The Advocate. “We graduated from the same high school, so we share a similar upbringing. The first time we met was on Main Street of our village in the middle of a blizzard: I was leading a protest against the Iraq War, and Gov.
Hochul, who at that point was serving as Erie County clerk, pulled over in her car to ask me my name — and then asked me to come work with her.
I was incredibly impressed with her drive to connect directly with her constituents, her commitment to public service, and her passion for creating kind and respectful dialogue in the political arena.”Lewis became an intern in the county clerk’s office in 2009, then helped build Hochul’s campaign finance operation when she ran for Congress in a special election in 2011.