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NY Gov. Hochul hits election hurdle in running mate’s arrest

FILE - U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., a gubernatorial candidate, speaks during a news conference in the Queens borough of New York, Aug. 18, 2020. Suozzi criticized New York Governor Kathy Hochul, saying her pick of Brian Benjamin for lieutenant governor was part of a pattern of bad choices, following his arrest in a federal corruption investigation. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

FILE - New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, a gubernatorial candidate, speaks to reporters at the state Capitol, Friday, April 8, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. Williams criticized New York Governor Kathy Hochul after her lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, resigned following his arrest in a federal corruption investigation. "Either she's consistently shamefully out of the loop, or shamefully enabling through her inaction," said Williams. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

FILE - State Sen. Brian Benjamin embraces Gov. Kathy Hochul during an event in the Harlem, New York, after she made him lieutenant governor, Aug. 26, 2021. Hochul's previously smooth path to the Democratic primary hit a major bump this week when Benjamin resigned following his arrest in a federal corruption investigation. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

NY Gov. Hochul hits election hurdle in running mate’s arrest