What is Lieutenant Governor of New York?
{{Infobox official post|post=Lieutenant Governor|body=New York|flag=Flag of New York.svg|flagsize=130px|insignia=Seal of New York (state).svg|flagcaption=Flag of the State of New York|insigniacaption=Seal of the State of New York|image=LG Antonio Delgado Portrait.jpg|incumbent=[[Antonio Delgado]]|incumbentsince=May 25, 2022|style=Lieutenant Governor<br>The Honorable<br>His Excellency|appointer=Primary Election<br>[[Governor of New York]]|termlength=Four years, no term limit|constituting_instrument=[[Constitution of New York|New York Constitution of 1777]]|formation={{Start date and age|1777|7|30|p=1|br=1}}|succession=First<br>(gubernatorial line of succession)|salary=$210,000 (2020)|website=[https://www.governor.ny.gov/about-lieutenant-governor governor.ny.gov]|inaugural=[[Pierre Van Cortlandt]]|department=[[New York State Senate]]<br>Government of New York State|seat=[[Albany, New York]]|insigniasize=100px}} The '''lieutenant governor of New York''' is a [[Constitution|constitutional office]] in the [[Executive (government)|executive branch]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]. It is the second highest-ranking official in the state government. The lieutenant governor ranks first in the [[Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States|gubernatorial line of succession]] and is also the officer of the legislative branch, president of the Senate and the presiding officer of the Senate. [[Antonio Delgado]] is the current lieutenant governor of New York, in office since May 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado|url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/lt-governor-antonio-delgado|access-date=2023-10-21|website=www.governor.ny.gov|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Antonio Delgado (New York)|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Antonio_Delgado_(New_York)|access-date=2023-10-21|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref> == Constitutional roles and duties == The lieutenant governor is the president of the Senate. The lieutenant governor has the power to preside over the Senate and has the