Mr. Cuomo’s nominees are Mayor Stephanie A. Miner of Syracuse and Assemblyman Keith L. T. Wright of Manhattan, who is also chairman of the Manhattan Democratic Party. They are expected to be approved by the State Democratic Committee early next month. “Mayor Miner and Assemblyman Wright are outstanding leaders both for our party and our state,” the governor said in a statement. “They have been dedicated community leaders and champions of the key missions of the Democratic Party.” Ms. Miner and Mr. Wright would succeed Jay S. Jacobs, who was installed as party chairman in 2009 by Gov. David A. Paterson. Mr. Jacobs announced his plans to resign last week, a few months ahead of the scheduled end of his term in September. At a meeting in Albany this week, the state party planned to propose an amendment to its bylaws to allow the party chairmanship to be split between two people. The party would then consider the nominations of Ms. Miner and Mr. Wright on June 5. In a phone interview, Mr. Wright said he intended to stay on as Manhattan chairman. “The only plan that I have is to elect as many Democrats as possible and to make sure that the state goes in the Barack Obama column, and with Senator Gillibrand carrying on for six more years,” he said, referring to Kirsten E. Gillibrand, who is running this year for a full term. Mr. Wright added that he had never met Ms. Miner, but said, “I’m told she’s an absolutely dynamic woman.” Ms. Miner, who once worked as a regional representative for Mr. Cuomo’s father, former Gov. Mario M. Cuomo, said that having two leaders would help ensure that the perspectives of Democrats from all corners of the state were represented. “I think it’s important for upstate voices to be represented,” Ms. Miner said in a phone interview, adding, “The more voices we have represented, the better off we’re going to be.”
