Carl Paladino
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| Member of the Buffalo Public Schools Board of Education from the Park District |
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Assumed office July 1, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Lou Petrucci |
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Carl Pasquale Paladino August 24, 1946 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (2005–present) |
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Democratic (Before 2005) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Catherine Hannon (1970–present) |
| Relations | Brian Higgins (cousin-in-law) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
St. Bonaventure University Syracuse University |
| Website | Official website |
Carl Pasquale Paladino (born August 24, 1946) is an American businessman and political activist. Paladino is the founder and chairman of Ellicott Development Co., a real estate development company he founded in 1973.
Paladino ran for Governor of New York in the 2010 election. He pulled off an upset by winning the Republican primary over Rick Lazio, but lost in a landslide to Democrat Andrew Cuomo in the general election, 63% to 33%. Paladino's candidacy was supported by the Tea Party movement and by support in his native Western New York; his campaign platform emphasized fiscal reform and improvement of the state's educational system.
Paladino was elected to the South Buffalo seat on the school board of Buffalo Public Schools in 2013, and reelected in 2016. In December 2016 his remarks about President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were called “unambiguously racist, morally repugnant, flagrantly disrespectful, inflammatory and inexcusable” by the school board in a resolution demanding his resignation.
Paladino's parents emigrated from Italy to the United States. His father participated in the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Paladino was raised in the Lovejoy District of Buffalo and attended Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School in South Buffalo. Paladino attended St. Bonaventure University and the Syracuse University College of Law. He received his Juris Doctor degree in 1971. He spent three months on active duty in the United States Army and approximately ten years in the reserve, separating in 1981 at the rank of Captain. Paladino founded Ellicott Development Co. in 1973; the company buys properties, builds stores, and leases them to national retail outlets and government agencies. The company has operations in Western New York, Central New York and portions of Pennsylvania.
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