Kathy Hochul becomes first female governor of New York following Cuomo's step down RELATED: Who is Kathy Hochul? https://youtu.be/ydUnJJ0F34w Kathy Hochul is making history as the first female governor of New York after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo stepped down amid sexual harassment scandal. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: shorturl.at/xACOP » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR.