Latinos are still hunting for a political breakthrough in New York. Two state senators with Hispanic heritage, Jessica Ramos and Zellnor Myrie, launched promising campaigns for New York City mayor, but they ultimately failed to gain traction. Meanwhile, in Albany, New York’s lieutenant governor, Afro-Latino politician Antonio Delgado, is mounting a long-shot challenge against his own boss, Gov. Kathy Hochul. But barring an unlikely upset, the only chance for a Latino to secure a statewide or citywide elected office in the coming year is via a new gubernatorial running mate or winning the insider battle for speaker of the New York City Council.
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