What is Michelle Hinchey?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Michelle Hinchey |image = Michelle Hinchey.jpg |state_senate = New York |district = [[New York's 46th State Senate district|46th]] |term_start = January 1, 2021 |term_end = |predecessor = [[George A. Amedore Jr.|George Amedore]] |successor = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|11|3}} |birth_place = [[Saugerties, New York]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |relatives = [[Maurice Hinchey]] (father) |education = [[Cornell University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) |website = {{url|hincheyforny.com|Campaign website}}<br>{{url|nysenate.gov/senators/michelle-hinchey|State Senate website}} }} '''Michelle Hinchey''' (born November 3, 1987) is an [[Americans|American]] [[politician]]. She is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] from [[New York (state)|New York State]]. In the 2020 [[New York State Senate election]], Hinchey won with a margin of 51-49%. She took the office in January 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hinchey Win Leaves Senate Dems One Victory Shy|date=20 November 2020 |publisher=Times Union|url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Hinchey-win-leaves-Senate-Dems-one-victory-shy-of-15743539.php|access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref> Hinchey was born in [[Saugerties, New York]]. Her father was U.S. Representative [[Maurice Hinchey]]. After Congressman [[Antonio Delgado (politician)|Antonio Delgado]] was picked as [[Lieutenant Governor of New York|lieutenant governor of New York]] in May 2022, Hinchey was mentioned as a possible candidate in a special election to fill his vacant House seat.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Ferré-Sadurní |first1=Luis |last2=Fandos |first2=Nicholas |date=2022-05-03 |title=Hochul Chooses Antonio Delgado as New Lieutenant Governor |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/nyregion/antonio-d