Photos: Kathy Hochul through the years
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Take a look at photos of Kathy Hochul throughout her career.
Water treatment plant, 1993
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Representative Kathy Hochul checks out plans for renovation of an old water treatment plant on Lake Shore Road in September 1993.
Buffalo News file photoHochul at home, 2001
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Kathy Hochul watches as her children Katie, 11, and Billy, 13, bounce on the trampoline at their home in Hamburg.
James P. McCoy / News file photoSeaway Trail, 2006
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Lake Erie Seaway Trail board members William McKeever and Kathy Hochul are seen taking in a new display board that will be mounted at the Town of Hamburg facility in July 2006.
Buffalo News file photoSept. 11 ceremony, 2007
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Kathy Hochul, Erie County Clerk, speaks outside Amherst Town Hall during a ceremony dedicated to those lost during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in 2007.
Buffalo News file photoElection night, 2007
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Kathy Hochul is joined by her husband, William Jr., right, and son, William III, as she gives her victory speech Nov. 6, 2007, at the Ellicott Square Building.
Harry Scull Jr. / News file photoJimmy Griffin funeral, 2008
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Inside the church at the funeral for Jimmy Griffin, from left locking hands are County Clerk Kathy Hochul, County Leg. Chairman Lynn Marinelli and County Legislator Kathy Konst.
Robert Kirkham/News file photoEnhanced license promotion, 2008
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Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul at the Erie County Auto Bureau in Cheektowaga.
Sharon Cantillon/News file photoReal estate closings, 2009
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Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul chats with customers in the packed room used for real estate closings at the Erie County Clerk's Office in 2009.
Buffalo News file photoNew passport office, 2010
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Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul unveils a new passport office inside the Northtown Auto Bureau in 2010.
Derek Gee/ News file photoRe-election night, 2010
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Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul speaks in the Ellicott Square Building after being re-elected on Nov. 2, 2010.
Harry Scull Jr. / News file photoCampaigning in 2011
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Democratic candidate for the 26th District Congressional seat, Kathy Hochul speaks during a news conference in Clarence.
Associated Press26th Congressional debate, 2011
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Candidates for New York's 26th Congressional District, Republican Jane Corwin, left, and Democrat Kathy Hochul participate in a debate at the WGRZ studios on May 12, 2011.
Derek Gee/ News file photoCongressional candidate, 2011
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Congressional candidate Kathy Hochul speaks at the United Auto Workers Hall in Amherst on May 21, 2011.
Buffalo News file photo26th Congressional win, 2011
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Kathy Hochul speaks at the UAW Hall after winning the 26th Congressional District seat on May 24, 2011.
Harry Scull Jr. / News file photoCongresswoman-elect, 2011
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Congresswoman-elect Kathy Hochul is surrounded by media as she thanks supporters at Hillview Restaurant in Depew on May 25, 2011.
Derek Gee/News file photoThanking staff, 2011
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Congresswoman-elect Kathy Hochul sits down with a table of campaign workers at Hillview Restaurant in Depew on May 25, 2011.
Derek Gee/News file photoGeneral Pulaski unveiling, 2011
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Colonel John Kubisty, Congresswoman Kathy Hochul, Leader of Polish Vets Stanley Blake and Congressman Brian Higgins unveil a portrait of General Pulaski on July 9, 2011.
Buffalo News file photoParade walk, 2011
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Kathy Hochul walks in the Clarence Center Labor Day Parade on Sept. 5, 2011.
Harry Scull Jr./News file photoOn the job, 2011
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Kathy Hochul walks to a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 12, 2011.
Harry Scull Jr./News file photoCapitol Hill, 2011
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Kathy Hochul on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., getting ready for a committee meeting.
Harry Scull Jr./News file photoFlight 3407 families, 2011
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Representatives Brian Higgins and Kathy Hochul share hugs with the family members of Flight 3407 after a press conference at the Larkin Building on Dec. 21, 2011.
Sharon Cantillon/News file photoAir base support, 2012
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Rep. Kathy Hochul talks with Col. Jim S. McCready, left, commander of the 107th Airlift Wing and Col. Allan L. Swartzmiller, right, commander of the 914th Airlift Wing while standing in front of a C-130 Hercules aircraft in a hangar at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station on Jan. 31, 2012.
Derek Gee/News file photoHealth care reform, 2012
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Angelia Long looks on as Congresswoman Kathy Hochul speaks with seniors about her efforts to protect and strengthen Medicare on April 3, 2012.
John Hickey/News file photoNiagara air base tour, 2012
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State Sen. George Maziarz, Federal Aviation Administration Acting Administrator Michael Huerta, Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster and Rep. Kathy Hochul tour the Niagara Falls Airport on April 13, 2012.
Derek Gee/News file photoMedicaid, 2012
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Rep. Kathy Hochul hands out donut holes, a symbolic snack, after discussing Medicaid with seniors at Oak Senior Housing in Clarence on Sept. 18, 2012.
Derek Gee/News file photoDebate with Chris Collins, 2012
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Chris Collins and Kathy Hochul debate on a set at WIVB studios on Oct. 17, 2012.
Robert Kirkham/News file photoClinton with Hochul, 2012
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Former President Bill Clinton speaks during a rally endorsing Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, left, and Kathy Hochul in downtown Rochester, on Oct. 19, 2012.
Associated PressEarly voting, 2012
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U.S. Representative Kathy Hochul was off to an early start voting at Grace Lutheran Church in Hamburg on Nov. 6, 2012.
Robert Kirkham/News file photoHeadquarters on election night, 2012
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Kathy Hochul speaks at her headquarters on Nov. 7, 2012.
Harry Scull Jr./News file photo990 dedication, 2013
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William Wilson, left, greets former Congresswoman Kathy Hochul before the start of a ceremony dedicating the 990 highway in Amherst as Staff Sgt. William R. Wilson III Memorial Highway in honor of his late son on Oct. 14, 2013.
Buffalo News file photoNY Democratic Convention, 2014
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announces his running mate, former Congresswoman Kathy Hochul, at the state's Democratic Convention in Melville on May 22, 2014.
Associated PressUnited Auto Workers event, 2014
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Kathy Hochul, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz look on during an event at the United Auto Workers hall in Amherst on May 23, 2014.
Derek Gee/News file photoParade walk, 2014
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Lieutenant governor candidate Kathy Hochul walks along Harlem Road in Cheektowaga during the Pulaski Parade on July 20, 2014.
Buffalo News file photoPoliticians on parade, 2014
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Politicians including Kathy Hochul walk in the annual Labor Day Parade along Abbott Road on Sept. 1, 2014.
Buffalo News file photoVoting, 2014
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Kathy Hochul, center, signs in to vote as her husband William looks on at Marine Drive Apartments in Buffalo on Sept. 9, 2014.
John Hickey/News file photoVictory stop, 2014
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New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, and then-Lt. Gov. candidate Kathy Hochul at a 2014 appearance. A new book by former top Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa says that Cuomo wanted to pick Brown as his lieutenant governor running mate in 2014, but chose Hochul after hearing that federal investigators were eyeing Brown.
Buffalo News file photoBills tailgate, 2014
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, chats with Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, second from left, Bills President Russ Brandon, center, Lt. Gov. candidate Kathy Hochul and John Koelmel during a private tailgate party before the game against the New England Patriots on Oct. 12, 2014.
Mark Mulville/News file photoGubernatorial debate, 2014
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New York Lt. Gov. candidate Kathy Hochul, left, and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown talk prior to the start of a gubernatorial debate sponsored by The Buffalo News and WNED-WBFO at WNED Studios on Oct. 22, 2014.
Derek Gee/News file photoGoing to vote, 2014
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Candidate for Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul addresses supporters as she and her husband William went to vote at Marine Drive Apartments in Buffalo on Nov. 4, 2014.
John Hickey/News file photoElection night, 2014
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Lt. Gov.-elect Kathy Hochul speaks to Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the Sheraton New York Times Square in New York City on Nov. 4, 2014.
Derek Gee/News file photoSexual violence forum, 2015
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, center, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, left, and Mary Murphy, executive director of the Family Justice Center, right, speak with students and local officials as they work to combat sexual violence on college campuses on March 2, 2015.
Mark Mulville/News file photoUB medical campus, 2016
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New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and UB President Satish Tripathi chat as they walk across High Street during a "topping out" ceremony to mark the completion of the steel frame of the new UB medical school on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus on March 22, 2016.
Derek Gee/News file photoHillary Clinton campaign, 2016
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New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a rally for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum on April 8, 2016.
Derek Gee/News file photoOpioid event, 2016
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Flanked by state and local officials, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs new legislation to combat the opioid epidemic during a ceremonial bill signing at Evergreen Commons on June 22, 2016. From left are Patrick Seche, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, Cuomo, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Assemblyman Sean Ryan, State Senator Michael Ranzenhoffer and Anne Constantino.
Derek Gee/News file photoConfer Plastics, 2017
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Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul stops to chat with assistant foreman Dwayne Cragle during a tour of the company's facility in North Tonawanda on Feb. 2, 2017.
Derek Gee/News file photoLake Ontario flooding, 2017
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Then-Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul was briefed on flooding and high water levels in Olcott by Dean E. Lapp II, Niagara County highway chief, as workers built up the Lake Ontario shoreline on May 12, 2017.
John Hickey/News file photo43North event, 2017
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Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul addresses the crowd at the finals of the 43North competition at Shea's Performing Arts Center on Oct. 5, 2017.
Sharon Cantillon/News file photoUB medical school, 2017
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Dignitaries cut the ribbon for the new UB Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences on Dec. 12, 2017. From left are Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Delaware North Chairman Jeremy Jacobs, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, UB President Satish Tripathi, medical school Dean Michael Caine and a student.
Derek Gee/News file photoBirthday greeting, 2018
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Russell J. Salvatore, left, greets Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, attending with husband William J. Hochul, right, at his 85th birthday gala on the main gaming floor of the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel in Niagara Falls on April 8, 2018.
Robert Kirkham/News file photoCanalside anniversary, 2018
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Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown pick up pails of New York City water to pour into the Central Wharf to rec-reate the "Wedding of the Waters" during an event to mark the 10-year anniversary of Canalside at the Central Wharf, July 2, 2018.
Derek Gee/Buffalo NewsPrimary night, 2018
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Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul arrives on primary night Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, at Democratic headquarters at 671 Seneca St., in Buffalo.
John Hickey/Buffalo NewsMidterm election, 2018
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Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Gov. Andrew Cuomo celebrate as they take the stage after winning their midterm election contests, in New York, Nov. 6, 2018.
New York TimesAlbright-Knox expansion, 2019
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Albright-Knox Art Gallery Director Janne Sirén, left, speaks as New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and benefactor Jeffrey Gundlach look on during an event to announce additional funding for the AK360 campus expansion and development project, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019.
Derek Gee/Buffalo NewsConservation Partnership Grants, 2019
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From left, State Sen. Tim Kennedy, Nancy Smith, executive director of Western New York Land Conservancy, and then-Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, walk a trail at Red Jacket River Front Park in Buffalo in 2019.
John Hickey/Buffalo NewsAutoworkers strike, 2019
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DNC Chairman Tom Perez, along with Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul in Tonawanda, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019.
Robert Kirkham/Buffalo NewsVeterans Thanksgiving, 2019
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Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul serves desserts during the annual veterans and families Thanksgiving dinner in the cafeteria of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Buffalo on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019.
Robert Kirkham/Buffalo NewsMasks matter, 2020
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Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul held a news conference explaining the importance of wearing a mask at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences on Monday, June 29, 2020.
James P. McCoy/Buffalo NewsSeneca One development, 2020
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Kathy Hochul toured construction with developer Douglas Jemal, owner of Seneca One in Buffalo, Wednesday, July 8, 2020.
John Hickey / Buffalo NewsBethlehem Steel site cleanup, 2020
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Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul held a news conference announcing a comprehensive cleanup of the former Bethlehem Steel site in Lackawanna on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.
James P. McCoy / Buffalo NewsECMC vaccinations, 2021
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Pharmacist Ashley Halloran shows Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul the freezer where vaccines are stored on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.
Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo NewsSworn in as governor, 2021
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New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore swears in Kathy Hochul, left, as the first woman to be New York's governor as her husband, Bill, holds a Bible during a ceremonial swearing-in in the Red Room at the State Capitol on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021.
Harry Scull Jr./News file photoCheering on the Bills, 2021
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul watches the Bills season opener with Highmark Health with CEO David Anderson at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021.
Harry Scull Jr./News file photoBuffalo mass shooting response, 2022
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Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a news conference on May, 14, 2022, about the mass shooting at a Tops supermarket.
Buffalo News file photoHonoring victims and survivors of Tops shooting, 2022
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Gov. Kathy Hochul hugs Charles Everhart Sr., whose grandson Zaire Goodman was injured in the Tops shooting. Hochul attended service at True Bethel Baptist Church on Sunday, May 15, 2022.
Buffalo News file photoVisiting Tops, 2022
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit with local officials including Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Sen. Charles Schumer, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand during a visit Tuesday, May 17, 2022, to the Tops on Jefferson Avenue.
Buffalo News file photoElection night celebration, 2022
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to supporters during her election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in New York. Hochul won a four-year term, defeating Republican Lee Zeldin.
Associated PressHonoring first responders, community heroes, 2023
Felicia Williams of AMR Ambulances stands for a photograph with Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, Mayor Byron Brown, and Gov. Kathy Hochul after accepting a medal for public service during a program to honor first responders and community heroes for their actions during the December 2022 blizzard at Buffalo State University on Jan. 21, 2023.
Libby March/News file photoBills stadium groundbreaking, 2023
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Gov. Kathy Hochul takes her place for the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Bills stadium, Monday, June 5, 2023.
Derek Gee/News file photoBuffalo AKG Art Museum opening, 2023
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Director Janne Siren and Gov. Kathy Hochul chat during a tour of the new Gundlach Building at the grand opening of the new Buffalo AKG Art Museum on Monday, June 12, 2023.
Derek Gee/News file photoRoute 33 announcement, 2024
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Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during the announcement that the project to cover a portion of Route 33 has been officially approved, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.
Derek Gee/News file photoDNC, 2024
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago.
Associated PressBuffalo police station visit, 2025
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Gov. Kathy Hochul listens as Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia makes a presentation on the Buffalo Police Department’s strategies for reducing gun violence at the District C police station in Buffalo, Jan. 11, 2025.
Libby March/News file photoHochul Moynihan
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Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul with Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan and her son, Will.
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