Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to announce a special election in the coming days to replace former Republican Rep. Tom Reed after he made his resignation official.
“Governor Hochul will follow the process set out by law and issue a proclamation declaring a special election that will align with the recently set August 23rd election date,” a Hochul spokesman said in an email.
Reed now works in the private sector after leaving Congress on May 10 following allegations of misconduct that helped scuttle a rumored run for governor.Google Maps— about the two-week hold up in announcing a special election in his old district. Hochul administration has said that a May 10 letter from Reed — a longtime member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus in the House — to the governor did not qualify as the official notification to the New York Department of State required by the state Public Officers Law.DAVID MAXWELL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
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