Governor KathyHochul twice came to power because men resigned amid sexual harassment scandals. Here, how she's leading differently.
A year ago, the state of New York swore in their first female governor, Kathy Hochul. A life-long New Yorker, Hochul was previously Lieutenant Governor and assumed the highest office in the state after Andrew CuomoIt was not the first time she rose to power following a male colleague's sexual scandal. In 2011, she became the first Democratic Congresswoman of her district in 40 years after the sitting Congressman resigned, again, following sexual harassment allegations.
Emily Tisch Sussman: You're the first female governor of New York. Did you think you were going to be the governor when you were little?No little girl thinks they're gonna be a governor. And that's sad, and I want to change that. At age 13, I got involved in the political process and I volunteered on races as a young teenager. I was never gonna even run for office. I was gonna be the brains and the strategist behind all the male candidates who I worked for.
. So we both ran as Democrats. We beat the Republicans and both served together for 14 years on the same town board. I knocked on all the doors when I had preschoolers. It was not easy, especially when your little 3- or 4-year-old has to go the bathroom and you have to knock on a stranger's door to ask to use the bathroom.
Nothing held me back other than me saying this is where I want to make a difference. Then I had the opportunity to go for a county-wide or borough-wide position.
Somebody will have to do this job, and there's no one in the state more qualified than I am. So it should be me When I first had a baby 35 years ago, working for Senator Moynihan, I had no child care and we had to stay up, we pulled all-nighters. You brought your clothes, you brushed your teeth in the bathroom, you worked around the clock because it was an intense tense time on Capitol Hill. And doing that with the new baby didn't work. I had to give up a job I loved because I didn't have child care.
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