Who is Kathy Hochul, New York's soon-to-be first female governor?

When New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's resignation becomes effective in two weeks, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul will replace him as the state's first female governor.

Cuomo, a Democrat, announced his impending resignation Tuesday, with his eventual impeachment seeming all but certain in the wake of a New York attorney general report that found he sexually harassed 11 women. Cuomo denied acting inappropriately, but said he would step down to "let government get back to governing."  Under New York state law, in the event of a governor's resignation, the lieutenant governor becomes the person in charge.