Manhattan state Sen. Brian Benjamin is rumored to be Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pick to be the state’s next lieutenant governor, according to a political source with knowledge of the decision.
Benjamin would serve as the second-ranking officer in the state’s executive branch and the first in line to succeed the governor, replacing Hochul, who took over as the first-ever woman in New York’s highest office, following former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation on Monday due to sexual harassment allegations.
