Kathy Hochul Is Sworn In as New York’s First Female Governor!

Kathy Hochul Is Sworn In as New York’s First Female Governor!

Shortly after midnight, Kathy Hochul became the first female governor in New York state history!

“Honored to be officially sworn in as New York’s 57th Governor,” Hochul tweeted from her new official governor account. It was also pointed out that the website for the governor of New York was also updated shortly after midnight.

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Hochul was sworn in by the state’s chief judge, Janet DiFiore, in a private ceremony at the state capitol in Albany. She will now be taking control following months of distractions over sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo.

This all came just hours after Cuomo’s farewell address to constituents on Monday. He blasted the state attorney general’s five-month investigation that found he sexually harassed multiple women, calling it a “political firecracker” that triggered an “unfair and unjust.”

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