Fmr NY Lt Gov Krupsak, NY's first female lieutenant governor, dies at 92

[Dennis Donovan]

The Auburn Citizen - (archived: https://archive.ph/yARtn ) Mary Anne Krupsak, NY's first female lieutenant governor, dies; will be buried in Auburn

Robert Harding
Jan 4, 2025
Updated 4 hrs ago



Mary Anne Krupsak, a trailblazer in New York politics who was the first woman elected lieutenant governor, has died. She was 92.

According to Krupsak's obituary, she died Dec. 28 at her home in Geneva.

Krupsak served two terms in the state Assembly and one in the state Senate before seeking the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in 1974. She defeated Mario Cuomo in the primary to become the first woman nominee for lieutenant governor.

Running on a ticket with gubernatorial nominee Hugh Carey, the Democrats won the general election. Krupsak became the first woman elected lieutenant governor in New York.

Among her achievements as lieutenant governor was saving Radio City Music Hall from demolition and advocating for its preservation as a national historic landmark.

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Cross gently, Lt Gov Krupsak.

[SheltieLover]

1. RIP

[niyad]

2. Requiescat in pace, good soul.