Jump to content

Antonio Delgado: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
ce
No edit summary
(45 intermediate revisions by 33 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|Lieutenant Governor of New York since 2022}}
{{Short description|American attorney and politician (born 1977)}}
{{about|the New York politician|other uses|Antonio Delgado (disambiguation)}}
{{about|the New York politician|other uses|Antonio Delgado (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
Line 5: Line 5:
| name = Antonio Delgado
| name = Antonio Delgado
| image = Antonio Delgado, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
| image = Antonio Delgado, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
| office = [[Lieutenant Governor of New York]]
| office = <!--NY LtGovs aren't numbered--> [[Lieutenant Governor of New York]]
| governor = [[Kathy Hochul]]
| governor = [[Kathy Hochul]]
| term_start = May 25, 2022
| term_start = May 25, 2022
| term_end =
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Brian Benjamin]]<br>[[Andrea Stewart-Cousins]] (acting)
| predecessor = [[Andrea Stewart-Cousins]] (acting)
| successor =
| successor =
| state1 = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| state1 = [[New York (state)|New York]]
Line 26: Line 26:
| children = 2
| children = 2
| education = {{ubl|[[Colgate University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])|[[Queen's College, Oxford]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])|[[Harvard University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}}
| education = {{ubl|[[Colgate University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])|[[Queen's College, Oxford]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])|[[Harvard University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}}
| signature = AntonioDelgadoSignature.png
| signature =
}}
}}
'''Antonio Ramon Delgado''' (born January 28, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving as the [[lieutenant governor of New York]] since 2022. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], Delgado served as the [[U.S. representative]] from [[New York's 19th congressional district]] from 2019 to 2022. He is the first person of either [[African Americans|African–American]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] descent to be elected to [[United States Congress|Congress]] from [[Upstate New York]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chronogram.com/hudsonvalley/antonio-delgado-makes-history/Content?oid=6769801|title=Democrat Antonio Delgado has defeated Republican incumbent John Faso|last=Solender|first=Andrew|work=Chronogram Magazine|access-date=November 9, 2018}}</ref> and the first Latino person to hold statewide office in New York.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Price |first1=Michelle L. |title=Delgado becomes 1st New York Lt. governor with Latino roots |language=en |work=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/delgado-1st-york-lt-governor-latino-roots-84978846 |access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref>
'''Antonio Ramon Delgado''' (born January 28, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving as the [[lieutenant governor of New York]] since 2022. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], Delgado served as the [[U.S. representative]] from [[New York's 19th congressional district]] from 2019 to 2022. He is the first person of either [[African Americans|African–American]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] descent to be elected to [[United States Congress|Congress]] from [[Upstate New York]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chronogram.com/hudsonvalley/antonio-delgado-makes-history/Content?oid=6769801|title=Democrat Antonio Delgado has defeated Republican incumbent John Faso|last=Solender|first=Andrew|work=Chronogram Magazine|access-date=November 9, 2018}}</ref> and the first Latino person to hold statewide office in New York.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Price |first1=Michelle L. |title=Delgado becomes 1st New York Lt. governor with Latino roots |language=en |work=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/delgado-1st-york-lt-governor-latino-roots-84978846 |access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref>
Line 33: Line 33:


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Delgado was born on January 28, 1977, in [[Schenectady, New York]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://insideelections.com/news/article/candidate-conversation-antonio-delgado-d|title=Candidate Conversation - Antonio Delgado (D) {{!}} News & Analysis |publisher=Inside Elections |access-date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> to Tony Delgado and Thelma P. Hill.<ref name=weddings>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/fashion/weddings/lacey-schwartz-antonio-delgado-weddings.html |title=Lacey Schwartz, Antonio Delgado: Weddings |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 25, 2011 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> He is of [[African Americans|African American]],<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Congressman Antonio Delgado: Race and Identity in Politics |url=https://hbr.org/podcast/2020/12/u-s-congressman-antonio-delgado-race-and-identity-in-politics |work=Race at Work with Porter Braswell |publisher=Harvard Business Review |date=December 9, 2020}}</ref> [[Cape Verde]]an,<ref>{{cite news |title=REPS. JEFFRIES & DELGADO REQUEST COVID-19 ASSISTANCE FOR CABO VERDE |url=https://jeffries.house.gov/2021/05/14/reps-jeffries-delgado-request-covid-19-assistance-for-cabo-verde/ |agency=U.S. House of Representatives |publisher=Office of U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries |date=May 14, 2021}}</ref> [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]], [[Colombian Americans|Colombian]], and [[Venezuelan Americans|Venezuelan]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Zach |last2=Campanile |first2=Carl |title=Hochul running mate Antonio Delgado clarifies his 'Afro-Latino' roots after criticism |url=https://nypost.com/2022/05/05/hochul-running-mate-antonio-delgado-clarifies-his-afro-latino-roots-after-criticism/ |work=New York Post |date=May 5, 2022}}</ref><!-- DON"T CONFUSE WITH ANTONIO M. DELGADO WHO IS PUERTO RICAN SEE https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook/2022/05/04/antonio-delgado-tapped-as-lieutenant-governor-00029907 --> Delgado has three younger brothers: Kito, Kendall, and Julian. He grew up in the Hamilton Hill neighborhood of Schenectady.<ref name=humble/>
Delgado was born on January 28, 1977, in [[Schenectady, New York]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://insideelections.com/news/article/candidate-conversation-antonio-delgado-d|title=Candidate Conversation - Antonio Delgado (D) {{!}} News & Analysis |publisher=Inside Elections |access-date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> to Tony Delgado and Thelma P. Hill.<ref name=weddings>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/fashion/weddings/lacey-schwartz-antonio-delgado-weddings.html |title=Lacey Schwartz, Antonio Delgado: Weddings |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 25, 2011 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> He is of [[African Americans|African American]],<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Congressman Antonio Delgado: Race and Identity in Politics |url=https://hbr.org/podcast/2020/12/u-s-congressman-antonio-delgado-race-and-identity-in-politics |work=Race at Work with Porter Braswell |publisher=Harvard Business Review |date=December 9, 2020}}</ref> [[Cape Verde]]an,<ref>{{cite news |title=REPS. JEFFRIES & DELGADO REQUEST COVID-19 ASSISTANCE FOR CABO VERDE |url=https://jeffries.house.gov/2021/05/14/reps-jeffries-delgado-request-covid-19-assistance-for-cabo-verde/ |agency=U.S. House of Representatives |publisher=Office of U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries |date=May 14, 2021}}</ref> [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]], [[Colombian Americans|Colombian]], and [[Venezuelan Americans|Venezuelan]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Zach |last2=Campanile |first2=Carl |title=Hochul running mate Antonio Delgado clarifies his 'Afro-Latino' roots after criticism |url=https://nypost.com/2022/05/05/hochul-running-mate-antonio-delgado-clarifies-his-afro-latino-roots-after-criticism/ |work=New York Post |date=May 5, 2022}}</ref><!-- DON"T CONFUSE WITH ANTONIO M. DELGADO WHO IS PUERTO RICAN SEE https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook/2022/05/04/antonio-delgado-tapped-as-lieutenant-governor-00029907 --> Delgado has three younger brothers: Kito, Kendall, and Julian. He grew up in the Hamilton Hill neighborhood of Schenectady.<ref name="humble">{{cite news |author=Jake Lahut |date=July 29, 2018 |title=Humble roots to the 'big tent' - Schenectady native Delgado has his eyes on Congress |url=https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/07/29/humble-roots-to-the-big-tent-schenectady-native-delgado-has-his-eyes-on-congress |access-date=October 20, 2018 |newspaper=The Daily Gazette |location=Schenectady, N.Y.}}</ref>


Delgado attended [[Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons High School]] and played for the school's [[basketball]] team as a [[forward (basketball)|forward]]. In his senior year, ''[[The Daily Gazette]]'' named Delgado to its all-area second team. He then enrolled at [[Colgate University]] and played for the [[Colgate Raiders men's basketball]] team alongside future [[Golden State Warriors]] player [[Adonal Foyle]].<ref name=basketball/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chronogram.com/hudsonvalley/antonio-delgado-clinches-democratic-nomination-makes-history-in-ny19/Content?oid=5264804|title=Antonio Delgado clinches Democratic nomination, makes history in NY19|last=Solender|first=Andrew|work=Chronogram Magazine|access-date=November 9, 2018}}</ref> Delgado graduated from Colgate in 1999<ref name="basketball">{{cite news|author=Jim Schiltz |url=https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/05/14/delgado-played-basketball-too/ |title=Congressional candidate Delgado played basketball, too |newspaper=The Daily Gazette |location=Schenectady, N.Y. |date=May 16, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> and earned a [[Rhodes Scholarship]] to study at [[The Queen's College, Oxford]], from which he received a Master of Arts in 2001.<ref name="humble">{{cite news |author=Jake Lahut|url=https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/07/29/humble-roots-to-the-big-tent-schenectady-native-delgado-has-his-eyes-on-congress |title=Humble roots to the 'big tent' - Schenectady native Delgado has his eyes on Congress |newspaper=The Daily Gazette |location=Schenectady, N.Y. |date=July 29, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> In 2005, Delgado graduated from [[Harvard Law School]].<ref name=timesunion/>
Delgado attended [[Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons High School]] and played for the school's [[basketball]] team as a [[forward (basketball)|forward]]. In his senior year, ''[[The Daily Gazette]]'' named Delgado to its all-area second team. He then enrolled at [[Colgate University]] and played for the [[Colgate Raiders men's basketball]] team alongside future [[Golden State Warriors]] player [[Adonal Foyle]].<ref name=basketball/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chronogram.com/hudsonvalley/antonio-delgado-clinches-democratic-nomination-makes-history-in-ny19/Content?oid=5264804|title=Antonio Delgado clinches Democratic nomination, makes history in NY19|last=Solender|first=Andrew|work=Chronogram Magazine|access-date=November 9, 2018}}</ref> Delgado graduated from Colgate in 1999<ref name="basketball">{{cite news|author=Jim Schiltz |url=https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/05/14/delgado-played-basketball-too/ |title=Congressional candidate Delgado played basketball, too |newspaper=The Daily Gazette |location=Schenectady, N.Y. |date=May 16, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> and earned a [[Rhodes Scholarship]] to study at [[The Queen's College, Oxford]], from which he received a Master of Arts in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Washington |first=K. C. |date=2019-08-04 |title=Antonio Delgado (1977- ) • |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/antonio-delgado-1977/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2005, Delgado graduated from [[Harvard Law School]].<ref name=timesunion/>


After law school, Delgado moved to Los Angeles in 2005 and worked in the music industry.<ref name=timesunion>{{cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Matthew |url=https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/275309/democrat-antonio-delgado-makes-ny-19-bid-official/ |title=Democrat Antonio Delgado makes NY-19 bid official - Capitol Confidential |publisher=Blog.timesunion.com |date=June 5, 2017 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> In 2007, Delgado released a [[conscious hip hop|socially conscious rap]] album under the stage name "AD the Voice".<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/nyregion/antonio-delgado-rapper.html |title=He's a Rhodes Scholar. The G.O.P. Keeps Calling Him a 'Big-City Rapper.' |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 11, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Grady |first=Constance |url=https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/7/18/17583044/antonio-delgado-congress-rap-new-york-john-faso-campaign-ads |title=Republican TV ad criticizes Antonio Delgado's rap career |publisher=Vox |date=September 12, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> He then worked as a litigator in the New York office of the law firm [[Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld|Akin Gump]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bragg |first=Chris |url=https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Faso-opponent-new-to-the-19th-District-12909994.php |title=Faso opponent new to the 19th District |newspaper=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]] |location=Albany, N.Y. |date=May 12, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref>
After law school, Delgado moved to Los Angeles in 2005 and worked in the music industry.<ref name=timesunion>{{cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Matthew |url=https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/275309/democrat-antonio-delgado-makes-ny-19-bid-official/ |title=Democrat Antonio Delgado makes NY-19 bid official - Capitol Confidential |publisher=Blog.timesunion.com |date=June 5, 2017 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> In 2007, he released a [[conscious hip hop|socially conscious rap]] album under the stage name "AD the Voice".<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/nyregion/antonio-delgado-rapper.html |title=He's a Rhodes Scholar. The G.O.P. Keeps Calling Him a 'Big-City Rapper.' |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 11, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Grady |first=Constance |url=https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/7/18/17583044/antonio-delgado-congress-rap-new-york-john-faso-campaign-ads |title=Republican TV ad criticizes Antonio Delgado's rap career |publisher=Vox |date=September 12, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> He then worked as a litigator in the New York office of the law firm [[Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld|Akin Gump]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bragg |first=Chris |url=https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Faso-opponent-new-to-the-19th-District-12909994.php |title=Faso opponent new to the 19th District |newspaper=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]] |location=Albany, N.Y. |date=May 12, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref>


== U.S. House of Representatives ==
== U.S. House of Representatives ==
Line 51: Line 51:
====2020====
====2020====
{{See also|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 19}}
{{See also|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 19}}
Delgado ran for reelection to a second term in 2020. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and faced Republican nominee Kyle Van De Water, an attorney and former trustee of the village of [[Millbrook, New York]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Paul |title=Republican Kyle Van De Water of Millbrook joins race for 19th Congressional District seat |url=https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/elections/republican-kyle-van-de-water-of-millbrook-joins-race-for-19th-congressional-district-seat/article_e8b29fba-4d0d-11ea-9c1d-0b1f62bba2fd.html |website=Daily Freeman |access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref> Delgado won the general election with 192,100 votes to Van De Water's 151,475.<ref name="NYgenr">{{cite web |title=2020 Election Results |url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/2020ElectionResults.html |website=New York State Board of Elections |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref>
Delgado ran for reelection to a second term in 2020. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and faced Republican nominee Kyle Van De Water, an attorney and former trustee of the village of [[Millbrook, New York]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Paul |title=Republican Kyle Van De Water of Millbrook joins race for 19th Congressional District seat |url=https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/elections/republican-kyle-van-de-water-of-millbrook-joins-race-for-19th-congressional-district-seat/article_e8b29fba-4d0d-11ea-9c1d-0b1f62bba2fd.html |website=Daily Freeman |access-date=April 15, 2020 |archive-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913095056/https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/elections/republican-kyle-van-de-water-of-millbrook-joins-race-for-19th-congressional-district-seat/article_e8b29fba-4d0d-11ea-9c1d-0b1f62bba2fd.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Delgado won the general election with 192,100 votes to Van De Water's 151,475.<ref name="NYgenr">{{cite web |title=2020 Election Results |url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/2020ElectionResults.html |website=New York State Board of Elections |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref>


===Tenure===
===Tenure===
[[File:20210715-OSEC-AD-0003 (51315765648).jpg|thumb|Delgado with [[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]] [[Tom Vilsack]] in [[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer County]] after 2021 flooding]]
⚫
As of June 2022, Delgado had voted in line with [[Joe Biden]]'s stated position 100% of the time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bycoffe |first1=Anna Wiederkehr and Aaron |title=Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/antonio-delgado/ |website=FiveThirtyEight |access-date=June 1, 2022 |language=en |date=April 22, 2021}}</ref>

⚫
Delgado had voted in line with [[Joe Biden]]'s stated position 100% of the time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bycoffe |first1=Anna Wiederkehr and Aaron |title=Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/antonio-delgado/ |website=FiveThirtyEight |access-date=June 1, 2022 |language=en |date=April 22, 2021}}</ref>


=== Committee assignments ===
=== Committee assignments ===
Line 67: Line 69:


== Lieutenant governor of New York ==
== Lieutenant governor of New York ==
[[File:MTA Worker Assault Legislation (52176492607).jpg|thumb|Delgado speaking at one of his first events as [[Lieutenant Governor of New York]]]]
⚫
On May 3, 2022, after Lieutenant Governor [[Brian Benjamin]] resigned, [[Governor of New York|New York Governor]] [[Kathy Hochul]] appointed Delgado [[Lieutenant Governor of New York|lieutenant governor of New York]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news10.com/news/ny-capitol-news/congressman-antonio-delgado-chosen-to-be-next-lieutenant-governor |title=Congressman Antonio Delgado Chosen to Be Next Lieutenant Governor |publisher=[[WTEN]] |date=May 4, 2022 |accessdate=May 4, 2022 |first=Jamie |last=DeLine |quote=Although an exact date has not been set, Governor Hochul said he will be sworn in sometime this month.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Governor Hochul Announces Appointment of Representative Antonio Delgado as Lieutenant Governor |url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-appointment-representative-antonio-delgado-lieutenant-governor |accessdate=May 3, 2022 |date=May 3, 2022 |first=Kathy |last=Hochul |publisher=[[Governor of New York]] |language=en}}</ref> Delgado was sworn in on May 25.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/ny-state-of-politics/2022/05/23/antonio-delgado-will-be-sworn-in-as-lieutenant-governor-on-wednesday?cid=share_twitter|title=Antonio Delgado will be sworn in as New York lieutenant governor on Wednesday|last=Reisman|first=Nick|work=Spectrum News|access-date=May 23, 2022}}</ref> He appeared on the Democratic primary ballot in the [[2022 New York gubernatorial election#Lieutenant Governor|2022 election for lieutenant governor]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/03/hochul-delgado-new-york-lieutenant-governor-00029559|title=Hochul picks Delgado to be New York lieutenant governor, taking him out of House race |last1=Mahoney|first1=Bill|last2=Gronewald|first2=Anna|website=Politico.com|date=May 3, 2022|access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref> He won the primary election with 58% of the vote and appeared with Hochul on the general election ballot.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ferré-Sadurní |first1=Luis |title=Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado Fends Off Challenge From Left in N.Y. Primary |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/nyregion/delgado-archila-primary.html |work=The New York Times |date=June 29, 2022}}</ref>

⚫
On May 3, 2022, Lieutenant Governor [[Brian Benjamin]] resigned after being indicted on federal [[Bribery]] and [[Mail and wire fraud|Wire Fraud]] charges, [[Governor of New York|New York Governor]] [[Kathy Hochul]] appointed Delgado [[Lieutenant Governor of New York|lieutenant governor of New York]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news10.com/news/ny-capitol-news/congressman-antonio-delgado-chosen-to-be-next-lieutenant-governor |title=Congressman Antonio Delgado Chosen to Be Next Lieutenant Governor |publisher=[[WTEN]] |date=May 4, 2022 |accessdate=May 4, 2022 |first=Jamie |last=DeLine |quote=Although an exact date has not been set, Governor Hochul said he will be sworn in sometime this month.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Governor Hochul Announces Appointment of Representative Antonio Delgado as Lieutenant Governor |url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-appointment-representative-antonio-delgado-lieutenant-governor |accessdate=May 3, 2022 |date=May 3, 2022 |first=Kathy |last=Hochul |publisher=[[Governor of New York]] |language=en}}</ref> Delgado was sworn in on May 25.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/ny-state-of-politics/2022/05/23/antonio-delgado-will-be-sworn-in-as-lieutenant-governor-on-wednesday?cid=share_twitter|title=Antonio Delgado will be sworn in as New York lieutenant governor on Wednesday|last=Reisman|first=Nick|work=Spectrum News|access-date=May 23, 2022}}</ref> He appeared on the Democratic primary ballot in the [[2022 New York gubernatorial election#Lieutenant governor|2022 election for lieutenant governor]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/03/hochul-delgado-new-york-lieutenant-governor-00029559|title=Hochul picks Delgado to be New York lieutenant governor, taking him out of House race |last1=Mahoney|first1=Bill|last2=Gronewald|first2=Anna|website=Politico.com|date=May 3, 2022|access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref> He won the primary election with 58% of the vote and appeared with Hochul on the general election ballot.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ferré-Sadurní |first1=Luis |title=Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado Fends Off Challenge From Left in N.Y. Primary |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/nyregion/delgado-archila-primary.html |work=The New York Times |date=June 29, 2022}}</ref> Hochul and Delgado won the election and were reinaugurated on January 1, 2023. On July 2, 2024, Governor Hochul announced that she is running for reelection in [[2026 New York gubernatorial election|2026]] and will keep Delgado on the ticket.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hochul says she's running for another term as New York governor in 2026 |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2024/07/02/hochul-says-she-s-running-for-another-term-as-governor-in-2026 |access-date=8 July 2024 |work=Spectrum News 1 |language=en}}</ref> On July 10, 2024, Delgado called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the [[2024 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=New York Lt. Governor Delgado says Biden should end his campaign |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-lt-governor-delgado-says-biden-should-end-his-campaign-2024-07-10/ |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=11 July 2024}}</ref>


==Electoral history==
==Electoral history==
Line 212: Line 216:


{{Election box begin
{{Election box begin
| title = 2022 New York gubernatorial election<ref>{{cite web |title=New York State Unofficial Election Night Results |url=https://nyenr.elections.ny.gov/ |website=NY State Board of Elections}}</ref>
| title = 2022 New York gubernatorial election<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 General Election Governor and Lt. Governor Results |url=https://elections.ny.gov/2022-general-election-governor-and-lt-governor-results |website=NY State Board of Elections}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = {{ubl|''Kathy Hochul''|''Antonio Delgado''}}
| candidate = {{ubl|''Kathy Hochul''|''Antonio Delgado''}}
| party = New York State Democratic Committee
| party = New York State Democratic Committee
| votes = 2,783,903
| votes = 2,879,092
| percentage = 48.09%
| percentage = 48.77%
| change = -8.07%
| change = -7.39%
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = {{ubl|''Kathy Hochul''|''Antonio Delgado''}}
| candidate = {{ubl|''Kathy Hochul''|''Antonio Delgado''}}
| party = Working Families Party
| party = Working Families Party
| votes = 250,898
| votes = 261,323
| percentage = 4.33%
| percentage = 4.43%
| change = +2.45%
| change = +2.55%
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate
{{Election box candidate
| candidate = '''{{ubl|[[Kathy Hochul]] (incumbent)|Antonio Delgado (incumbent)}}'''
| candidate = '''{{ubl|[[Kathy Hochul]] (incumbent)|Antonio Delgado (incumbent)}}'''
| party = '''Total'''
| party = '''Total'''
| votes = '''3,034,801'''
| votes = '''3,140,415'''
| percentage = '''52.43%'''
| percentage = '''53.20%'''
| change = '''-7.19%'''
| change = '''-6.42%'''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = {{ubl|''Lee Zeldin''|''Alison Esposito''}}
| candidate = {{ubl|''Lee Zeldin''|''Alison Esposito''}}
| party = New York Republican State Committee
| party = New York Republican State Committee
| votes = 2,398,960
| votes = 2,449,394
| percentage = 41.44%
| percentage = 41.49%
| change = +9.84%
| change = +9.89%
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = {{ubl|''Lee Zeldin''|''Alison Esposito''}}
| candidate = {{ubl|''Lee Zeldin''|''Alison Esposito''}}
| party = Conservative Party of New York State
| party = Conservative Party of New York State
| votes = 306,948
| votes = 313,187
| percentage = 5.30%
| percentage = 5.31%
| change = +1.14%
| change = +1.15%
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate
{{Election box candidate
| candidate = {{ubl|[[Lee Zeldin]]|Alison Esposito}}
| candidate = {{ubl|[[Lee Zeldin]]|Alison Esposito}}
| party = Total
| party = Total
| votes = 2,705,908
| votes = 2,762,581
| percentage = 46.74%
| percentage = 46.80%
| change = +10.53%
| change = +10.59%
}}
}}
{{Election box total
{{Election box total
| votes = 5,750,373
| votes = 5,788,802
| percentage = 100.0%
| percentage = 100.0%
}}{{Election box turnout
}}{{Election box turnout
|votes = 5,788,802
|votes = 5,902,996
|percentage = 47.74%
|percentage = 47.74%
|change =
|change =
Line 272: Line 276:


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Delgado married [[Lacey Schwartz Delgado|Lacey Schwartz]] in 2011.<ref name=weddings/> In 2015, Schwartz made ''[[List of Independent Lens films|Little White Lie]]'', a documentary film for [[PBS]] about being biracial.<ref name=humble/> Delgado and Schwartz have twin sons and live in [[Rhinebeck, New York|Rhinebeck]], north of [[Poughkeepsie]].<ref name=basketball/>
Delgado married [[Lacey Schwartz Delgado|Lacey Schwartz]] in 2011.<ref name=weddings/> They have twin sons and live in [[Rhinebeck, New York|Rhinebeck]], north of [[Poughkeepsie]].<ref name=basketball/>


Delgado is {{convert|6|ft|4|in}} tall.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bragg |first1=Chris |title=NY-19 candidate inducted into Upstate Basketball Hall of Fame |url=https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/282368/ny-19-candidate-inducted-into-upstate-basketball-hall-of-fame/ |website=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]] |date=May 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108063257/https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/282368/ny-19-candidate-inducted-into-upstate-basketball-hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=January 8, 2019}}</ref>
Delgado is {{convert|6|ft|4|in}} tall.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bragg |first1=Chris |title=NY-19 candidate inducted into Upstate Basketball Hall of Fame |url=https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/282368/ny-19-candidate-inducted-into-upstate-basketball-hall-of-fame/ |website=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]] |date=May 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108063257/https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/282368/ny-19-candidate-inducted-into-upstate-basketball-hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=January 8, 2019}}</ref>
Line 280: Line 284:
* [[List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress]]
* [[List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress]]
* [[List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States]]
* [[List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States]]

== Explanatory notes ==
{{Notelist}}


==References==
==References==
Line 300: Line 307:
{{s-ttl|title=[[Lieutenant Governor of New York]]|years=2022–present}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Lieutenant Governor of New York]]|years=2022–present}}
{{s-inc}}
{{s-inc}}
|-
{{s-ppo}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Kathy Hochul]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for [[Lieutenant Governor of New York]]|years=[[2022 New York gubernatorial election|2022]]}}
{{s-inc|recent}}
|-
|-
{{s-prec|usa}}
{{s-prec|usa}}
Line 323: Line 335:
[[Category:20th-century African-American people]]
[[Category:20th-century African-American people]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century American politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century American legislators]]
[[Category:21st-century American rappers]]
[[Category:21st-century American rappers]]
[[Category:African-American lawyers]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American lawyers]]
[[Category:African-American members of the United States House of Representatives]]
[[Category:African-American members of the United States House of Representatives]]
[[Category:African-American people in New York (state) politics]]
[[Category:African-American people in New York (state) politics]]
[[Category:African-American rappers]]
[[Category:African-American rappers]]
[[Category:Afro-Mexican]]
[[Category:African diaspora in Mexico]]
[[Category:Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford]]
[[Category:Alumni of the Queen's College, Oxford]]
[[Category:American Rhodes Scholars]]
[[Category:American Rhodes Scholars]]
[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
Line 342: Line 354:
[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American members of the United States Congress]]
[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American members of the United States Congress]]
[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American people in New York (state) politics]]
[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American people in New York (state) politics]]
[[Category:Lieutenant Governors of New York (state)]]
[[Category:Lieutenant governors of New York (state)]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:New York (state) lawyers]]
[[Category:New York (state) lawyers]]
[[Category:People from Rhinebeck, New York]]
[[Category:People from Rhinebeck, New York]]
[[Category:Politicians from Schenectady, New York]]
[[Category:Politicians from Schenectady, New York]]
[[Category:21st-century New York (state) politicians]]

Revision as of 01:04, 10 September 2024

This article is about the New York politician. For other uses, see Antonio Delgado (disambiguation).

Antonio Delgado
Lieutenant Governor of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 25, 2022
GovernorKathy Hochul
Preceded byAndrea Stewart-Cousins (acting)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 19th district
In office
January 3, 2019 – May 25, 2022
Preceded byJohn Faso
Succeeded byPat Ryan
Personal details
Born
Antonio Ramon Delgado

(1977-01-28) January 28, 1977 (age 47)
Schenectady, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
​
(m. 2011)​
Children2
Education

Antonio Ramon Delgado (born January 28, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving as the lieutenant governor of New York since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Delgado served as the U.S. representative from New York's 19th congressional district from 2019 to 2022. He is the first person of either African–American or Latino descent to be elected to Congress from Upstate New York,[1] and the first Latino person to hold statewide office in New York.[2]

On May 3, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she had appointed Delgado to serve as lieutenant governor, after Brian Benjamin resigned; Delgado was sworn in on May 25, 2022. On November 8, 2022, Delgado won a full term as lieutenant governor, on Hochul's ticket.

Early life and career

Delgado was born on January 28, 1977, in Schenectady, New York,[3] to Tony Delgado and Thelma P. Hill.[4] He is of African American,[5] Cape Verdean,[6] Mexican, Colombian, and Venezuelan ancestry.[7] Delgado has three younger brothers: Kito, Kendall, and Julian. He grew up in the Hamilton Hill neighborhood of Schenectady.[8]

Delgado attended Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons High School and played for the school's basketball team as a forward. In his senior year, The Daily Gazette named Delgado to its all-area second team. He then enrolled at Colgate University and played for the Colgate Raiders men's basketball team alongside future Golden State Warriors player Adonal Foyle.[9][10] Delgado graduated from Colgate in 1999[9] and earned a Rhodes Scholarship to study at The Queen's College, Oxford, from which he received a Master of Arts in 2001.[11] In 2005, Delgado graduated from Harvard Law School.[12]

After law school, Delgado moved to Los Angeles in 2005 and worked in the music industry.[12] In 2007, he released a socially conscious rap album under the stage name "AD the Voice".[13][14] He then worked as a litigator in the New York office of the law firm Akin Gump.[15]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018

See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 19

In the 2018 elections, Delgado ran for the United States House of Representatives in New York's 19th congressional district. He defeated six other candidates in the Democratic Party's primary election and faced incumbent Republican John Faso in the November 6 general election.[16]

During Delgado's campaign, he criticized Faso for his votes against the Affordable Care Act.[17] Faso, alongside the Congressional Leadership Fund and the National Republican Congressional Committee, launched attacks on Delgado's former rap career,[18][19] commonly referring to Delgado as a "big city rapper."[20] The New York Times Editorial Board condemned the attacks as "race-baiting."[21]

Delgado won the general election, receiving 132,001 votes to Faso's 124,408.[22][23] He was sworn into office on January 3, 2019.[24]

2020

See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 19

Delgado ran for reelection to a second term in 2020. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and faced Republican nominee Kyle Van De Water, an attorney and former trustee of the village of Millbrook, New York.[25] Delgado won the general election with 192,100 votes to Van De Water's 151,475.[26]

Tenure

Delgado with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in Rensselaer County after 2021 flooding

Delgado had voted in line with Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time.[27]

Committee assignments

Lieutenant governor of New York

Delgado speaking at one of his first events as Lieutenant Governor of New York

On May 3, 2022, Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin resigned after being indicted on federal Bribery and Wire Fraud charges, New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Delgado lieutenant governor of New York.[29][30] Delgado was sworn in on May 25.[31] He appeared on the Democratic primary ballot in the 2022 election for lieutenant governor.[32] He won the primary election with 58% of the vote and appeared with Hochul on the general election ballot.[33] Hochul and Delgado won the election and were reinaugurated on January 1, 2023. On July 2, 2024, Governor Hochul announced that she is running for reelection in 2026 and will keep Delgado on the ticket.[34] On July 10, 2024, Delgado called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 United States presidential election.[35]

Electoral history

Democratic primary results, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Antonio Delgado 8,576 22.1
Democratic Pat Ryan 6,941 17.9
Democratic Gareth Rhodes 6,890 17.7
Democratic Brian Flynn 5,245 13.5
Democratic Jeff Beals 4,991 12.9
Democratic David Clegg 4,257 11.0
Democratic Erin Collier 1,908 4.9
Total votes 38,808 100.0
New York's 19th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Antonio Delgado 135,582 47.1
Working Families Antonio Delgado 9,237 3.2
Women's Equality Antonio Delgado 3,054 1.1
Total Antonio Delgado 147,873 51.4
Republican John Faso 112,304 39.0
Conservative John Faso 16,906 5.9
Independence John Faso 3,009 1.0
Reform John Faso 654 0.2
Total John Faso (incumbent) 132,873 46.1
Green Steven Greenfield 4,313 1.5
Independent Diane Neal 2,835 1.0
Total votes 287,894 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
New York's 19th congressional district, 2020[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Antonio Delgado 168,281 48.0
Working Families Antonio Delgado 22,969 6.6
SAM Antonio Delgado 850 0.2
Total Antonio Delgado (incumbent) 192,100 54.8
Republican Kyle Van De Water 151,475 43.2
Libertarian Victoria Alexander 4,224 1.2
Green Steve Greenfield 2,799 0.8
Total votes 350,598 100.0
Democratic hold
2022 New York gubernatorial election[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
  • Kathy Hochul
  • Antonio Delgado
 2,879,092 48.77% −7.39%
Working Families
  • Kathy Hochul
  • Antonio Delgado
 261,323 4.43% +2.55%
Total
3,140,415 53.20% −6.42%
Republican
  • Lee Zeldin
  • Alison Esposito
 2,449,394 41.49% +9.89%
Conservative
  • Lee Zeldin
  • Alison Esposito
 313,187 5.31% +1.15%
Total
2,762,581 46.80% +10.59%
Total votes 5,788,802 100.0%
Turnout 5,902,996 47.74%
Registered electors 12,124,242
Democratic hold

Personal life

Delgado married Lacey Schwartz in 2011.[4] They have twin sons and live in Rhinebeck, north of Poughkeepsie.[9]

Delgado is 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall.[37]

See also

Explanatory notes

References

  1. ^ Solender, Andrew. "Democrat Antonio Delgado has defeated Republican incumbent John Faso". Chronogram Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Price, Michelle L. "Delgado becomes 1st New York Lt. governor with Latino roots". ABC News. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Candidate Conversation - Antonio Delgado (D) | News & Analysis". Inside Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Lacey Schwartz, Antonio Delgado: Weddings". The New York Times. September 25, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "U.S. Congressman Antonio Delgado: Race and Identity in Politics". Race at Work with Porter Braswell. Harvard Business Review. December 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "REPS. JEFFRIES & DELGADO REQUEST COVID-19 ASSISTANCE FOR CABO VERDE". Office of U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. U.S. House of Representatives. May 14, 2021.
  7. ^ Williams, Zach; Campanile, Carl (May 5, 2022). "Hochul running mate Antonio Delgado clarifies his 'Afro-Latino' roots after criticism". New York Post.
  8. ^ Jake Lahut (July 29, 2018). "Humble roots to the 'big tent' - Schenectady native Delgado has his eyes on Congress". The Daily Gazette. Schenectady, N.Y. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  9. ^ a b c Jim Schiltz (May 16, 2018). "Congressional candidate Delgado played basketball, too". The Daily Gazette. Schenectady, N.Y. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  10. ^ Solender, Andrew. "Antonio Delgado clinches Democratic nomination, makes history in NY19". Chronogram Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  11. ^ Washington, K. C. (August 4, 2019). "Antonio Delgado (1977- ) •". Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Hamilton, Matthew (June 5, 2017). "Democrat Antonio Delgado makes NY-19 bid official - Capitol Confidential". Blog.timesunion.com. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  13. ^ "He's a Rhodes Scholar. The G.O.P. Keeps Calling Him a 'Big-City Rapper.'". The New York Times. October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  14. ^ Grady, Constance (September 12, 2018). "Republican TV ad criticizes Antonio Delgado's rap career". Vox. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  15. ^ Bragg, Chris (May 12, 2018). "Faso opponent new to the 19th District". Times Union. Albany, N.Y. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  16. ^ Audrey Russo (June 27, 2018). "Rhinebeck lawyer Antonio Delgado declares victory in 19th District Democratic primary". Utica, N.Y.: WKTV. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  17. ^ Pramuk, Jacob (November 6, 2018). "Democrat Delgado projected to unseat GOP Rep. John Faso in New York House district". CNBC. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  18. ^ "House candidate's 'offensive' rap lyrics called out in attack ad". New York Post. August 17, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  19. ^ "A new attack ad says Antonio Delgado's rap career is "offensive"". Vox. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  20. ^ Degraffinried, Natalie. "Republicans Lose NY House Seat to Democrat They Called a 'Big-City Rapper,' Which Is Now a Slur, I Guess". The Root. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  21. ^ "Opinion | John Faso Is Race-Baiting His Opponent". The New York Times. July 19, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  22. ^ "New York State Board of Elections Unofficial Election Night Results".
  23. ^ "Rhodes Scholar Antonio Delgado is Headed to Congress • EBONY". Ebony. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  24. ^ Zangla, Ariél (January 3, 2019). "Delgado sworn in as Mid-Hudson Valley congressman, says ending partial shutdown is of 'utmost importance'". Daily Freeman. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  25. ^ Kirby, Paul. "Republican Kyle Van De Water of Millbrook joins race for 19th Congressional District seat". Daily Freeman. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  26. ^ a b "2020 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  27. ^ Bycoffe, Anna Wiederkehr and Aaron (April 22, 2021). "Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden?". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  28. ^ "Committees and Caucuses". U.S. Congressman Antonio Delgado Representing the 19th District of New York. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  29. ^ DeLine, Jamie (May 4, 2022). "Congressman Antonio Delgado Chosen to Be Next Lieutenant Governor". WTEN. Retrieved May 4, 2022. Although an exact date has not been set, Governor Hochul said he will be sworn in sometime this month.
  30. ^ Hochul, Kathy (May 3, 2022). "Governor Hochul Announces Appointment of Representative Antonio Delgado as Lieutenant Governor". Governor of New York. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  31. ^ Reisman, Nick. "Antonio Delgado will be sworn in as New York lieutenant governor on Wednesday". Spectrum News. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  32. ^ Mahoney, Bill; Gronewald, Anna (May 3, 2022). "Hochul picks Delgado to be New York lieutenant governor, taking him out of House race". Politico.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  33. ^ Ferré-Sadurní, Luis (June 29, 2022). "Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado Fends Off Challenge From Left in N.Y. Primary". The New York Times.
  34. ^ "Hochul says she's running for another term as New York governor in 2026". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  35. ^ "New York Lt. Governor Delgado says Biden should end his campaign". Reuters. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  36. ^ "2022 General Election Governor and Lt. Governor Results". NY State Board of Elections.
  37. ^ Bragg, Chris (May 21, 2018). "NY-19 candidate inducted into Upstate Basketball Hall of Fame". Times Union. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antonio Delgado.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 19th congressional district
2019–2022 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of New York
2022–present 		Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York
2022 		Most recent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Representative 		Succeeded byas Former US Representative
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Antonio_Delgado&oldid=1244930478"