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David Paterson

David Paterson
David Paterson 2 by David Shankbone.jpg
Chair of the New York Democratic Committee
In office
May 21, 2014 – November 4, 2015
Preceded by Keith L. T. Wright
Succeeded by Andrew Cuomo
55th Governor of New York
In office
March 17, 2008 – December 31, 2010
Lieutenant Joseph Bruno (Acting)
Dean Skelos (Acting)
Malcolm Smith (Acting)
Pedro Espada Jr. (Acting)
Richard Ravitch
Preceded by Eliot Spitzer
Succeeded by Andrew Cuomo
Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office
January 1, 2007 – March 17, 2008
Governor Eliot Spitzer
Preceded by Mary Donohue
Succeeded by Joseph Bruno (acting)
Minority Leader of the New York State Senate
In office
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2006
Preceded by Martin Connor
Succeeded by Malcolm Smith
Member of the New York Senate
from the 30th district
In office
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2006
Preceded by Leon Bogues
Succeeded by Bill Perkins
Member of the New York Senate
from the 29th district
In office
December 10, 1985 – December 31, 2002
Preceded by Leon Bogues
Succeeded by Thomas Duane
Personal details
Born David Alexander Paterson
(1954-05-20) May 20, 1954 (age 62)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Michelle Paige
Children 2
Education Columbia University (BA)
Hofstra University (JD)
Signature
The Paterson Executive Chamber
Office Name Term
Governor David Paterson 2008–
Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch 2009–
Secretary to the Governor William J. Cunningham III (Acting as) 2008–
General Counsel Terryl Brown-Clemens 2008–
Communications Director Risa Heller 2008–
Director of State Operations Dennis Whalen 2008–
Chief of Staff Jon Cohen 2008–
Office of the Attorney General Andrew Cuomo 2008–
Office of the Inspector General Joseph Fisch
Office of the Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli 2008–
Department of Agriculture and Markets Patrick Hooker 2008–
Department of Banking Richard H. Neiman 2008–
Department of Civil Service Nancy G. Groenwegen 2008–
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Brian Fischer 2008–
Department of Environmental Conservation Alexander Pete Grannis 2008–
Education Department Richard P. Mills 2008–
Department of Health Richard F. Daines 2008–
Insurance Department Eric R. Dinallo 2008–
Department of Labor M. Patricia Smith 2008–
Department of Motor Vehicles David Swarts 2008–
Department of Military & Naval Affairs Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto 2008–
Department of Public Service Gary A. Brown 2008–
Secretary of State Ruth Noemí Colón (Acting) 2010–
Department of Taxation and Finance Robert L. Megna 2008–
Department of Transportation Astrid C. Glynn 2008–2009

David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician. He was the 55th Governor of New York, in office from 2008 to 2010. He was the first African American governor of New York and also the second legally blind governor of any U.S. state after Bob C. Riley, who was Acting Governor of Arkansas for 11 days in January 1975. Since leaving office, Paterson has been a radio talk show host on station WOR in New York City, and was in 2014 appointed Chairman of the New York Democratic Party by his successor as governor, Andrew Cuomo.

After graduating from Hofstra Law School, Paterson worked in the District Attorney's office of Queens County, New York, and on the staff of Manhattan Borough President David Dinkins. In 1985, he was elected to the New York State Senate to a seat that was once held by his father, former New York Secretary of State Basil Paterson. In 2003, he rose to the position of Senate Minority Leader. Paterson was selected as running mate by then-New York Attorney General and Democratic Party gubernatorial nominee Eliot Spitzer in the 2006 New York gubernatorial election. Spitzer and Paterson were elected in November 2006 with 69 percent of the vote, and Paterson took office as lieutenant governor on January 1, 2007.


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