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Encyclopedia > Lieutenant Governor of New York

The Lieutenant Governor of New York is the second highest ranking official in the government of New York. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four year term. Official duties dictated to the lieutenant governor under the state constitution are to serve as President of the State Senate, serve as acting governor in the absence of the governor from the state or the disability of the governor, or to become governor in the event of the governor's death, impeachment or resignation. Additional statutory duties of the lieutenant governor are to serve on the impeachment court, the state defense council, and on the Board of Trustees of the College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Currently, Senate President/Majority Leader Joseph Bruno is the acting lieutenant governor, having assumed the duties of the office upon the March 17, 2008 ascension of David Paterson to the governorship. This article is about the state. ... This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: New York Constitution The New York State constitution establishes the structure of the government of New York State, and enumerates the basic rights of the citizens of New York. ... 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. ... An acting governor is a constitutional position created in some U.S. states when the governor dies in office or resigns. ... The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) is a specialized doctoral-granting institution of the State University 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. ... 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. ... David A. Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and the current Lieutenant Governor of New York. ...


Most lieutenant governors take on other duties as assigned to them by the governor. For example, Mary Donohue took on duties in the areas of small business, school violence, and land use planning, along with serving as a surrogate speaker for the governor in upstate New York. Donohue's predecessor, Betsy McCaughey Ross worked on Medicare and education policy, prior to her falling out with Gov. George Pataki. Democrat Stan Lundine, who served under Gov. Mario Cuomo was active on technology and housing issues during his two terms in office. Mary Donohue is the Lieutenant Governor of New York State. ... Betsy McCaughey Ross (born on October 20, 1948, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was the lieutenant-governor of the State of New York from 1995 to 1999, during the first term of Republican Governor George Pataki. ... 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. ... 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... Stanley Nelson (Stan) Lundine (born February 4, 1939) is a politician from Jamestown, New York who has been Mayor of Jamestown, a United States Representative, and lieutenant governor of New York. ... Mario Matthew Cuomo (born June 15, 1932) served as the Governor of New York from 1983 to 1995. ...


While the lieutenant governor runs on a ticket with the governor in the general election, they run separate from the governor in the primary. In 1982, Mario Cuomo won the Democratic nomination for governor, but his running mate, Carl McCall lost the lieutenant governor nomination to Westchester County Executive Alfred Delbello. Delbello was elected but resigned in 1985 complaining that Cuomo did not give him anything to do. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Mario Matthew Cuomo (born June 15, 1932) served as the Governor of New York from 1983 to 1995. ... H. Carl McCall (born 1935) is a former Comptroller of New York State and was the Democratic candidate in the 2002 election for state governor. ... // The office of Westchester County Executive was created in 1937 when voters approved a new county charter giving the county an executive branch to complement the legislative County Board of Supervisors. ... Alfred Delbello is a former Lieutenant Governor of New York. ... This article is about the year. ...


McCaughey Ross had been elected on a ticket with Pataki in 1994 but soon broke with him on state policy. He dropped her from his 1998 reelection ticket and she became a Democrat and ran for governor on her own. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...


Prior to Paterson succeeding Eliot Spitzer on March 17, 2008, the last lieutenant governor to succeed to the governorship was Malcolm Wilson following the 1973 resignation of Nelson Rockefeller. Cuomo was the last lieutenant governor to be elected governor. Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959 ) is an American lawyer, politician and the current Governor 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. ... Charles Malcolm Wilson (February 26, 1914 – March 13, 2000) was the Governor of New York from December 18, 1973 to January 1, 1975. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was an American Vice President, governor of New York State, philanthropist and businessman. ...

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Campaigns for Lieutenant Governor

1994 Election

In the 1994 statewide election, Lt. Gov. Stan Lundine sought reelection on the Democratic ticket with Gov. Mario Cuomo. Lieutenant Governor Lundine was unopposed for renomination on the Democratic ticket. In the Republican primary, academic Betsy McCaughey was the only candidate, as nominated by the Republican State Convention. Ms. McCaughey was selected as a running mate by State Sen. George Pataki. Pataki reportedly also considered sofa bed heiress Bernadette Castro and Assembly Minority Leader Clarence Rappalya as possible running mates as well. The Pataki/McCaughey ticket defeated the Cuomo/Lundine ticket in the general election. Stanley Nelson (Stan) Lundine (born February 4, 1939) is a politician from Jamestown, New York who has been Mayor of Jamestown, a United States Representative, and lieutenant governor of New York. ... Mario Matthew Cuomo (born June 15, 1932) served as the Governor of New York from 1983 to 1995. ... Betsy McCaughey Ross (born 1949) was the lieutenant-governor of the state of New York from 1994 to 1998, during the first term of governor George Pataki. ... 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. ... Bernadette Castro is a New York politician and businesswoman who serves in the Cabinet of Gov. ...


1998 Election

In 1997, following a falling out for most of their term, Gov. George Pataki dropped Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey Ross from the ticket. Pataki embarked on a year long process to select a new running mate for lieutenant governor. After reportedly considering State Parks Commissioner Bernadette Castro, State Sen. Mary Lou Rath and Erie County Comptroller Nancy Naples, Pataki nominated Judge Mary Donohue as his running mate. Judge Donohue was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Several candidates entered the race for the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination. State Sen. Anthony Nanula of Buffalo reportedly considered the race and then decided against running. Plattsburgh Mayor Clyde Rabideau, Brighton Town Supervisor Sandra Frankel, Buffalo Councilwoman Barbra Kavenugh, and attorney Charlie King of Rockland County announced their candidacies for the nomination. Councilwoman Kavanaugh withdrew from the race at the Democratic State Convention. Mayor Rabideau was selected as a running mate by New York City Council Speaker Peter Vallone and Supervisor Frankel was selected as a running mate by Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes during the state convention. Mr. King received enough support to qualify for the September primary ballot and continued his race. Lieutenant Governor McCaughey Ross, who was running for governor, reportedly considered Assemblyman Sam Hoyt as a running mate. As the Liberal Party nominee, Lieutenant Governor McCaughey Ross was paired with Jonathan Reiter as a running mate. Independence Party nominee Tom Golisano ran with Laureen Oliver. The Green Party nominee actor Al Lewis ran with Alice Green. Betsy McCaughey Ross (born on October 20, 1948, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was the lieutenant-governor of the State of New York from 1995 to 1999, during the first term of Republican Governor George Pataki. ... Mary Lou Rath is a state senator in New York. ... Nancy Naples is the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in New York. ... Anthony Nanula is a political leader and businessman in Buffalo, New York. ... Sandra Frankel is the Supervisor of the Town of Brighton, New York. ... Charles King is an attorney and politician in New York. ... Peter F. Vallone, Sr. ... Charles J. Joe Hynes is the current District Attorney of Kings County, New York. ... William B. Hoyt III, better known as Sam Hoyt, is a member of the New York State Assembly. ... Blaise Thomas Tom Golisano (born 1942) is the billionaire founder of Paychex, the second-largest payroll processor in the United States, and owner of the Buffalo Sabres hockey team. ... Laureen Oliver is a politician in New York. ... Al Lewis (30 April 1923 – 3 February 2006) was an American actor best known for his role as Grandpa on the television series The Munsters. ...


Supervisor Frankel won the Democratic lieutenant governor primary and was paired in the general election with Speaker Vallone. The Pataki/Donohue ticket defeated the Vallone/Frankel ticket and the Golisano/Oliver.


2002 Election

Reports in early 2002 said that Governor Pataki was considered dropping Lieutenant Governor Donohue from the ticket and asking her to run for state attorney general instead. The reports said he was considered New York Secretary of State Randy Daniels and Erie County Executive Joel Giambra as replacement running mates. Lieutenant Governor Donohue would join Governor Pataki on the Republican ticket. See also Attorney General. ... Randy Daniels is the former Secretary of State of New York. ... Joel Giambra is the County Executive in Erie County, New York State. ...


The Democratic field started with 1998 Nominee Sandra Frankel, 1998 candidate Charlie King, businessman Dennis Mehiel, and former New York City Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jane Steiner Hoffman. Commissioner Hoffman dropped out of the race for medical reasons, and Supervisor Frankel dropped out for party unity. State Comptroller Carl McCall selected Mr. Mehiel as his running mate and former HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo selected Mr. King as a running mate. A week before the September primary, Secretary Cuomo and Mr. King withdrew from their primaries and endorsed the McCall/Mehiel ticket. Dennis Mehiel is a New York businessman and political leader. ... H. Carl McCall (born 1935) is a former Comptroller of New York State and was the Democratic candidate in the 2002 election for state governor. ... 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. ...


The Indpendance Party had a contested primary battle for lieutenant governor. Lieutenant Governor Donohue faced an Independence Party member aligned with gubernatorial candidate Tom Golisano in the primary. Lieutenant Governor Donohue won the primary, while Governor Pataki lost the Independence primary for governor to Golisano. This made Donohue the running mate for both Pataki and Golisano in November.


The Green Party nominated Jennifer Daniels for Lt. Governor on a ticket with Stanley Aronowitz. This article is about the American political party, Green Party. ... Stanley Aronowitz Stanley Aronowitz (born 1933) is professor of sociology, cultural studies, and urban education at the CUNY Graduate Center. ...


The Pataki/Donohue ticket defeated the McCall/Mehiel ticket and the Golisano/Donohue ticket in November.


2006 Election

Lieutenant Governor Donohue announced that she would not run for a third term in 2006. The race to succeed her drew eight major party candidates. State Senate Minority Leader David Paterson of Harlem won the Democratic nomination. Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef won the Republican nomination. The Green Party candidate was Alison Duncan. David A. Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and the current Lieutenant Governor of New York. ... For other uses, see Harlem (disambiguation). ... The Tappan Zee Bridge, in a view looking toward Rockland. ... C. Scott Vanderhoef is the County Executive of Rockland County, New York and the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York in the 2006 statewide elections. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Former candidates for the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination were attorney Leecia Eve of Buffalo, Assemblyman Thomas DiNapoli of Nassau County, and Dr. Jon Cohen of Nassau County. Former candidates for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor were New York Secretary of State Christopher Jacobs of Buffalo, Town Supervisor Tim Demler of Wheatfield, and former State Senator Nancy Larraine Hoffmann of Madison County. Leecia Eve is a Democratic politician and attorney in New York. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State Coordinates: , Country State County Erie Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... 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. ... Nassau County is a suburban city county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. ... Dr. Jon Cohen is a doctor and politician in New York. ... Nassau County is a suburban city county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. ... Christopher Jacobs is the Secretary of State of New York. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State Coordinates: , Country State County Erie Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... Location within Niagara County. ... Nancy Larraine Hoffmann is a politician and former state senator from New York. ... Madison County is a county located in the state of New York. ...


The Spitzer/Paterson ticket defeated the Faso/Vanderhoef ticket in the election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on November 7. The New York gubernatorial election of 2006 was a race for the governorship of this U.S. state. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


List of Lieutenant Governors

For a list of Lieutenant Governors, see List of Governors of New York. This is a list of the Governors of the State of New York The governor is the highest executive office of the state and was established by the first New York State Constitution in 1777. ...


See also

The governor of New York is elected for a four-year term on a joint ticket with the lieutenant governor. ...

External links

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This is a list of the Governors of the State of New York The governor is the highest executive office of the state and was established by the first New York State Constitution in 1777. ... The Speaker of the New York State Assembly is the highest official in the New York State Assembly, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party. ... The Majority Leader of the New York State Senate is one of the most powerful political positions in the state. ... Secretary of State is an official in the state governments of 47 of the 50 states of the United States. ... See also Attorney General. ... 1979 - 1993 Republican Edward Regan 1993 - 2003 Democrat Carl McCall 2003 - present Democrat Alan Hevesi Category: ... State seal of New York. ...

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Lieutenant Governor of New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1099 words)
Official duties dictated to the lieutenant governor under the state constitution is to serve as President of the State Senate, serve as acting governor in the absence of the governor from the state or the disability of the governor, or to become governor in the event of the governor's death, impeachment or resignation.
Additional statutory duties of the lieutenant governor are to serve on the impeachment court, the state defense council, and on the Board of Trustees of the College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Former candidates for the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination are attorney Leecia Eve of Buffalo, Assemblyman Thomas DiNapoli of Nassau County, and Dr. Jon Cohen of Nassau County.
New York gubernatorial election, 2006 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2752 words)
Barring dramatic changes in the electoral landscape, New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, a popular politician in the state, is the favorite for both the Democratic nomination [1], and the general election [2].
She announced her candidacy for lieutenant governor in March 2006 and on May 19, 2006 announced that she was ending her candidacy for the job.
She was reported in The Buffalo News to have been considered by Weld as a running mate before his selection of Jacobs.
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