U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-N.Y.) will step down after 2022 to run for New York lieutenant governor under Gov. Kathy Hochul, marking the 33rd Democrat to retire in a season expected to see major Republican gains.
Delgado will join Hochul, who replaced disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in August 2021, on the campaign trail in the coming New York gubernatorial race as her running mate.
“I am proud to announce I am appointing Congressman Antonio Delgado, an outstanding leader and public servant, as Lieutenant Governor of New York,” Hochul said in a Twitter thread announcing the decision. “I look forward to working with him to usher in a new era of fairness, equity, and prosperity for communities across the State.”
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