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New York's first female lieutenant governor, Mary Anne Krupsak, has died at age 92

Jan. 03, 2025 12:48 PM EST

GENEVA, N.Y. (AP) — Mary Ann Krupsak, who became the first woman elected to statewide office in New York when she was voted in as lieutenant governor in 1974, has died. She was 92. Krupsak died Saturday at her home on Seneca Lake, according to an online obituary published Thursday....

AP Race Call: Democrat Paul Tonko wins reelection to U.S. House in New York's 20th Congressional District

Nov. 05, 2024 22:12 PM EST

Democratic Rep. Paul Tonko won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Tuesday. Tonko was first elected to Congress in 2008. He had previously served for more than two decades in the state Assembly before resigning to head the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The former...