{"id":735411,"date":"2021-09-09T19:36:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T23:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=735411"},"modified":"2021-09-09T19:36:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T23:36:14","slug":"n-y-lt-gov-brian-benjamin-takes-oath-of-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-lt-gov-brian-benjamin-takes-oath-of-office\/","title":{"rendered":"N.Y. Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin takes oath of office"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fn-y-lt-gov-brian-benjamin-takes-oath-of-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=735411&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2515175\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2515175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 AUGUST 26: State Sen. Brian Benjamin and Gov. Kathy Hochul celebrate during a press conference announcing State Sen. Brian Benjamin as Lt. Governor on August 26, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 4:27 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, September 9, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has sworn in her second in command. Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin took the oath of office on Thursday with his family by his side.<\/p>\n<p>This comes just two weeks after Hochul replaced embattled former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) following his multiple scandals. Hochul said there are challenges ahead, but the incoming lieutenant governor is up to the task.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why I found a person who knows what it\u2019s like to struggle, to work hard, to make something of his life and return service to the community,\u201d said Hochul on her decision to work with Benjamin. \u201cThat my friends is the American dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Honored to welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewYorkLtGov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NewYorkLtGov<\/a> Brian Benjamin, now officially sworn-in as New York&#8217;s Lieutenant Governor.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re ready to get to work to serve New Yorkers across the state. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SgmAOEdak6\">pic.twitter.com\/SgmAOEdak6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKathyHochul\/status\/1435999558266458114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 44-year-old former state senator from Harlem said he would help Hochul focus on the coronavirus pandemic response and with upgrading New York\u2019s public housing system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York state, I will do everything I can to make sure that those who are living at the margins, those who are struggling, those who are overlooked, will have a seat at the table,\u201d said Benjamin following his official swearing-in ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, a special election will be held to fill Benjamin\u2019s state Senate seat.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/secy-austin-al-qaeda-may-attempt-to-regenerate-in-afghanistan\/\">Secy. Austin: Al-Qaeda May Attempt To Regenerate In Afghanistan<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 AUGUST 26: State Sen. Brian Benjamin and Gov. Kathy Hochul celebrate during a press conference announcing State Sen. Brian Benjamin as Lt. 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