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After graduating from 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 nominee Eliot Spitzer in the 2006 New York gubernatorial election.^[1] They were elected in November 2006 with 69 percent of the vote, and Paterson took office as Lieutenant Governor on January 1, 2007.^[2] A district attorney is, in some U.S. jurisdictions, the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminals. ... For other uses, see Queens (disambiguation) and Queen. ... Borough President is an elective office in each of the five boroughs of New York City. ... David Norman Dinkins (born July 10, 1927 in Trenton, New Jersey) was the Mayor of New York City from 1990 through 1993, being the first and to date only African American to hold that office. ... The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. ... The office of the Secretary of State of New York was established in 1778, and is one of the oldest government agencies of the state of New York. ... Basil Paterson is a longtime political leader in New York and Harlem. ... The Senate Minority Leader is a member of the United States Senate who is elected by his or her party conference to serve as the chief Senate spokesmen for his or her party and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate. ... A running mate is a person running for a subordinate position on a joint ticket during an election. ... See also Attorney General. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959 ) is an American lawyer, politician and the current Governor of New York. ... The New York gubernatorial election of 2006 was a race for the governorship of this U.S. state. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

After Spitzer resigned in the wake of a prostitution scandal, Paterson was sworn in as governor of New York on March 17, 2008.^[3] is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early life and background

Main article: Life and background of David Paterson

David Paterson was born in Brooklyn to Portia and Basil Paterson, later a New York state senator and secretary of state, and deputy mayor of New York City.^[4] At the age of three months, Paterson contracted an ear infection which spread to his optic nerve, leaving him with no sight in his left eye and severely limited vision in his right.^[4][5] Since New York City public schools would not guarantee him an education without placing him in special education classes, his family bought a home in the Long Island suburb of Hempstead so that he could attend mainstream classes there. The first disabled student in the Hempstead public schools, he graduated from Hempstead High School in 1971.^[6][7][8][9] This article is about the borough of New York City. ... Basil Paterson is a longtime political leader in New York and Harlem. ... For a list of the Dutch Director-Generals who governed New Amsterdam (as New York City was called when it was a Dutch-run settlement) between 1624 and 1664, see: Director-General of New Netherland. ... This article is about educating students with disabilities or behavioral problems. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... Hempstead is the name of some places in the State of New York, in the United States of America: Hempstead (village), New York Hempstead (town), New York This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Hempstead High School is a public secondary school located in Hempstead (village), New York. ...

Paterson received a BA in history from Columbia University in 1977 and a law degree from Hofstra Law School in 1983.^[6] After law school, he went to work for the Queens District Attorney's Office, but was unable to complete the New York bar examination, and so did not become an attorney at law. He attributed his failing the New York bar to insufficient accommodation for his visual impairment, and has since advocated for changes in bar exam procedures.^[8] A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... Alma Mater Columbia University is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ... J.D. redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses, see Queens (disambiguation) and Queen. ... A district attorney is, in some U.S. jurisdictions, the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminals. ... A bar examination is an examination to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction. ... For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot. ...

Political career

Main articles: Early political career of David Paterson and Electoral history of David Paterson

In 1985, Paterson resigned his position as assistant district attorney to join the then city clerk David Dinkins' successful campaign to win the Democratic nomination for Manhattan Borough President. That summer, on August 6, state senator Leon Bogues died, and Paterson sought and obtained the Democratic party nomination for the seat. In mid-September, a meeting of 648 Democratic committee members on the first ballot gave Paterson 58% of the vote. That October, Paterson won the hotly contested special State Senate election.^[10][11] At the time, the 29th Senate district covered the Manhattan neighborhoods of Harlem, Manhattan Valley and the Upper West Side, the same district that Paterson's father had represented.^[6] Upon his election, Paterson became the youngest State Senator in Albany. He won the seat again in 1986 for a full term representing the 29th District in the New York State Senate, and served as senator until assuming the office of Lieutenant Governor on January 1, 2007.^[12][13] David Norman Dinkins (born July 10, 1927 in Trenton, New Jersey) was the Mayor of New York City from 1990 through 1993, being the first and to date only African American to hold that office. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... Borough President is an elective office in New York City. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. ... For other uses, see Harlem (disambiguation). ... Manhattan Valley is a small area of the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. ... The Upper West Side is a neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River above West 59th Street. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Senate minority leader

Paterson was elected by the Democratic caucus of the Senate as Minority Leader on November 20, 2002, becoming both the first non-white state legislative leader and the highest-ranking African American elected official in the history of New York State, unseating the incumbent Minority Leader, Martin Connor. Paterson became known for his consensus-building style coupled with sharp political skills.^[14] In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the Floor Leader of the second-largest caucus in a legislative body. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Martin Connor is a New York State Senator from Brooklyn, New York. ...

In 2006, Paterson sponsored a controversial bill to limit the use of deadly force by the police, but later changed that position. He also supported non-citizen voting in New York local elections. According to the New York Post, he "chalked up a heavily liberal record."^[15] Describing Paterson's tenure in the senate, The New York Times cited his "wit, flurries of reform proposals and unusual bursts of candor."^[16] The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ...

Lieutenant Governor of New York

Main article: New York gubernatorial election, 2006

Paterson and his Chief of Staff, Charles J. O'Byrne, in the New York State Capitol.

Paterson was selected by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer as his running mate for the Governor's office in 2006. The news stunned the New York political world, as the Democratic minority was poised to possibly take over the state legislature. Paterson would trade a possible powerful Senate Majority Leader position for the largely ceremonial Lieutenant Governor post.^[17] During their 2006 campaign, Paterson resolved a dispute with Spitzer over turf wars between staff members.^[18] The Spitzer-Paterson ticket won a landslide victory in the election, with 69% of the vote. It was the largest margin of victory in a gubernatorial race in New York history, and the second-largest for any statewide race in New York history.^[19] The New York gubernatorial election of 2006 was a race for the governorship of this U.S. state. ... Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959 ) is an American lawyer, politician and the current Governor of New York. ...

In late December 2006, shortly before being sworn in as lieutenant governor, Paterson said that if he ever succeeded Spitzer as governor, he and Nelson A. Rockefeller would have something besides the governorship in common: great difficulty in reading. Rockefeller was dyslexic, which Paterson compared to his blindness.^[20] During his time as Lieutenant Governor, Paterson also served as an adjunct professor at Columbia University's School for International and Public Affairs.^[21] Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 - January 26, 1979) was a Governor of New York and the 41st Vice President of the United States of America from December 19, 1974 to January 20, 1977. ... Alma Mater Columbia University is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ... The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) of Columbia University is a public policy school in the United States and one of the most prestigious schools of international affairs and/or public affairs in the world. ...

As Lieutenant Governor, Paterson was involved in a range of issues, including:

• Stem cell research
  Paterson is a proponent of embryonic stem cell research. He led Spitzer's successful 2007 legislative effort to approve a bond issue which will provide at least $1 billion toward stem cell research. Spitzer and Paterson touted the measure partly for its economic development benefits, following California's $3 billion effort, which in turn had been prompted by the U.S. federal government halting funding for such research.^[22] The New York state legislature had opposed funding the research, and it remains controversial.^[23][24]

• Voting rights
  In September of 2007, Paterson weighed in on a proposal before the New York City Council to extend voting rights to noncitizens.^[25] He told a crowd gathered at the West Indian American Day Carnival Parade that he believed noncitizens should be granted voting rights.^[15][26] He stressed he was asking for a change in policy, rather then a new law, citing that although 22 states and territories between 1776 and 1920 allowed the practice, none do now.^[27] Governor Spitzer issued a statement that he did not agree with Paterson's position, and claimed he was unaware Paterson would be speaking on the matter.^[28] Paterson had tried to introduce legislation granting voting rights to noncitizens as a State Senator fifteen years earlier.^[25][29]

• Lawsuit over bias allegation
  In February 2008, a U.S. District Judge denied a motion to dismiss a racial discrimination lawsuit naming Paterson.^[30][31] A former staff photographer, a Caucasian male, claimed that he was the victim of discrimination in 2005 when Paterson's office replaced him with an black photographer. According to the New York Post, Paterson's chief of staff "denied the claim... Paterson, in his deposition, countered that the decision... was simple politics - [the photographer] was a holdover from former Minority Leader Marty Connor, who was ousted by Paterson in 2003."^[32]

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Governor of New York

See also: Cabinet of David Paterson

Following Spitzer's resignation, Paterson was sworn in as the 55th Governor of New York, at the New York State Capitol on March 17, 2008, by New York Chief Judge Judith Kaye. This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... The Lieutenant Governor of New York is the second highest ranking official in the government of New York. ... This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... A General Counsel is the chief lawyer of a legal department, usually in a corporation or government department. ... Though severe earthquakes in the north of France and southern England are rare,[1] the Dover Straits earthquake of 6 April 1580 appears to have been the largest in the recorded history of England, Flanders or northern France. ... A press secretary is a senior advisor (usually to a politician) who provides advice on how to deal with the media and, using news management techniques, helps them to maintain a positive public image and avoid negative media coverage. ... REDIRECT Paul Francis Paul Francis is the Conservative candidate for Sackville - Eastern Shore in the 2006 General Election. ... The term Chief of Staff can refer to: The White House Chief of Staff, the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. ... Dr. Jon Cohen is a doctor and politician in New York. ... See also Attorney General. ... Andrew Mark Cuomo (born December 6, 1957, in New York City) is the New York State Attorney General, having been elected to that office on November 7, 2006. ... Inspector General is a fact finding officer whose responsibility is to investigate charges of corruption, fraud, waste and abuse and other complaints regarding government officials. ... Thomas P. DiNapoli (born February 10, 1954) was a state assemblyman in New York who was appointed as New York State Comptroller on February 7, 2007. ... David Swarts is the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, in the Cabinet of Gov. ... For the 17th Century Cromwellian regime see Rule of the Major-Generals Major General or Major-General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Secretary of State is an official in the state governments of 47 of the 50 states of the United States. ... This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... New York State Capitol The New York State Capitol is the state capitol building of the U.S. state of New York. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Judith Kaye, Chief Judge of the State of New York, was born in Monticello, New York, in 1938. ...

His swearing-in ceremony was attended by all members of the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, New York Senators Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer, former New York Governors George Pataki and Hugh Carey, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former New York City Mayors David Dinkins and Ed Koch, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, the entire New York Congressional delegation (both Democrats and Republicans), and Newark Mayor Cory Booker, among others.^[34] Former Governor Spitzer was not present.^[35] The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. ... The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Jon Corzine 54th Governor of New Jersey; Incumbent Christine Christie Todd Whitman, the first female governor of New Jersey The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the Governor of New Jersey. ... Official language(s) none (de facto English) Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[2] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[3] Area  Ranked 48th in the US  - Total 5,543[4] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km)  - % water 12. ... The following is a list of Governors of the State of Connecticut, from the Colonial period through present day. ... Connecticut welcome sign, updated with new governors name as Rell takes office on July 1, 2004 Mary Jodi Rell (born June 16, 1946) is a Republican politician who became the 72nd Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut on July 1, 2004. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... Deval Laurdine Patrick (born July 31, 1956) is an American politician and the current Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... REDIRECT Hillary Rodham Clinton   This is a redirect from a title with another method of capitalisation. ... Charles Ellis Chuck Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is the senior U.S. Senator from the state of New York, serving since 1999. ... George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is an American politician who was the 57th Governor of New York serving from January 1995 until January 1, 2007. ... Hugh Leo Carey (born April 11, 1919) was the Governor of New York between 1975 and 1983. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... For a list of the Dutch Director-Generals who governed New Amsterdam (as New York City was called when it was a Dutch-run settlement) between 1624 and 1664, see: Director-General of New Netherland. ... Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born 14 February 1942) is an American businessman, founder of Bloomberg L.P., and the current Mayor of New York City. ... David Norman Dinkins (born July 10, 1927 in Trenton, New Jersey) was the Mayor of New York City from 1990 through 1993, being the first and to date only African American to hold that office. ... Edward Irving Koch (born December 12, 1924; pronounced ) was a United States Congressman from 1969 to 1977 and the Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State Coordinates: , Country State County Erie Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... This is a list of mayors of Buffalo, New York. ... Byron Brown was elected on November 8, 2005 as the first African American mayor of Buffalo, New York. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... Nickname: Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: , Country State County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 Government  - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006–2010 Area [1]  - Total 26. ... This is a list of Mayors of Newark, New Jersey: 1836–1837: William Halsey 1837–1838: Theodore Frelinghuysen 1838–1840: James Miller 1840-1841: Oliver Spencer Halstead 1841-1843: William Wright (1794–1866) 1844-1845: Stephen Dod 1845-1846: Isaac Baldwin 1846-1848: Beach Vanderpool 1848-1851: James Miller 1851... Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is the current Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. ...

With his swearing-in, Paterson became the first Lieutenant Governor elevated to the governorship in New York due to a vacancy since 1973, when Lieutenant Governor Malcolm Wilson became Governor upon Nelson Rockefeller's resignation.^[36][37] Charles Malcolm Wilson (February 26, 1914 – March 13, 2000) was the Governor of New York from December 18, 1973 to January 1, 1975. ... Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was an American Vice President, governor of New York State, philanthropist and businessman. ...

Paterson is the first African American Governor of New York and the fourth in any U.S. state (following Reconstruction-era Louisiana Gov. P. B. S. Pinchback, former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder, and current Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick). For the first time, two African-American governors serve simultaneously in the United States (Paterson and Patrick). The Lieutenant Governor's office will remain vacant until 2010, when the current term expires. Under the state's constitution, the president pro tempore of the state senate, Joseph Bruno, a Republican, would be next in the line of succession for the Governor's office.^[38][39] This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... For other uses, see Reconstruction (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (May 10, 1837 – December 21, 1921) was the first African American to become governor of a U.S. state. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American politician. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Deval Laurdine Patrick (born July 31, 1956) is an American politician and the current Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: New York Constitution The New York State Constitution establishes the structure of the government of the state of New York, and enumerates the basic rights of the citizens of New York. ... The Majority Leader of the New York State Senate is one of the most powerful political positions in the state. ... Joseph L. Bruno (born April 8, 1929) is an American businessman and politician, the Temporary President of the New York State Senate and its Republican-party majority leader. ... GOP redirects here. ...

Day one as Governor

Paterson's ascendancy to the Governor's office happened during the busiest legislative period of the year, when the state is required by law to pass its budget prior to April 1.^[40] He had only two weeks to negotiate with lawmakers a proposal to close a $4.7 billion deficit and pass a $124 billion budget from the Spitzer administration.^[41] He stated in his inauguration speech that it would be his top priority.^[42] For the rental car company, see Budget Rent a Car. ... A budget deficit occurs when an entity (often a government) spends more money than it takes in. ...

Paterson also made reference in his speech to the economic woes being faced in the United States, calling them a "crisis", and promised to "adjust the budget accordingly."^[43] Since 1984, New York State has only passed a budget on time once, in 2005, leading Paterson to call for an "end to the dysfunction in Albany" in his speech, echoing a 56-page study from the nonpartisan New York University School of Law's Brennan Center for Justice, which referred to the legislature as "the least deliberative and most dysfunctional in the nation".^[44][45][46] The subprime mortgage crisis is an ongoing problem manifesting itself through liquidity issues in the banking system which have become more prevalent due to foreclosures which accelerated in the United States in late 2006 and triggered a global financial crisis during 2007 and 2008. ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Paterson quickly signed five pieces of legislation on his first day in office: to add the New York State Department of Labor to the New York City Transit Track Safety Task Force; to eliminate a law that discouraged employers from holding blood drives; to change the way in which members are appointed to a state health and research board; to restore eligibility caps to certain senior employment programs; and to grant tax exemptions to several local development corporations in New York State.^[47] Blood donation is a process by which a blood donor voluntarily has blood drawn for storage in a blood bank for subsequent use in a blood transfusion. ...

He went on to ask for letters of resignation from all of his top staff members and state-agency commissioners. This typical action does not mean the hold overs from the Spitzer administration will be replaced, and Paterson said that "having the letters gives him the flexibility to make changes if he decides to".^[48]

Personal revelations

One day after Paterson's inauguration as the Governor of New York, both he and his wife acknowledged having had extramarital affairs, one with a state employee.^[49] Paterson's self-admissions are in contravention to what the press has dubbed the "Bear Mountain Compact",^[50] a practice by lawmakers that their transgressions north of the Bear Mountain Bridge will not be reported south of it.^[51][52][53] The Bear Mountain Bridge is a toll suspension bridge in New York State, carrying U.S. Highways 202 and 6, as well as the Appalachian Trail, across the Hudson River between Rockland and Orange Counties to the west and Westchester and Putnam Counties to the east. ...

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External links

• Governor of New York - Official Website of the Governor of New York
• Project VoteSmart - Senator Paterson Biography
• Senator David Paterson: What Others Are Saying. Spitzer-Paterson 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-11-27. Accolades posted to Spitzer's 2006 gubernatorial campaign website.