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Antonio Delgado – NY19

Antonio Delgado

Summary

Current Position: US Representative of NY District 19 since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Candidate: 2023 US Senator for DISTRICT 19
Former Position: US Senator

Other Positions:  
Chair, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit – Agriculture

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While federal relief programs have helped many, too often, our smaller family-run farm operations are shut out from direct support. I joined @RepJahanaHayes to reintroduce legislation to create a new USDA loan program to better serve farmers during economic crises.

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Rep. Delgado on Morning Joe

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Rep. Delgado Urges VA to Expand Outreach to Post-9/11 Veterans
Binghamton Homepage, Office of Antonio Delgado – September 14, 2021

RHINEBECK, NY – U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) urged the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to quickly develop and implement a comprehensive plan to contact post-9/11 veterans and provide information and local resources. The bipartisan letter encourages contact through means including digital correspondence, social media, phone calls, and text messages.

Rep. Delgado recently held a forum for NY-19 veterans, where he was joined by local veterans, public officials who have served, veteran liaisons, and members of the New York State Senate and Assembly Veterans Committees. The Congressman also recently introduced the bipartisan and bicameral REACH for Veterans Act, which would make meaningful improvements to the Veterans Crisis Line.

“It is our duty to check in with veterans — not the other way around. I am calling on the Secretary to develop and implement an outreach plan that reaches all our veterans,” said Rep. Delgado. “Last week, I heard directly from upstate veterans who are struggling during this challenging time. They stressed the need for mental health services and accessible resources. We must deliver for the men and women who sacrificed to protect us.”

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Rep. Delgado is from Schenectady and lives in Rhinebeck with his wife, Lacey, and their twin sons, Maxwell and Coltrane. Rep. Delgado’s parents worked for General Electric in Schenectady, demonstrating the values of hard work and commitment to community. It is that hard-working spirit that Rep. Delgado has continued throughout his life: he earned a Rhodes Scholarship while he attended Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, and went on to attend Harvard Law School. Rep. Delgado’s professional experiences include a career in the music industry focused on empowering young people through Hip Hop culture, as well as working as an attorney in the complex commercial space, where he also dedicated significant time to pro bono work in connection with criminal justice reform. It’s because of these diverse professional and personal experiences that Rep. Delgado finds common ground across the aisle and delivers results for the people of New York’s 19th Congressional District.

Rep. Delgado spends every day in Congress focused on creating a vibrant local economy, working with local, state, and federal partners — regardless of party — to get results for the people here. From improving access to quality, affordable health care to expanding rural broadband to protecting our agricultural interests, Rep. Delgado is dedicated to working across the aisle and standing up for what residents need. During the 116th Congress, Rep. Delgado received the Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Enterprise Award and the Jefferson-Hamilton Award for his bipartisan legislative work. Rep. Delgado takes seriously his responsibility to be a voice for his constituents across the district, and hold himself accountable to them –

Rep. Delgado held 50 town halls in his first term, including 33 town halls in 2019, three in each of the 11 counties in the 19th Congressional District. Rep. Delgado is also committed to ensuring transparency and accessibility: he created four bipartisan, locally-based advisory committees on the priorities important to NY-19 including Small Business, Agriculture, Health Care and Veterans and opened five district offices so that everyone can have their questions answered, issues addressed, and voices heard. Rep. Delgado is the Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. The Congressman also serves on the House Small Business and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees.

Voting Record

Caucuses 

Affordable Prescription Drug Task Force

Appalachian National Scenic Trail Caucus

Bipartisan Heroin and Opioids Task Force

Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism

Civil Air Patrol Congressional Squadron

Congressional ALS Caucus

Congressional Arts Caucus

Congressional Black Caucus, Agriculture & Food Security Domestic Policy Chair

Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus

Congressional Caucus on Black – Jewish Relations

Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus

Congressional Delaware River Watershed Caucus, Founder and Co-Chair

Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Congressional Independent Colleges Caucus

Congressional Labor Caucus

Congressional MS Caucus

Congressional Organic Caucus

Congressional Pre-K Caucus

Congressional Rural Caucus

Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus

Dairy Farmers Caucus

Democracy Reform Task Force

Expand Social Security Caucus

Gun Violence Prevention Task Force

Historic Preservation Caucus

Hoops For Youth Caucus

House Servicewomen and Women Veterans Congressional Caucus

House Small Brewers Caucus

LGBT Equality Caucus

Lyme Disease Caucus

PFAS Task Force

Rare Disease Congressional Caucus

Rural Broadband Caucus

Rural Broadband Task Force

Ski and Snowboard Caucus

Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease

Women’s Veterans Task Force

Working Forests Caucus

Offices

Washington, DC Office

1007 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-5614

Delhi Office

607-376-0090

Hudson Office

518-267-4123

Kingston Office

256 Clinton Ave
Kingston, NY 12401
845-443-2930

Liberty Office

845-295-6020

Oneonta Office

607-376-0091

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Wikipedia Entry

This article is about the New York politician. For other uses, see Antonio Delgado (disambiguation).

Antonio Ramon Delgado (born January 28, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving as the lieutenant governor of New York since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Delgado served as the U.S. representative from New York’s 19th congressional district from 2019 to 2022. He is the first person of either African–American or Latino descent to be elected to Congress from Upstate New York[1] and the first Latino to hold statewide office in New York.[2]

On May 3, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she had appointed Delgado to the then-vacant office of lieutenant governor of New York. Delgado was sworn in on May 25, 2022. On November 8, 2022, Delgado was elected to a full term as lieutenant governor. In February 2025, following public disagreements with Hochul, Delgado announced he would not seek reelection as lieutenant governor in 2026.

Early life, education, and early career

Delgado was born on January 28, 1977, in Schenectady, New York,[3] to Tony Delgado and Thelma P. Hill.[4] He is African American and has Cape Verdean and Latino ancestry.[5] Delgado has three younger brothers and grew up in Schenectady’s Hamilton Hill neighborhood.[6]

Delgado attended Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons High School and played for the school’s basketball team. In his senior year, The Daily Gazette named Delgado to its all-area second team. He then enrolled at Colgate University and played for the Colgate Raiders men’s basketball team alongside future Golden State Warriors player Adonal Foyle.[7][8] Delgado graduated from Colgate in 1999[7] and earned a Rhodes Scholarship to study at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from which he received a Master of Arts in 2001.[9] In 2005, Delgado graduated from Harvard Law School.[10]

After law school, Delgado moved to Los Angeles in 2005 and worked in the music industry.[10] In 2007, he released a socially conscious rap album under the stage name “AD the Voice”.[11][12] He then worked as a litigator in the New York office of the law firm Akin Gump.[13]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018

See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 19

In the 2018 elections, Delgado ran for the United States House of Representatives in New York’s 19th congressional district. He defeated six other candidates in the Democratic primary election and faced incumbent Republican John Faso in the November 6 general election.[14]

During the campaign, Delgado criticized Faso for voting against the Affordable Care Act.[15] Faso, alongside the Congressional Leadership Fund and the National Republican Congressional Committee, attacked Delgado’s former rap career,[16][17] calling Delgado as a “big-city rapper”.[18] The New York Times Editorial Board condemned the attacks as “race-baiting”.[19]

Delgado won the general election with 132,001 votes to Faso’s 124,408.[20][21] He was sworn into office on January 3, 2019.[22]

2020

See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 19

Delgado ran for a second term in 2020. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Republican nominee Kyle Van De Water, an attorney and former trustee of the village of Millbrook, New York,[23] in the general election with 192,100 votes to Van De Water’s 151,475.[24]

Tenure

Delgado with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in Rensselaer County after 2021 flooding

Delgado is the first person of either African–American or Latino descent to be elected to Congress from Upstate New York.[1]

Delgado had 18 bills signed into law as a member of Congress, including the Small Business Relief Accessibility Act, the Strengthening Financial Aid for Students Act, the Improving Benefits for Underserved Veterans Act, and the Direct Support for Communities Act.[25] He voted to impeach President Donald Trump in 2019[26] and again in 2021.[27]

During his congressional tenure, Delgado voted in line with President Joe Biden‘s stated position 100% of the time.[28]

Delgado left office in May 2022 to become lieutenant governor of New York.[29]

Committee assignments

Lieutenant Governor of New York

Delgado speaking at one of his first events as Lieutenant Governor of New York

On May 3, 2022, Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin resigned from office after being indicted on federal bribery and wire fraud charges. Later that day, New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Delgado lieutenant governor of New York.[31][32][33] He was sworn in on May 25.[34] Delgado is the first Latino to hold statewide office in New York.[2]

Delgado won the Democratic primary election for lieutenant governor with 58% of the vote and appeared with Hochul on the general election ballot.[35] Hochul and Delgado won the general election, defeating the Republican ticket of Lee Zeldin and Alison Esposito.[36]

On July 2, 2024, Hochul announced that she would run for reelection in 2026 with Delgado as her running mate.[37]

On July 10, 2024, Delgado called for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 United States presidential election.[38] His position on this issue conflicted with Hochul’s, as she continued to support Biden’s candidacy.[39]

On February 13, 2025, Delgado called for New York City Mayor Eric Adams to resign from office. Following Delgado’s statement, Hochul’s office said that Delgado “does not now and has not ever spoken on behalf of this administration”. City & State New York reported that the “legal and leadership crisis in New York City” was “exposing the rift” between Hochul and Delgado.[40]

On February 24, 2025, Delgado announced that he would not seek reelection as lieutenant governor in 2026 and would explore other options. Hochul’s office responded that Hochul “had already begun taking steps to identify a new running mate for 2026”.[41]

Electoral history

Democratic primary results, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticAntonio Delgado 8,576 22.1
DemocraticPat Ryan6,94117.9
DemocraticGareth Rhodes6,89017.7
DemocraticBrian Flynn5,24513.5
DemocraticJeff Beals4,99112.9
DemocraticDavid Clegg4,25711.0
DemocraticErin Collier1,9084.9
Total votes38,808 100.0
New York’s 19th congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticAntonio Delgado135,58247.1
Working FamiliesAntonio Delgado9,2373.2
Women’s EqualityAntonio Delgado3,0541.1
TotalAntonio Delgado147,87351.4
RepublicanJohn Faso112,30439.0
ConservativeJohn Faso16,9065.9
IndependenceJohn Faso3,0091.0
ReformJohn Faso6540.2
TotalJohn Faso (incumbent)132,87346.1
GreenSteven Greenfield4,3131.5
IndependentDiane Neal2,8351.0
Total votes287,894 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
New York’s 19th congressional district, 2020[24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticAntonio Delgado168,28148.0
Working FamiliesAntonio Delgado22,9696.6
SAMAntonio Delgado8500.2
Total Antonio Delgado (incumbent) 192,100 54.8
RepublicanKyle Van De Water151,47543.2
LibertarianVictoria Alexander4,2241.2
GreenSteve Greenfield2,7990.8
Total votes350,598 100.0
Democratic hold
2022 New York gubernatorial election[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic
  • Kathy Hochul
  • Antonio Delgado
2,879,09248.77%−7.39%
Working Families
  • Kathy Hochul
  • Antonio Delgado
261,3234.43%+2.55%
Total

3,140,41553.20%−6.42%
Republican
  • Lee Zeldin
  • Alison Esposito
2,449,39441.49%+9.89%
Conservative
  • Lee Zeldin
  • Alison Esposito
313,1875.31%+1.15%
Total
2,762,58146.80%+10.59%
Total votes5,788,802 100.0%
Turnout5,902,99647.74%
Registered electors12,124,242
Democratic hold

Personal life

Delgado married Lacey Schwartz in 2011.[4] They have twin sons and live in Rhinebeck, north of Poughkeepsie.[7]

Delgado self-identifies as Afro-Latino.[43] He is African American and has Cape Verdean and Latino ancestry.[5] Delgado has said that he has Mexican, Colombian, and Venezuelan ancestry on his mother’s side.[43][44]

Delgado is 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall.[45]

See also

Explanatory notes

References

  1. ^ a b Solender, Andrew. “Democrat Antonio Delgado has defeated Republican incumbent John Faso”. Chronogram Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Price, Michelle L. “Delgado becomes 1st New York Lt. governor with Latino roots”. ABC News. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  3. ^ “Candidate Conversation – Antonio Delgado (D) | News & Analysis”. Inside Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  4. ^ a b “Lacey Schwartz, Antonio Delgado: Weddings”. The New York Times. September 25, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  5. ^ a b “Hispanic Heritage: Antonio Delgado’s road to politics”. news10.com. October 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Jake Lahut (July 29, 2018). “Humble roots to the ‘big tent’ – Schenectady native Delgado has his eyes on Congress”. The Daily Gazette. Schenectady, N.Y. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c Jim Schiltz (May 16, 2018). “Congressional candidate Delgado played basketball, too”. The Daily Gazette. Schenectady, N.Y. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  8. ^ Solender, Andrew. “Antonio Delgado clinches Democratic nomination, makes history in NY19”. Chronogram Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  9. ^ Washington, K. C. (August 4, 2019). “Antonio Delgado (1977- ) •”. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Hamilton, Matthew (June 5, 2017). “Democrat Antonio Delgado makes NY-19 bid official – Capitol Confidential”. Blog.timesunion.com. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  11. ^ “He’s a Rhodes Scholar. The G.O.P. Keeps Calling Him a ‘Big-City Rapper.’“. The New York Times. October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  12. ^ Grady, Constance (September 12, 2018). “Republican TV ad criticizes Antonio Delgado’s rap career”. Vox. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  13. ^ Bragg, Chris (May 12, 2018). “Faso opponent new to the 19th District”. Times Union. Albany, N.Y. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  14. ^ Audrey Russo (June 27, 2018). “Rhinebeck lawyer Antonio Delgado declares victory in 19th District Democratic primary”. Utica, N.Y.: WKTV. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  15. ^ Pramuk, Jacob (November 6, 2018). “Democrat Delgado projected to unseat GOP Rep. John Faso in New York House district”. CNBC. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  16. ^ “House candidate’s ‘offensive’ rap lyrics called out in attack ad”. New York Post. August 17, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  17. ^ “A new attack ad says Antonio Delgado’s rap career is “offensive”“. Vox. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  18. ^ Degraffinried, Natalie. “Republicans Lose NY House Seat to Democrat They Called a ‘Big-City Rapper,’ Which Is Now a Slur, I Guess”. The Root. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  19. ^ “Opinion | John Faso Is Race-Baiting His Opponent”. The New York Times. July 19, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  20. ^ “NY Election Night Results”. www.elections.ny.gov.
  21. ^ “Rhodes Scholar Antonio Delgado is Headed to Congress”. Ebony. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  22. ^ Zangla, Ariél (January 3, 2019). “Delgado sworn in as Mid-Hudson Valley congressman, says ending partial shutdown is of ‘utmost importance’“. Daily Freeman. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  23. ^ Kirby, Paul. “Republican Kyle Van De Water of Millbrook joins race for 19th Congressional District seat”. Daily Freeman. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  24. ^ a b “2020 Election Results”. New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  25. ^ “U.S. Rep Antonio Delgado Is NY’s New Lieutenant Governor, Hochul Says”. nbcnewyork.com. May 3, 2022.
  26. ^ Cai, Weiyi; Lai, K. K. Rebecca; Parlapiano, Alicia; White, Jeremy; Buchanan, Larry (December 18, 2019). “Impeachment Results: How Democrats and Republicans Voted” – via NYTimes.com.
  27. ^ Spector, Joseph (January 13, 2021). “How New York House members voted on impeaching Donald Trump”. Democrat and Chronicle.
  28. ^ Bycoffe, Anna Wiederkehr and Aaron (January 3, 2023). “Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden?”. FiveThirtyEight. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  29. ^ Mahoney, Bill (June 20, 2022). “Delgado quit Congress to be Hochul’s No. 2. Now he actually needs to win”. POLITICO.
  30. ^ “Committees and Caucuses”. U.S. Congressman Antonio Delgado Representing the 19th District of New York. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  31. ^ Mahoney, Bill; Gronewald, Anna (May 3, 2022). “Hochul picks Delgado to be New York lieutenant governor, taking him out of House race”. Politico.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  32. ^ DeLine, Jamie (May 4, 2022). “Congressman Antonio Delgado Chosen to Be Next Lieutenant Governor”. WTEN. Retrieved May 4, 2022. Although an exact date has not been set, Governor Hochul said he will be sworn in sometime this month.
  33. ^ Hochul, Kathy (May 3, 2022). “Governor Hochul Announces Appointment of Representative Antonio Delgado as Lieutenant Governor”. Governor of New York. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  34. ^ Reisman, Nick. “Antonio Delgado will be sworn in as New York lieutenant governor on Wednesday”. Spectrum News. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  35. ^ Ferré-Sadurní, Luis (June 29, 2022). “Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado Fends Off Challenge From Left in N.Y. Primary”. The New York Times.
  36. ^ Lewis, Rebecca (November 8, 2022). “2022 New York governor’s race general election results”. City & State NY.
  37. ^ “Hochul says she’s running for another term as New York governor in 2026”. Spectrum News 1. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  38. ^ “New York Lt. Governor Delgado says Biden should end his campaign”. Reuters. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  39. ^ Lewis, Rebecca (July 10, 2024). “In split with Hochul, Delgado calls on Biden to drop out”. City & State NY.
  40. ^ Jefferson, Austin (February 15, 2025). “Split over Adams highlights rift between Hochul and Delgado”. City & State NY.
  41. ^ Mahoney, Bill (February 24, 2025). “Delgado won’t seek another term as lieutenant governor”. POLITICO.
  42. ^ “2022 General Election Governor and Lt. Governor Results”. NY State Board of Elections.
  43. ^ a b Mays, Jeffery C.; Ferré-Sadurní, Luis (May 21, 2022). “Hochul’s Lt. Governor Pick Says He Is Afro-Latino. Some Latinos Object” – via NYTimes.com.
  44. ^ Williams, Zach; Campanile, Carl (May 5, 2022). “Hochul running mate Antonio Delgado clarifies his ‘Afro-Latino’ roots after criticism”. New York Post.
  45. ^ Bragg, Chris (May 21, 2018). “NY-19 candidate inducted into Upstate Basketball Hall of Fame”. Times Union. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019.
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 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York’s 19th congressional district
2019–2022		Succeeded by

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 Lieutenant Governor of New York
2022–present		Incumbent
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 Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York
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as Former US Representative

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