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Hochul appoints two top aides ahead of midnight inauguration as New York governor

By Robert Pozarycki

Posted on August 23, 2021

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Kathy Hochul will become New York’s first female governor at midnight Tuesday, Aug. 24, a minute after outgoing Governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation takes effect Monday night.

The 62-year-old lieutenant governor and Buffalo native will officially become the state’s chief executive through a small inauguration ceremony at the State Capitol in Albany. New York State Chief Judge Janet DiFiore will administer the oath of office to Hochul at that moment.

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Hochul appoints two top aides ahead of midnight inauguration as New York governor

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