New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado is running to replace his boss, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, setting up a battle between the two in the 2026 Democratic primary.
“What we need right here in New York is bold, decisive, transformational leadership,” he said in a campaign video posted to social media on June 2.
Delgado, 48 years old and a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, has been serving with Hochul since 2022 but said in February that he wouldn’t join her reelection campaign.
At the time, Hochul’s communications director, Anthony Hogrebe, said, “Delgado finally said out loud what has been obvious for quite some time: he is simply not interested in doing the job of the Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York.”…