Lieutenant Governor of New York

The lieutenant governor of New York is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the U.S. state of New York. It is the second highest-ranking official in the state government. The lieutenant governor ranks first in the gubernatorial line of succession and is also the officer of the legislative branch, president of the Senate and the presiding officer of the Senate.

Lieutenant Governor of New York
Seal of the State of New York
Flag of the State of New York
Incumbent
Antonio Delgado
since May 25, 2022
New York State Senate
Government of New York State
StyleLieutenant Governor
The Honorable
His Excellency
SeatAlbany, New York
AppointerPrimary Election
Governor of New York
Term lengthFour years, no term limit
Constituting instrumentNew York Constitution of 1777
Inaugural holderPierre Van Cortlandt
FormationJuly 30, 1777 (1777-07-30)
SuccessionFirst
(gubernatorial line of succession)
Salary$210,000 (2020)
Websitegovernor.ny.gov

Antonio Delgado is the current lieutenant governor of New York, in office since May 2022.[1][2]

Constitutional roles and duties

The lieutenant governor is the president of the Senate. The lieutenant governor has the power to preside over the Senate and has the authority exercise a casting vote in a tie event.

Eligibility and requirements

Under the New York State Constitution, a person must:

• be at least 30 years old and a United States citizen

• a resident of the state of New York for a least five years

Election process

The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor as their running mate to a four-year term. The gubernatorial candidate or incumbent governor must have a majority of the popular vote in order to win the election.

Line of succession
Kathy Hochul sworn in as the 57th governor of New York on August 24, 2021 after the resignation of Andrew Cuomo.

The lieutenant governor is first in the line of succession to become governor if the governor dies resigns, or is impeached from office.

List of lieutenant governors of New York
Portrait Lieutenant Governor Term in office Party Governor
Pierre Van Cortlandt 1777–1795 Democratic-Republican Party George Clinton
Stephen Van Rensselaer 1795–1801 Federalist Party John Jay
Jeremiah Van Rensselaer 1801–1804 Democratic-Republican Party George Clinton
John Broome July 1804 – August 8, 1810 Democratic-Republican Party Morgan Lewis
Daniel Tompkins
Office vacant August 8, 1810 – January 29, 1811
– John Tayler January 29, 1811 – May 2, 1811 Democratic-Republican Party
DeWitt Clinton May 2, 1811 – July 1, 1813 Democratic-Republican Party
John Tayler July 1, 1813 – February 24, 1817 Democratic-Republican Party
– Philetus Swift February 24, 1817 – June 30, 1817 Democratic-Republican Party John Tayler (Acting)
John Tayler July 1, 1817 – December 31, 1822 Democratic-Republican Party DeWitt Clinton
Erastus Root January 1, 1823 – December 31, 1823 Democratic-Republican Party Joseph C. Yates
James Tallmadge Jr. January 1, 1825 – December 31, 1826 Democratic-Republican Party DeWitt Clinton
Nathaniel Pitcher January 1, 1827 – February 10, 1828 Democratic-Republican Party
– Peter R. Livingston February 11, 1828 – October 17, 1828 Democratic-Republican Party Nathaniel Pitcher
– Charles Dayan October 17, 1828 – December 31, 1828 Democratic-Republican Party
Enos T. Throop January 1, 1829 – March 12, 1829 Democratic Party Martin Van Buren
– Charles Stebbins 1829–1829 Democratic Party Enos T. Throop
– William M. Oliver 1830–1830 Democratic Party
Edward P. Livingston 1831–1832 Democratic Party
John Tracy January 1, 1831 – December 31, 1838 Democratic Party William L. Marcy
Luther Bradish January 1, 1839 – December 31, 1842 Whig Party William H. Seward
Daniel S. Dickinson January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844 Democratic Party William C. Bouck
Addison Gardiner January 1, 1845 – July 5, 1847 Democratic Party Silas Wright
John Young
– Albert Lester July 5, 1847 – December 31, 1847 Whig Party
Hamilton Fish January 1, 1848 – December 31, 1848 Whig Party
George W. Patterson January 1, 1849 – December 31, 1850 Whig Party Hamilton Fish
Sanford E. Church January 1, 1851 – December 31, 1854 Democratic Party Washington Hunt
Horatio Seymour
Henry J. Raymond January 1, 1855 – December 31, 1856 Whig Party Myron H. Clark
Henry R. Selden January 1, 1857 – December 31, 1858 Republican Party John A. King
Robert Campbell January 1, 1859 – December 31, 1862 Republican Party Edwin D. Morgan
David R. Floyd-Jones January 1, 1863 – December 31, 1864 Democratic Party Horatio Seymour
File:Thomas Gold Alvord I.jpg Thomas G. Alvord January 1, 1865 – December 31, 1866 Union Party Reuben Fenton
Stewart L. Woodford January 1, 1867 – December 31, 1868 Union Party
Allen C. Beach January 1, 1869 – December 31, 1872 Democratic Party John T. Hoffman
John C. Robinson January 1, 1873 – December 31, 1874 Republican Party John A. Dix
William Dorsheimer January 1, 1875 – December 31, 1879 Democratic Party Samuel Tilden
Lucius Robinson
George G. Hoskins January 1, 1880 – December 31, 1882 Republican Party Alonzo B. Cornell
David B. Hill January 1, 1883 – January 6, 1885 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland
– Dennis McCarthy January 6, 1885 – December 31, 1885 Republican Party David B. Hill
Edward F. Jones January 1, 1886 – December 31, 1891 Democratic Party
William F. Sheehan January 1, 1892 – December 31, 1894 Democratic Party Roswell P. Flower
Charles T. Saxton January 1, 1895 – December 31, 1896 Republican Party Levi P. Morton
Timothy L. Woodruff January 1, 1897 – December 31, 1902 Republican Party Frank S. Black
Theodore Roosevelt
Benjamin Odell
Frank W. Higgins January 1, 1903 – December 31, 1904 Republican Party
Matthew L. Bruce January 1, 1905 – December 5, 1906 Republican Party Frank W. Higgins
– File:John Raines.jpg John Raines December 5, 1906 – December 31, 1906 Republican Party
Lewis S. Chanler January 1, 1907 – December 31, 1908 Democratic Party Charles Evans Hughes
Horace White January 1, 1909 – October 6, 1910 Republican Party
– George H. Cobb October 6, 1910 – December 31, 1910 Republican Party Horace White
Thomas F. Conway January 1, 1911 – December 31, 1912 Democratic Party John A. Dix
Martin H. Glynn January 1, 1913 – October 17, 1913 Democratic Party William Sulzer
– Robert F. Wagner October 17, 1913 – December 31, 1914 Democratic Party Martin H. Glynn
Edward Schoeneck January 1, 1915 – December 31, 1918 Republican Party Charles S. Whitman
Harry C. Walker January 1, 1919 – December 31, 1920 Democratic Party Al Smith
Jeremiah Wood January 1, 1921 – September 26, 1922 Republican Party Nathan L. Miller
– Clayton R. Lusk September 26, 1922 – December 31, 1922 Republican Party
George R. Lunn January 1, 1923 – December 31, 1924 Democratic Party Al Smith
Seymour Lowman January 1, 1925 – December 31, 1926 Republican Party
Edwin Corning January 1, 1927 – December 31, 1928 Democratic Party
Herbert H. Lehman January 1, 1929 – December 31, 1932 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt
M. William Bray January 1, 1933 – December 31, 1938 Democratic Party Herbert H. Lehman
Charles Poletti January 1, 1939 – December 3, 1942 Democratic Party
– Joe R. Hanley December 3, 1942 – December 31, 1942 Republican Party Charles Poletti
Thomas W. Wallace January 1, 1943 – November 2, 1943 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey
Joe R. Hanley November 2, 1943 – December 31, 1950 Republican Party
Frank C. Moore January 1, 1950 – September 30, 1953 Republican Party
– Arthur H. Wicks September 30, 1953 – November 18, 1953 Republican Party
– Walter J. Mahoney November 18, 1953 – December 31, 1954 Republican Party
George DeLuca January 1, 1955 – December 31, 1958 Democratic Party W. Averell Harriman
Malcolm Wilson January 1, 1959 – December 18, 1973 Republican Party Nelson Rockefeller
– Warren M. Anderson December 18, 1973 – December 31, 1974 Republican Party Malcolm Wilson
Mary Anne Krupsak January 1, 1975 – December 31, 1978 Democratic Party Hugh Carey
Mario Cuomo January 1, 1979 – December 31, 1982 Democratic Party
Alfred DelBello January 1, 1983 – February 1, 1985 Democratic Party Mario Cuomo
– Warren M. Anderson February 1, 1985 – December 31, 1986 Republican Party
Stan Lundine January 1, 1987 – December 31, 1994 Democratic Party
Betsy McCaughey Ross January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1998 Republican Party George Pataki
Mary Donohue January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2006 Republican Party
David Paterson January 1, 2007 – March 17, 2008 Democratic Party Eliot Spitzer
– Joseph Bruno March 17, 2008 – June 24, 2008 Republican Party David Paterson
– Dean Skelos June 24, 2008 – December 31, 2008 Republican Party
Office vacant January 1, 2009 – January 7, 2009
– Malcolm Smith January 7, 2009 – June 8, 2009 Democratic Party
– Pedro Espada June 8, 2009 – July 8, 2009 Democratic Party
Richard Ravitch July 8, 2009 – December 31, 2010 Democratic Party
Robert Duffy January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2014 Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo
Kathy Hochul January 1, 2015 – August 23, 2021 Democratic Party
Brian Benjamin September 9, 2021 – April 12, 2022 Democratic Party Kathy Hochul
Antonio Delgado May 25, 2022 – Incumbent Democratic Party

References
  1. "Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado". www.governor.ny.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  2. "Antonio Delgado (New York)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.