David Paterson

About David Paterson

New York's first African-American governor and the country's second legally blind governor. After Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned after it was exposed that he used high-end prostitutes, he became the fifty-fifth Governor of New York in 2008, and he governed for two years.

David Alexander Paterson is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 55th governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer and serving out nearly three years of Spitzer's term from March 2008 to the end of 2010. He is the first legally blind person to be sworn in as governor of a U.S. state, and is the first African American to serve as governor of New York. Following his graduation 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 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 to be the running mate of Democratic gubernatorial nominee Eliot Spitzer in the 2006 New York gubernatorial election.

Children	2
Lieutenant	Joseph Bruno, Dean Skelos, Malcolm Smith, Pedro Espada Jr, Richard Ravitch
Preceded by	Eliot Spitzer
Education	Columbia University, Hofstra University
Political party	Democratic
Succeeded by	Andrew Cuomo
Parents	Basil Paterson
Born	David Alexander Paterson, May 20, 1954, Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.

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Trivia

Despite initially criticizing Fred Armisen's impression of him on Saturday Night Live he later appeared on the show beside Armisen.

David Paterson before fame

He was blind in his left eye and his eyesight in his right eye due to an ear infection he got as a child.

Achievement of David Paterson

Despite originally criticizing Fred Armisen's Saturday Night Live imitation of him, he later joined Armisen on the show.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

David Paterson family life

In 1992, he married Michelle Paige Paterson, with whom he has a son, Alex Patterson. His father, Basil Paterson, was a state legislator and deputy mayor in New York.

Associations of David Paterson

He was the governor of New York, and Andrew Cuomo was his successor.

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