Antonio Delgado
Antonio Delgado | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
| Assumed office May 25, 2022 | |
| Governor | Kathy Hochul |
| Preceded by | Andrea Stewart-Cousins (acting) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 19th district | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – May 25, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | John Faso |
| Succeeded by | Pat Ryan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antonio Ramon Delgado January 28, 1977 Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
Antonio Ramon Delgado (born January 28, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving as the lieutenant governor of New York since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Delgado served as the U.S. representative from New York's 19th congressional district from 2019 to 2022. He is the first African–American and first person of Latino descent to be elected to Congress from Upstate New York as well as the first Latino to hold statewide office in New York.
On May 3, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she had appointed Delgado to the then-vacant office of lieutenant governor of New York. Delgado was sworn in on May 25, 2022. On November 8, 2022, Delgado was elected to a full term as lieutenant governor. Following public disagreements with Hochul, Delgado said in February 2025 that he would not seek reelection as lieutenant governor in 2026. In June 2025, he announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York in 2026.