Governor of New York

The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the New York Legislature, to convene the legislature and grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment and treason. The governor of New York is the highest paid governor in the country. The current governor is Kathy Hochul, a member of the Democratic Party who took office on August 24, 2021, following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo. She was elected to a full term in 2022.

Infobox

Style

mw- Governor(informal)The Honorable(formal)Her Excellency(courtesy)

Residence

New York Executive Mansion

Term length

Four years, no term limit

Constituting instrument

New York Constitution of 1777

Precursor

Royal Governor of the Province of New York

Inaugural holder

George Clinton

Formation

July 30, 1777(248 years ago) (1777-07-30)

Succession

Line of succession

Deputy

Lieutenant Governor of New York

Salary

$250,000 (2023)

Website

Official website

Tables

· Timeline

Timeline of New York governors

References

Axios
https://www.axios.com/kathy-hochul-sworn-new-york-governor-woman-fedac4d8-edd7-432d-9a15-8f65665afde6.html
NPR
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1134203429/new-york-governor-election-results-kathy-hochul-lee-zeldin
avalon.law.yale.edu
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/ny01.asp
dos.ny.gov
https://dos.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2024/05/constitution-5-8-24.pdf
New York Department of State
https://www.dos.ny.gov/info/pdfs/Constitution%20January%202015%20amd.pdf#page=14
Annual banquet of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York. Addresses made on the occasion
https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq8mAQAAIAAJ
Edward V. Schneier, John Brian Murtaugh, and Antoinette Pole, New York Politics: A Tale of Two States (2nd edition) (201
"Hochul celebrates infrastructure — and Biden"
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook-pm/2024/07/08/hochul-celebrates-infrastructure-and-biden-00166872
"Breaking down Hochul's State of the State"
https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/01/breaking-down-hochuls-state-state/402181/
"Gov. Hochul unveils $1 billion proposal to combat climate crisis in New York"
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/01/gov-hochul-unveils-1-billion-state-of-the-state-proposal-to-combat-climate-crisis/
Governing New York State
https://archive.org/details/governingnewyork00peco
Daily News
https://web.archive.org/web/20080318085906/http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/03/in-and-out.html
The state constitutions refer to this position as the "temporary president of the senate"
The New York Times
https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/court-upholds-patersons-appointment-of-lieutenant-governor
www.nyc.gov
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/about/bio-commissioner.shtml
Department of Public Service
https://dps.ny.gov/dps-commissioners
onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=New%20York%20(State).%20Industrial%20Commission
"2012 New York Consolidated Laws :: DEA - Defense Emergency Act 1951 784/51"
http://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2012/dea