Kathy Hochul Aims to Raise $25 Million as Likely Rivals Eye Challenges
Even for the governor of one of the nation’s largest states, it was a whirlwind few days. Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York greeted President Biden, bumped fists with the prime minister of Ireland, shook hands with Jay-Z and escorted British royalty though the World Trade Center site.
But perhaps the highest-stakes meeting for the governor’s political future took place inside an imposing limestone mansion near Central Park after business hours last Wednesday.
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But for donors, political consultants and some of the possible candidates, the biggest open question is whether Attorney General Letitia James will enter the contest.
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“It would be the first time in the history of the United States that we would have an African American woman as a governor—that I think would be very valuable in this country,” said Alan Rubin, a lobbyist in New York City who knows Ms. James and would back her if she ran.
“The people who like her would support her a great deal in that effort,” he said. “So I don’t think there would be difficulty in raising money.”
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“Kathy Hochul Aims to Raise $25 Million as Likely Rivals Eye Challenges,” by Nicholas Fandos and Katie Glueck was published in The New York Times on September 29, 2021.