Kathy Hochul Becomes New York State’s First Female Governor

Kathy Hochul is now the first female governor of New York state.

On Tuesday, 62-year-old Kathy Hochul was sworn as the first female governor of New York. The former lieutenant governor took the place of Andrew Cuomo, who recently resigned over an investigation into a slew of sexual misconduct allegations made against him. The Democratic politician is now the state’s 57th governor.

Hochul says her goal is to help New Yorkers “believe “in its “government again.”

“I want people to believe in our government again. It’s important to me that people have faith – our strength comes from the faith, and the confidence of the people who put us into these offices, and I take that very seriously.” She added that she would like to move forward with “changing the culture of Albany.”

“I’m looking forward to a fresh collaborative approach – that’s how I’ve always conducted myself, it’s nothing new to me, but it’s something I’ll be introducing to the state Capitol,” said Hochul.

On Monday, Cuomo stepped down from his role as governor after several sexual harassment accusations from 11 women. Cuomo denies all the allegations made against him, saying the report was a “political and media stampede.”