House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) should run for governor, a sign Democrats are confident they will retain the governorship in New York. “Here’s my political advice for Elise Stefanik: Run,

While the position is well compensated — Delgado’s salary of $210,000 makes him the highest-paid lieutenant governor in the U.S. — more than one occupant of the office has simply quit, complaining that they got tired of being ignored or were sent out to promote policies on which they had no input.

Rep. Stefanik grills N.Y. governor on immigrants

Some of the most fiery exchanges involved Hochul and Republicans from her home state. Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, who has been named as a potential 2026 gubernatorial candidate in New York, described instances in which she said people were raped,