Assembly Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes, D- Buffalo, left, and Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin
Assembly Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes, D- Buffalo, left, and Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin talk before introducing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to deliver her first State of the State address in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. Hans Pennink/Pool via REUTERS