On August 10, 2021, Cuomo announced his resignation as governor, effective as of August 24, as a result of the sexual harassment scandal which had recently been plaguing his office.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/breaking-new-york-governor-andrew-cuomo-resigns-amid-sexual-harassment-scandal/ BREAKING: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo RESIGNS Amid Sexual Harassment Scandal] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Kathy Hochul, the current lieutenant-governor under Cuomo, will assume office as the 57th Governor of New York (which will also make her the state's first female governor) after Cuomo steps down.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/lt-governor-kathy-hochul-become-new-yorks-first-female-governor-cuomos-humiliating-resignation/ Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul to Become New York’s First Female Governor After Cuomo’s Humiliating Resignation] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> | On August 10, 2021, Cuomo announced his resignation as governor, effective as of August 24, as a result of the sexual harassment scandal which had recently been plaguing his office.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/breaking-new-york-governor-andrew-cuomo-resigns-amid-sexual-harassment-scandal/ BREAKING: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo RESIGNS Amid Sexual Harassment Scandal] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Kathy Hochul, the current lieutenant-governor under Cuomo, will assume office as the 57th Governor of New York (which will also make her the state's first female governor) after Cuomo steps down.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/lt-governor-kathy-hochul-become-new-yorks-first-female-governor-cuomos-humiliating-resignation/ Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul to Become New York’s First Female Governor After Cuomo’s Humiliating Resignation] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> |