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.

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

 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 
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 
PortraitLieutenant GovernorTerm in officePartyGovernor126x126pxPierre Van Cortlandt1777–1795Democratic-Republican PartyGeorge Clinton129x129pxStephen Van Rensselaer1795–1801Federalist PartyJohn Jay127x127pxJeremiah Van Rensselaer1801–1804Democratic-Republican PartyGeorge Clinton133x133pxJohn BroomeJuly 1804 – August 8, 1810Democratic-Republican PartyMorgan LewisDaniel TompkinsOffice vacant August 8, 1810 – January 29, 1811–130x130pxJohn TaylerJanuary 29, 1811 – May 2, 1811Democratic-Republican Party126x126pxDeWitt ClintonMay 2, 1811 – July 1, 1813Democratic-Republican Party130x130pxJohn TaylerJuly 1, 1813 – February 24, 1817Democratic-Republican Party–Philetus SwiftFebruary 24, 1817 – June 30, 1817Democratic-Republican PartyJohn Tayler (Acting)130x130pxJohn TaylerJuly 1, 1817 – December 31, 1822Democratic-Republican PartyDeWitt Clinton124x124pxErastus RootJanuary 1, 1823 – December 31, 1823Democratic-Republican PartyJoseph C. Yates133x133pxJames Tallmadge Jr.January 1, 1825 – December 31, 1826Democratic-Republican PartyDeWitt ClintonNathaniel PitcherJanuary 1, 1827 – February 10, 1828Democratic-Republican Party–Peter R. LivingstonFebruary 11, 1828 – October 17, 1828Democratic-Republican PartyNathaniel Pitcher–119x119pxCharles DayanOctober 17, 1828 – December 31, 1828Democratic-Republican Party130x130pxEnos T. ThroopJanuary 1, 1829 – March 12, 1829Democratic PartyMartin Van Buren–Charles Stebbins1829–1829Democratic PartyEnos T. Throop–William M. Oliver1830–1830Democratic Party138x138pxEdward P. Livingston1831–1832Democratic Party119x119pxJohn TracyJanuary 1, 1831 – December 31, 1838Democratic PartyWilliam L. Marcy129x129pxLuther BradishJanuary 1, 1839 – December 31, 1842Whig PartyWilliam H. Seward127x127pxDaniel S. DickinsonJanuary 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844Democratic PartyWilliam C. Bouck118x118pxAddison GardinerJanuary 1, 1845 – July 5, 1847Democratic PartySilas WrightJohn Young–Albert LesterJuly 5, 1847 – December 31, 1847Whig Party138x138pxHamilton FishJanuary 1, 1848 – December 31, 1848Whig Party129x129pxGeorge W. PattersonJanuary 1, 1849 – December 31, 1850Whig PartyHamilton Fish100x100pxSanford E. ChurchJanuary 1, 1851 – December 31, 1854Democratic PartyWashington HuntHoratio Seymour122x122pxHenry J. RaymondJanuary 1, 1855 – December 31, 1856Whig PartyMyron H. Clark120x120pxHenry R. SeldenJanuary 1, 1857 – December 31, 1858Republican PartyJohn A. KingRobert CampbellJanuary 1, 1859 – December 31, 1862Republican PartyEdwin D. MorganDavid R. Floyd-JonesJanuary 1, 1863 – December 31, 1864Democratic PartyHoratio Seymour100x100pxThomas G. AlvordJanuary 1, 1865 – December 31, 1866Union PartyReuben Fenton141x141pxStewart L. WoodfordJanuary 1, 1867 – December 31, 1868Union Party100x100pxAllen C. BeachJanuary 1, 1869 – December 31, 1872Democratic PartyJohn T. Hoffman130x130pxJohn C. RobinsonJanuary 1, 1873 – December 31, 1874Republican PartyJohn A. Dix152x152pxWilliam DorsheimerJanuary 1, 1875 – December 31, 1879Democratic PartySamuel TildenLucius Robinson115x115pxGeorge G. HoskinsJanuary 1, 1880 – December 31, 1882Republican PartyAlonzo B. Cornell131x131pxDavid B. HillJanuary 1, 1883 – January 6, 1885Democratic PartyGrover Cleveland–118x118pxDennis McCarthyJanuary 6, 1885 – December 31, 1885Republican PartyDavid B. Hill119x119pxEdward F. JonesJanuary 1, 1886 – December 31, 1891Democratic Party147x147pxWilliam F. SheehanJanuary 1, 1892 – December 31, 1894Democratic PartyRoswell P. Flower107x107pxCharles T. SaxtonJanuary 1, 1895 – December 31, 1896Republican PartyLevi P. Morton135x135pxTimothy L. WoodruffJanuary 1, 1897 – December 31, 1902Republican PartyFrank S. BlackTheodore RooseveltBenjamin Odell125x125pxFrank W. HigginsJanuary 1, 1903 – December 31, 1904Republican Party100x100pxMatthew L. BruceJanuary 1, 1905 – December 5, 1906Republican PartyFrank W. Higgins–100x100pxJohn RainesDecember 5, 1906 – December 31, 1906Republican Party110x110pxLewis S. ChanlerJanuary 1, 1907 – December 31, 1908Democratic PartyCharles Evans Hughes141x141pxHorace WhiteJanuary 1, 1909 – October 6, 1910Republican Party–132x132pxGeorge H. CobbOctober 6, 1910 – December 31, 1910Republican PartyHorace White149x149pxThomas F. ConwayJanuary 1, 1911 – December 31, 1912Democratic PartyJohn A. Dix116x116pxMartin H. GlynnJanuary 1, 1913 – October 17, 1913Democratic PartyWilliam Sulzer–124x124pxRobert F. WagnerOctober 17, 1913 – December 31, 1914Democratic PartyMartin H. Glynn131x131pxEdward SchoeneckJanuary 1, 1915 – December 31, 1918Republican PartyCharles S. Whitman133x133pxHarry C. WalkerJanuary 1, 1919 – December 31, 1920Democratic PartyAl Smith116x116pxJeremiah WoodJanuary 1, 1921 – September 26, 1922Republican PartyNathan L. Miller–Clayton R. LuskSeptember 26, 1922 – December 31, 1922Republican Party132x132pxGeorge R. LunnJanuary 1, 1923 – December 31, 1924Democratic PartyAl Smith138x138pxSeymour LowmanJanuary 1, 1925 – December 31, 1926Republican Party133x133pxEdwin CorningJanuary 1, 1927 – December 31, 1928Democratic Party133x133pxHerbert H. LehmanJanuary 1, 1929 – December 31, 1932Democratic PartyFranklin D. Roosevelt131x131pxM. William BrayJanuary 1, 1933 – December 31, 1938Democratic PartyHerbert H. Lehman112x112pxCharles PolettiJanuary 1, 1939 – December 3, 1942Democratic Party–140x140pxJoe R. HanleyDecember 3, 1942 – December 31, 1942Republican PartyCharles Poletti144x144pxThomas W. WallaceJanuary 1, 1943 – November 2, 1943Republican PartyThomas E. Dewey140x140pxJoe R. HanleyNovember 2, 1943 – December 31, 1950Republican Party140x140pxFrank C. MooreJanuary 1, 1950 – September 30, 1953Republican Party–Arthur H. WicksSeptember 30, 1953 – November 18, 1953Republican Party–148x148pxWalter J. MahoneyNovember 18, 1953 – December 31, 1954Republican Party139x139pxGeorge DeLucaJanuary 1, 1955 – December 31, 1958Democratic PartyW. Averell Harriman106x106pxMalcolm WilsonJanuary 1, 1959 – December 18, 1973Republican PartyNelson Rockefeller–Warren M. AndersonDecember 18, 1973 – December 31, 1974Republican PartyMalcolm Wilson157x157pxMary Anne KrupsakJanuary 1, 1975 – December 31, 1978Democratic PartyHugh Carey137x137pxMario CuomoJanuary 1, 1979 – December 31, 1982Democratic PartyAlfred DelBelloJanuary 1, 1983 – February 1, 1985Democratic PartyMario Cuomo–Warren M. AndersonFebruary 1, 1985 – December 31, 1986Republican Party116x116pxStan LundineJanuary 1, 1987 – December 31, 1994Democratic Party150x150pxBetsy McCaughey RossJanuary 1, 1995 – December 31, 1998Republican PartyGeorge PatakiMary DonohueJanuary 1, 1999 – December 31, 2006Republican Party142x142pxDavid PatersonJanuary 1, 2007 – March 17, 2008Democratic PartyEliot Spitzer–129x129pxJoseph BrunoMarch 17, 2008 – June 24, 2008Republican PartyDavid Paterson–150x150pxDean SkelosJune 24, 2008 – December 31, 2008Republican PartyOffice vacant January 1, 2009 – January 7, 2009– Malcolm SmithJanuary 7, 2009 – June 8, 2009Democratic Party–120x120pxPedro EspadaJune 8, 2009 – July 8, 2009Democratic Party120x120pxRichard RavitchJuly 8, 2009 – December 31, 2010Democratic Party142x142pxRobert DuffyJanuary 1, 2011 – December 31, 2014Democratic PartyAndrew Cuomo140x140pxKathy HochulJanuary 1, 2015 – August 23, 2021Democratic Party137x137pxBrian BenjaminSeptember 9, 2021 – April 12, 2022Democratic PartyKathy Hochul134x134pxAntonio DelgadoMay 25, 2022 – IncumbentDemocratic Party

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