Lieutenant Governor
Donohue was sworn in as lieutenant governor on January 1, 1999, replacing former Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey Ross. She was not known to be a powerful lieutenant governor or to enjoy a close relationship with Pataki. She has been loyal to Pataki and never publicly opposed him, unlike her predecessor.
In 2005 it was reported that she was spending less time in Albany, because of her dissatisfaction with Pataki and her hope that he would leave office early and make her governor. Donohue denied these rumors.
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