Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York and son of former NY Governor Mario Cuomo, resigned today after multiple women accused him of sexual assault.
"Wasting energy on distractions is the last thing that state government should be doing, and I cannot be the cause of that," Cuomo, 63, said in remarks Tuesday from the state capital of Albany.
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul is next in line and will become the state's first female governor.
Hochul, who served one term in Congress before Cuomo tapped her to be his running mate in 2014, said in a statement she agreed with the governor's decision to step down.
