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  If there is an appointee, why would Hochul, who is a democrat, not seize the opportunity to simply appoint a democrat? A republican will just vote for replubicans, no matter how liberal they are. If she gets a chance, she should just appoint a democrat, she was chosen by the people too, and given that power. It's not 'fair', but it's the rules (if they are anyway), and politics is strategy.
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  I'm going to continue researching, but I'm pretty sure for House seats (as opposed to Senate) there would be a special election, not an appointee.
  E: Constitution Article 1, Section 2, Clause 4 >
  
  Corroborated by Ballotpedia as well. >
  
  It's not up to her, there'd be an election for the seat.
  IN a world in which it were though, why, why, why would she EVER help the GOP look less like a pack of complete fools? What, exactly, would be in it for her, or her constituents in a very blue state?
  A not-terrible rep, who could hold the seat? How, again, does that help?
  Let them drown in the trickle of his endless malfeasance. Or let him be sworn in and then they can boot his ass and there'll be an election and watch the GOP have to deal with that. >
  
  Thanks, I would have given you a delta but gave it to the earlier commenter for making the same point. I was under the mistaken belief that she would be able to appoint a temporary representative to fill the seat until a special election could be granted. 
  Actually, no reason I can't give you the !delta, too, as you commented before I saw the other one. >
  
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