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> |