ALBANY — Antonio Delgado officially resigned from Congress and was sworn in Wednesday as New York’s next lieutenant governor.Gov. Hochul named the Schenectady native as her right-hand man and running mate earlier this month following the arrest and resignation of disgraced former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, who is facing federal corruption charges.“We have enough politicians. We really do. What we need are more public servants,” Delgado said after taking his oath of office. “As leaders, we need to listen and work hard and find common ground and be effective.“That’s my promise to New Yorkers, whether you agree with me or you don’t,” he added.The 45-year-old, joined by his wife and twin 8-year-old sons at the Manhattan ceremony, joked about the winding path that led him to his latest political post.

A Harvard Law grad and Rhodes scholar, Delgado served two terms in the House representing a Hudson Valley district after pursuing a rap career and working as a litigator at a “white shoe” law firm in Manhattan.

“I heard some chuckles out there,” he said after mentioning his hip hop roots. “I followed my heart. Like I’m doing now.”

Delgado, the first person of color to represent an upstate district in Congress, identifies as Afro-Latino and has roots in the West African nation of Cape Verde.