# Antonio Delgado > [!info] Stub > Minimal-viable page created to resolve a wikilink from [[India Walton]]. Expand with his House record and the Hochul rift. New York's lieutenant governor, appointed by Governor [[Kathy Hochul]] in May 2022 after representing the Hudson Valley's 19th congressional district from 2019 to 2022. He broke publicly with Hochul — criticizing her on climate and health care — and in June 2025 announced a primary challenge to her for the 2026 Democratic nomination for governor. On February 4, 2026 he named Buffalo organizer [[India Walton]] as his running mate. Six days later, on **February 10, 2026**, he suspended the campaign, saying "there simply is no viable path forward": he had failed to win the party's designation at the state convention, trailed Hochul by 53 points among Democrats in Siena polling, and would have had to petition onto the June ballot. He did not endorse Hochul, and said he would keep serving as lieutenant governor. ## Related - [[Kathy Hochul]] — the governor who appointed him and whom he challenged - [[India Walton]] — his 2026 running mate