Hochul narrows search for New York’s lieutenant governor
New York state Sens. Jamaal Bailey and Brian Benjamin are emerging as top contenders in the search for New York’s next lieutenant governor, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
Bailey and Benjamin, both from New York City, are among several candidates being vetted by Kathy Hochul and her team and have, in recent days, emerged as the leading contenders, the person said.
The person could not publicly discuss the internal deliberations and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity.