place on September 13,2018. As of May 2018,Democrats had won all 19 elections to statewide offices that have occurred in New York since 2002.
Patrick B. Burke is an American politician who serves in the New York State Assembly from the 142nd district,which represents South Buffalo,the City of Lackawanna,and the towns of West Seneca and Orchard Park.
The 2022 New York gubernatorial election will take place on November 8,2022.
The 2021 Buffalo mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Democratic Mayor Byron Brown won his fifth-term in office as a write-in candidate. Brown's victory marked the first time since 1985 that Buffalo did not elect the Democratic nominee for mayor.
Shirley Troutman is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals since 2022. She served as an associate justice of the New York Supreme Court,Appellate Division from 2016 to 2022.
