Brian Benjamin

Brian A. Benjamin (born December 9, 1976) is an American politician and businessman. He was the Lieutenant Governor of New York from September 9, 2021 until April 12, 2022.

Brian Benjamin
Benjamin in November 2021
Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office September 9, 2021 – April 12, 2022
Governor	Kathy Hochul
Preceded by	Kathy Hochul
Succeeded by	Antonio Delgado
Member of the New York State Senate from the 30th district
In office June 5, 2017 – September 9, 2021
Preceded by	Bill Perkins
Succeeded by	Cordell Cleare
Personal details
Born	(1976-12-09) December 9, 1976 (age 48) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Brown University (BA) Harvard University (MBA)
Occupation	Businessman politician
Website	Official website
Other offices 2017–2021: Senior Assistant Majority Leader of the New York State Senate 2019-2020: Chair of the New York State Senate Revenue and Budget Subcommittee 2021-2021: Chairman of the New York State Senate Committee on Revenue and Budget

Benjamin was first elected to the New York State Senate in a May 2017 special election. He represented New York's 30th State Senate district from 2017 to 2021.

In 2021, Benjamin unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for New York City Comptroller.^[1]

On August 26, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul pick Benjamin to be her lieutenant governor. He was sworn in on September 9, 2021.^[2][3]

Benjamin was arrested on April 12, 2022, after being indicted on charges of bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and two counts of falsification of records.^[4][5] He has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.^[6] That day, Benjamin resigned as lieutenant governor.^[7]