By Tom Precious
MELVILLE – Looking to shore up support among women and upstate voters, especially those from Western New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday tapped Kathleen C. Hochul, a former member of Congress from Erie County, as his running mate to take on the Republican Party’s ticket this fall.
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