New York Dems Reportedly Plotting to Replace Cuomo as Governor
By Rudy TakalaMar 11th, 2021, 6:24 pm
Andrew Cuomo’s (D) imminent departure.
The party’s donors are enthusiastic about Lt. Gov.
Kathy Hochul, according to sources who spoke with CNBC on Thursday. New York Comptroller
Thomas DiNapoli and Rep.
Tom Suozzi have also expressed interest in private conversations with Democrats in the state.
Cuomo, presently in his third term as governor, has a long political legacy in New York. His father, the late
Mario Cuomo, also served as the state’s governor for three terms, from 1983 until 1994. The younger Cuomo had said he planned to run for a fourth term in 2022, but now faces an investigation by the state attorney general’s office over allegations that he harassed numerous women, as well as impeachment by the state legislature. And on Thursday, police in Albany said they were handling a criminal referral over an allegation that he groped a former aide.