Kathy Hochul
| Kathy Hochul | |
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| 77th Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2015 |
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| Governor | Andrew Cuomo |
| Preceded by | Robert Duffy |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 26th district |
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In office June 1, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Lee |
| Succeeded by | Brian Higgins |
| 8th County Clerk of Erie County | |
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In office January 1, 2007 – June 1, 2011 |
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| Deputy | John Crangle |
| Preceded by | David Swarts |
| Succeeded by | Chris Jacobs |
| Deputy County Clerk of Erie County | |
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In office January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth Kruly |
| Succeeded by | John Crangle |
| Personal details | |
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Kathleen Courtney August 27, 1958 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | William Hochul (1984–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Syracuse University (BA) Catholic University (JD) |
Kathleen Courtney "Kathy" Hochul (pronounced HOKE-ul; born August 27, 1958) is an American politician who is the 77th and current Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York. She served previously as U.S. Representative for New York's 26th congressional district from June 1, 2011 to January 3, 2013. She prevailed in the four-candidate special election of May 24, 2011, to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Republican Chris Lee, and was the first Democrat to represent the district in 40 years.
Hochul served as the County Clerk of Erie County, New York from 2007 until 2011, when she assumed her seat in Congress. Previously, she was a deputy county clerk, a member of the Hamburg town board, a practicing attorney, and a legislative aide.
Hochul was defeated for re-election to Congress by Republican former Erie County Executive Chris Collins, after being redistricted to the 27th district. She also worked as a government relations specialist with Buffalo-based M&T Bank.
Hochul was born Kathleen Courtney, the second oldest of the six children of John P. "Jack" Courtney, then a college student and clerical worker, and Pat Courtney, a homemaker. Hochul's family struggled financially during her early years and for a time lived in a trailer near a steel plant. By the time Hochul was in college, however, her father was working for the information technology company which he later headed.
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