Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado is running for governor, challenging the very person who appointed him to statewide office in 2022: Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Delgado formally launched his campaign on Monday with a video that touts his upstate roots and calls for “ bold, decisive, transformational leadership.”

His entry into the race sets up a Democratic primary clash with Hochul, who is running for a second full term in 2026.

“ Listen, the powerful and well-connected have their champions,” Delgado, the former congressional representative from the Hudson Valley, said in the video. “I'm running for governor to be yours.”

Hochul hand-selected Delgado for the No. 2 role in 2022 before winning a full term alongside him the same year. But the two quickly had a falling out over Delgado’s role — or lack t

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