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ROCHESTER, N.Y. \u2014 The race for New York governor is beginning to take shape. Here\u2019s a list of prominent names in this year\u2019s race.<\/p>\n
The primary election is set for June 23, with the general election on Nov. 3.<\/p>\n
Bruce Blakeman<\/p>\n
News10NBC spoke with GOP candidate Bruce Blakeman at Rochester\u2019s Riverside Convention Center ahead of the Conservative Party dinner. <\/p>\n
\u201cNassau County has the lowest poverty rate in the state of New York, so we have prosperity, we have economic development, so we\u2019re creating jobs, and that\u2019s very important to me,\u201d Blakeman said. <\/p>\n
Blakeman also discussed his plans to extend his economic strategies to other regions. \u201cBring it up here to Monroe County, to Rochester, Erie County, Buffalo, and the western part of New York state and bring them jobs and bring them safer communities,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Governor Kathy Hochul and Adrienne Adams<\/p>\n
In other developments, Kathy Hochul introduced her pick for lieutenant governor, Adrienne Adams, at the State Democratic Convention in Syracuse. Adams, a former New York City Council speaker, joins Hochul on an all-women ticket for the first time in New York. <\/p>\n