1. Antonio Ramon Delgado was born on January 28,1977 and is an American attorney and politician serving as the lieutenant governor of New York since 2022.
22 Facts About Antonio Delgado
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On November 8,2022, Antonio Delgado was elected to a full term as lieutenant governor.
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In February 2025, following public disagreements with Hochul, Antonio Delgado announced he would not seek reelection as lieutenant governor in 2026.
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Antonio Delgado is African American and has Cape Verdean and Latino ancestry.
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Antonio Delgado has three younger brothers and grew up in Schenectady's Hamilton Hill neighborhood.
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Antonio Delgado attended Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons High School and played for the school's basketball team.
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Antonio Delgado then enrolled at Colgate University and played for the Colgate Raiders men's basketball team alongside future Golden State Warriors player Adonal Foyle.
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Antonio Delgado graduated from Colgate in 1999 and earned a Rhodes Scholarship to study at The Queen's College, Oxford, from which he received a Master of Arts in 2001.
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Antonio Delgado then worked as a litigator in the New York office of the law firm Akin Gump.
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Antonio Delgado won the general election with 132,001 votes to Faso's 124,408.
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Antonio Delgado was sworn into office on January 3,2019.
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Antonio Delgado was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Republican nominee Kyle Van De Water, an attorney and former trustee of the village of Millbrook, New York, in the general election with 192,100 votes to Van De Water's 151,475.
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Antonio Delgado had 18 bills signed into law as a member of Congress, including the Small Business Relief Accessibility Act, the Strengthening Financial Aid for Students Act, the Improving Benefits for Underserved Veterans Act, and the Direct Support for Communities Act.
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Antonio Delgado voted to impeach President Donald Trump in 2019 and again in 2021.
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Antonio Delgado left office in May 2022 to become lieutenant governor of New York.
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Antonio Delgado is the first Latino to hold statewide office in New York.
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Hochul and Antonio Delgado won the general election, defeating the Republican ticket of Lee Zeldin and Alison Esposito.
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On July 10,2024, Antonio Delgado called for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 United States presidential election.
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On February 13,2025, Antonio Delgado called for New York City Mayor Eric Adams to resign from office.
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On February 24,2025, Antonio Delgado announced that he would not seek reelection as lieutenant governor in 2026 and would explore other options.
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Antonio Delgado is African American and has Cape Verdean and Latino ancestry.
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Antonio Delgado has said that he has Mexican, Colombian, and Venezuelan ancestry on his mother's side.