{"id":358865,"date":"2021-10-28T00:58:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T21:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ag-james-will-launch-challenge-of-hochul-for-ny-governor-sources\/"},"modified":"2021-10-28T00:58:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T21:58:14","slug":"ag-james-will-launch-challenge-of-hochul-for-ny-governor-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ag-james-will-launch-challenge-of-hochul-for-ny-governor-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"#AG James will launch challenge of Hochul for NY governor: sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#AG James will launch challenge of Hochul for NY governor: sources<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>ALBANY \u2014 State Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Letitia James \u2014 whose bombshell sexual harassment report led to the resignation of ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo \u2014 will announce that she\u2019s challenging incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul in the 2022 Democratic primary, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>James called a union leader Wednesday notifying the official she plans to announce her campaign \u201cshortly,\u201d according to a source.<\/p>\n<p>Kimberly Peeler-Allen, senior advisor for James\u2019 campaign put out a statement Wednesday that said: \u201cAttorney General Letitia James has made a decision regarding the governor\u2019s race. She will be announcing it in the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hear she\u2019s making calls. She made a call to me for money last week,\u201d a second source familiar with James\u2019 thinking told The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe did not want to say that she\u2019s running for governor \u2014 even though we understood each other,\u201d said the source, noting James wrily added: \u201cYou know what I\u2019m up to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer problem is, Puerto Rico is next week,\u201d said the source \u2014 referring to the SOMOS conference there Nov. 3 to  Nov. 7, which is expected to be heavily attended by New York\u2019s political heavyweights \u2014 including James, Hochul and the likely next mayor of New York City, Democratic Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/kathy-hocuhl.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Gov. Hochul already has announced that she will be running in 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-19945427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/kathy-hocuhl.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/kathy-hocuhl.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/kathy-hocuhl.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gov. Hochul already has announced that she will be running in 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Matthew McDermott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe will be going down to Puerto Rico and she\u2019s going to be buttonholeing a lot of people. You can\u2019t be veiled at that. As she talks to people, she\u2019s got to be blunt. That\u2019s what gives me some thought that she\u2019s going to announce before Puerto Rico,\u201d the source speculated.<\/p>\n<p>Another labor source who requested anonymity said James has also had conversations with New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams to talk him out of running for governor \u2014 and he\u2019s refusing to agree to that.<\/p>\n<p>Williams announced earlier this month that he\u2019s formed an exploratory committee for the campaign.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/jumaane-williams-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"According to a source, James has attempted to convince New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams to not run for governor.\" class=\"wp-image-19945384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/jumaane-williams-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/jumaane-williams-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/jumaane-williams-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>According to a source, James has attempted to convince New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams to not run for governor.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>James has served as attorney general since 2018, and before that was city public advocate.<\/p>\n<p>But in recent weeks she has personally been making calls to supporters, according to sources, and openly telling individuals to \u201cstay tuned\u201d regarding her future plans.<\/p>\n<p>Her campaign committee has also begun internal polling efforts, according to two sources with knowledge of the dealings. <\/p>\n<p>James\u2019 office released a sexual harassment report on Aug. 3 that concluded Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women and created a toxic work environment \u2014 breaking \u201cmultiple\u201d state and federal laws.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Andrew Cuomo \u2014 will announce that she\u2019s challenging incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul in the 2022 Democratic primary, The Post has learned. 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