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SHUTDOWN: With Schumer increasingly expected to resign, who would Hochul appoint to replace him?

By Staff Reporter Brooklyn, NY – October 19, 2025 – As the federal government teeters on the brink of another shutdown, the political spotlight in New York has intensified on one of its most enduring figures: U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer.

If Schumer vacates his Senate seat following midterm losses, who would Hochul appoint to replace him?

Even if Senator Chuck Schumer wins his personal reelection effort in November, the Democrats are likely to lose control of the Senate and oust Schumer as Leader of the Democratic Party caucus in the chamber. That has young and aspiring

Hochul pledges to intervene in congressional redistricting to protect NYC’s Asian American community

(January 19, 2022) — Governor Kathy Hochul is pledging to intervene in New York State’s congressional redistricting and — with the help of Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie — will draw a majority-Democrat district to

Lanza backs Hochul’s plan to make Staten Island a stand-alone municipality

(January 19, 2022) — Sources close to State Senator Andrew Lanza, the longest-serving Republican in the chamber, say that he is preparing to endorse a plan being privately advanced by Governor Kathy Hochul to make Staten Island a stand-alone municipality,

Hochul plans to task NYPA with new energy projects, including reengineering the Erie Canal

(December 23, 2021) — Governor Kathy Hochul is preparing to task the New York Power Authority (NYPA) with the construction of several major clean energy production projects in an effort to accelerate the State’s transition to a “completely clean energy

Cuomo aides say he will not seek reelection, plans to endorse Hochul

A source inside Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s administration tells The Chronicle that Cuomo will not seek a fourth term in office and is planning to endorse longtime Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul in a well-choreographed series of ‘retirement ceremonies’ that will begin

Heastie, Stewart-Cousins are open to impeaching Cuomo over falsified COVID death numbers

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins are open to impeaching Governor Andrew Cuomo if it’s discovered that his administration intentionally falsified the reporting of COVID-related nursing home deaths earlier this year. Each chamber is contemplating committee

Operatives expect Minority Leader Rob Ortt to be drawn out of his own State Senate district

Senator Rob Ortt, who found himself in an unlikely and unexpected ascension to the leadership of the Republican caucus last year, is now likely to be drawn out of his own district during the reapportionment process that redraws district boundaries

Big Tobacco unleashes on Cuomo, threatening loss of State Senate on proposed cigarette ban

After reports swirled across the State late Friday night that senior public health officials in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo were actively drafting a temporary six-week ban on the sale of combustible cigarettes, the Altria Group (which owns Phillip

When will Tim Kennedy start delivering on Transportation money?

Senator Tim Kennedy has been getting a lot of newfound attention following the Democratic Party’s takeover the Senate chamber last November. He was even named the Chairman of the Transportation Committee by Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins of Westchester County. His

Kennedy’s new chairmanship called ‘an economic gift for WNY’

The Democratic Party has taken control of the State Senate — a chamber that has been controlled by the Republicans for decades, excepting a brief period in 2008, before a leadership coup paralyzed the chamber until 2010 elections. Tim Kennedy

If Stewart-Cousins tends to Buffalo, she would pick up two key seats

The newly triumphant Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins is the first woman to lead a state legislative chamber in New York’s history. The test of her leadership will be whether she can retain the chamber through the 2020 election cycle