Brian Benjamin | |
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.jpg) Benjamin in 2021 | |
| Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
| In office September 9, 2021 – April 12, 2022 | |
| Governor | Kathy Hochul |
| Preceded by | Andrea Stewart-Cousins (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Stewart-Cousins (acting) |
| Member of the New York State Senate from the 30th district | |
| In office June 5, 2017 – September 9, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Perkins |
| Succeeded by | Cordell Cleare |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 9, 1976 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Cathleen Benjamin |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Brown University (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
Brian A. Benjamin (born December 9, 1976)[1] is an American politician and businessman who was the lieutenant governor of New York from September 2021 until he resigned on April 12, 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the 30th district in the New York State Senate from 2017 to 2021.
A political progressive,[2][3] Benjamin was first elected to the New York State Senate in a May 2017 special election. During his Senate tenure, Benjamin was the senior assistant majority leader chaired the Senate Committee on Budget and Revenue.
On August 26, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul appointed him to the post of lieutenant governor of New York. She had vacated the position when she was sworn in as governor of New York after Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned. On April 12, 2022, Benjamin resigned after being indicted earlier that day on federal wire fraud and bribery charges, to which he pleaded not guilty. The case is pending.