Bronx US Rep. Ritchie Torres (D) appeared to all but say Friday that he would mount a challenge to Gov. Kathy Hochul in the 2026 Democratic primary.
Torres, who has been rumored to be considering a run for governor himself, declared in a social media post that running Hochul as the state’s Democratic nominee for governor in 2026 could hand the governorship over to the Republicans. He labeled Hochul the “new Joe Biden,” suggesting that Biden running for a second term (and late withdrawal from the race in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris) is what ultimately caused Democrats to lose the White House to President-elect Donald Trump.
