Delgado becomes 1st New York Lt. governor with Latino roots
Associated PressNEW YORK — Democrat Antonio Delgado was sworn in as New York’s lieutenant governor Wednesday, becoming the state’s first person of Latino heritage to serve in statewide office. Hochul, speaking at a ceremony in New York City before Delgado was sworn into office, said he shares her views of what it means to be a public servant. Delgado, who was joined by his wife and twin 8-year-old sons at the ceremony, gave a short speech in which he said his “path to politics was not meticulously plotted out.” He is a Rhodes Scholar who, after earning a Harvard law degree, pursued a rap career before becoming a litigator at a New York City law firm. The timing sets up a dual-track process to replace Delgado, in which a special election would be held for his sprawling House seat, New York’s 19th Congressional District, on Aug. 23, with the winner holding office for the rest of the year.
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