As lieutenant governor, Hochul has been a proponent for women’s health and safety, including the state’s “Enough Is Enough” legislation, aimed at fighting sexual assault on college campuses and requiring colleges in the state “to adopt a uniform definition of affirmative consent, defined as knowing, voluntary, and mutual decision among all participants to engage in sexual activity.” (In 2006, Hochul, along with her mother and aunt, established the Kathleen Mary House, a transitional home in suburban Buffalo for victims of domestic violence.) After the second allegation against Governor Cuomo surfaced, Hochul released a brief statement, saying, “Everyone deserves to have their voice heard and taken seriously. I support an independent review.” Four years later, Hochul’s bid for reelection was challenged by a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary, Jumaane Williams, a three-term New York City councilman. Hochul beat back the challenge from Williams, now the public advocate ...
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