“I didn’t come here to make history, I came to make a difference.' Kathy Hochul becomes the first woman sworn into a full term as governor.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Kathy Hochul made history on Sunday, and not for the first time.
Now, her inauguration comes as she faces what could be the biggest turning point in her still-brief gubernatorial tenure.Hochul has pledged to put forward a plan to create 800,000 housing units over the next decade in New York, which she will unveil during her State of the State address Jan. 10.
Now, Hochul won’t face re-election until 2026. Paterson said it will allow her to focus more on governing in the near term. Sunday’s event struck a far more celebratory tone, beginning with a video of girls from across the state speaking about what Hochul’s election meant to them. Later, a packed convention hall enjoyed a performance from the music ministry of Albany’s Metropolitan New Testament Baptist Church, which performed a song titled, “Thank You, Lord.”
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