EditorialAlessandra Biaggi, a Democratic state senator and Congressional candidate, in Bedford, N.Y., on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)
EditorialRep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D_N.Y.) speaks to supporters in Peekskill, N.Y., after winning the Democratic primary on Tuesday night, Aug. 23, 2022. (Lauren Lancaster/The New York Times)
EditorialRep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the chief of the House Democratic campaign committee, during a campaign stop at a senior housing community in Yorktown, N.Y., Aug. 17, 2022. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)
EditorialAlessandra Biaggi, a Democratic state senator and Congressional candidate, in Bedford, N.Y., on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)
EditorialRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), right, hugs Alessandra Biaggi, then a Democratic state senator running for reelection, while campaigning for her in the Bronx on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialFILE -- State Senator Alessandra Biaggi, who worked for Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2017, has described the executive chamber as the "worst place" for women focused on work. (Cindy Schultz/The New York Times)
Editorial State Senator Alessandra Biaggi, one of the most outspoken Democratic critics of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has not ruled out challenging the governor next year. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)