- Hochul has already announced her bid for governor in 2022, the first Democrat to do so after Cuomo said he would resign.
- Hochul has vowed that no one will ever call her workplace "toxic," per AP.
Background: Hochul received national attention after winning a special election in 2011 for a New York congressional seat that had not gone to a Democrat in 40 years.
- Hochul later joined Cuomo's gubernatorial ticket as lieutenant governor in 2014, though the two have rarely appeared in public together.
What they're saying: "I have a different approach to governing,” Hochul said, per AP. "I get the job done because I don’t have time for distractions, particularly coming into this position."
- State Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs said, "She's very experienced and I think she’ll be a refreshing and exciting new governor."
