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Kathy Hochul

Kathy Hochul

D · New York · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Governor, New York

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Making life more affordable
  • Public safety
  • Expanding opportunity for New Yorkers
Biography

Hochul is the sitting Governor of New York running for re-election; the campaign site describes her as New York's first mom Governor and notes she previously served as Speaker of the Buffalo Common Council, per the campaign site.

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