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Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo by Pat Arnow cropped.jpeg
56th Governor of New York
Assumed office
January 1, 2011
Lieutenant Robert Duffy
Kathy Hochul
Preceded by David Paterson
64th Attorney General of New York
In office
January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2010
Governor Eliot Spitzer
David Paterson
Preceded by Eliot Spitzer
Succeeded by Eric Schneiderman
11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
In office
January 29, 1997 – January 20, 2001
President Bill Clinton
Preceded by Henry Cisneros
Succeeded by Mel Martinez
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development
In office
May 28, 1993 – January 29, 1997
President Bill Clinton
Preceded by Skirma Anna Kondratas
Succeeded by Saul N. Ramirez, Jr.
Personal details
Born Andrew Mark Cuomo
(1957-12-06) December 6, 1957 (age 59)
Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Kerry Kennedy
(m. 1990; div. 2005)
Domestic partner Sandra Lee (2005–present)
Children 3
Residence Executive Mansion
Alma mater Fordham University (BA)
Albany Law School (JD)

Andrew Mark Cuomo (/ˈkwm/; born December 6, 1957) is an American politician who has been the 56th Governor of New York since January 1, 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in 2010, holding the same position his father, Mario Cuomo, held for three terms from 1983 to 1995.

Born in Queens, New York City, Cuomo is a graduate of Fordham University and Albany Law School in New York. He began his career working as the campaign manager for his father, and then he was an Assistant District Attorney in New York City before entering private law practice. He founded HELP USA (Housing Enterprise for the Less Privileged), and was appointed Chair of the New York City Homeless Commission, a position he held from 1990 to 1993.

In 1993, Cuomo joined the Clinton Administration, when he was appointed Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). From 1997 to 2001, he was U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

In 2006, Cuomo was elected Attorney General of New York. In May 2010, Cuomo announced he was running for Governor in the 2010 election, and he won with 63% of the vote. During his first term, New York legalized same-sex marriage and toughened gun control. In 2014, he was elected to a second term with 54% of the vote.


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