Gov. Kathy Hochul isn’t from New York City, but she could be its biggest mass transit defender in a generation. She has embraced that distinction in her re-election campaign.
Gov. Kathy Hochul is leaning on her record of funding improvements to New York’s public transit system, including by approving a congestion pricing toll that was the first of its kind in the nation.
Keisha Lance Bottoms, in her bid for Georgia governor, has faced pointed criticism of her leadership in Atlanta and disappointment in her decision to leave after one term.