Antonio Delgado

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Antonio Delgado

The Honorable
Lieutenant Governor of New York
Assumed office
May 25, 2022
GovernorKathy Hochul
Preceded byBrian Benjamin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 19th district
In office
January 3, 2019 – May 25, 2022
Preceded byJohn Faso
Succeeded byPat Ryan
Personal details
Born
Antonio Ramon Delgado

(1977-01-28) January 28, 1977 (age 47)
Schenectady, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Lacey Schwartz (m. 2011)
Children2
EducationColgate University (BA)
The Queen's College, Oxford (MA)
Harvard University (JD)
WebsiteHouse website

Antonio Ramon Delgado (born January 28, 1977) is an American attorney and politician. Since 2022, he has been serving as the lieutenant governor of New York under Governor Kathy Hochul. He was the U.S. representative from New York's 19th congressional district from 2019 until 2022. He is the first person of either African-American and Hispanic descent to be elected to Congress from Upstate New York.[1]

On May 3, 2022, Delgado was selected by Kathy Hochul to be lieutenant governor of New York.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. Solender, Andrew. "Democrat Antonio Delgado has defeated Republican incumbent John Faso". Chronogram Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. "Governor Hochul Announces Appointment of Representative Antonio Delgado as Lieutenant Governor | Governor Kathy Hochul". www.governor.ny.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-03.