Overview

• On June 2, Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado formally launched his campaign with a video calling for “bold, decisive, transformational leadership.”
• He is centering his platform on expanding affordable housing, universal health care and statewide universal pre-K.
• Early Siena College polling gives Hochul a roughly 46% to 12% lead over Delgado in a three-way primary matchup.
• The Democratic Governors Association has pledged 100% backing for Hochul even as her approval dips below 40% among New York voters.
• Delgado has refused calls from party leaders to resign as lieutenant governor, highlighting deepening divisions within New York Democrats.