Lieutenant Governor of New York

second-highest constitutional office the U.S. state 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
(247 years ago)
 (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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
  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
  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

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  1. "Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado". www.governor.ny.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  2. "Antonio Delgado (New York)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-10-21.