Kathy Hochul

Governor of New York since 2021

IncumbentGovernor — NYDemocraticRunning nowVugol ID VM-9KR-3100

Running for Governor, NY, 2026

Link: vugol.me/p/kathy-hochul

Roster source: Wikipedia (secondary source) (2026-09-19)

Headshot · governor.ny.gov

Kathy Hochul — Portrait — Portrait · governor.ny.gov

Kathy Hochul — On the trail — On the trail · governor.ny.gov

Kathy Hochul — Photo — Photo · Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York from United States of America · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Kathy Hochul — Illustration · Vugol.me — Illustration · Vugol.me
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from Metropolitan Transportation Authority · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Races

2026 · Governor, NY · General · Democratic · on the ballot

Background

Kathleen Mary Hochul is an American politician and lawyer who has served since 2021 as the 57th governor of New York. A member of the Democratic Party, she is New York's first female governor.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-24 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul

In the news

Blakeman taunts Hochul with Massapequa Chiefs name — as high schoolers troll NYS logo ‘ban’New York Post · Sep 29
Read full episode transcripts of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" from 2026CBS News · Sep 28
Dems want Hochul to drop $23.9 billion nuclear subsidy planNewsNation · Sep 26
House panel accuses NY of flouting law by ignoring fraud risk to Medicaid providersNew York Post · Sep 29
Bill Gates says AI companies self-regulating isn’t enough and governments should be involvedNBC News · Sep 25
SCOTUS detention fight could unleash dangerous criminal migrants onto US streets, experts warnsFox News · Sep 27

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Website and social

Official websitevia Wikidata

Campaign contact: info@kathyhochul.com · source

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Sources

Portrait — Metropolitan Transportation Authority · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-09-24 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul
Website and social links — Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45956
Roster — Wikipedia (secondary source) — https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_New_York_gubernatorial_election&oldid=1375634367
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kathy_Hochul_(52176492317)_(1).jpg
photo_headshot — https://www.governor.ny.gov/
photo_full_body — https://www.governor.ny.gov/about-governor-hochul
photo_action — https://www.governor.ny.gov/about-governor-hochul
photo_gallery — https://www.governor.ny.gov/about-governor-hochul
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kathy_Hochul,_November_2017.jpeg
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kathy_Hochul_February_2024.jpg
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kathy_Hochul,_official_portrait,_112th_Congress_(cropped).jpg
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kathy_Hochul_(51918007546)_(1).jpg

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