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A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first legally blind person to be sworn in as governor of a U.S. state, [2] and the first African-American 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 ...
Two teens have been charged in the attack on ex-Governor David Paterson and his stepson, according to sources.. The juveniles turned themselves over to police along with their parents at the 23rd ...
Paterson served as governor from 2008 to 2010 and is married to Mary Paterson, Curtis Sliwa’s ex-wife. NYCHA worker Diamond Minter is charged with assault in the attack on former Gov. David ...
Several governors of U.S. territories have been ethnic minorities. Many of these officials were appointed before elections were instituted in these jurisdictions. In each of the five current U.S. territories, Hispanic or non-white ethnic groups make up large majorities: Puerto Rican Hispanic Americans in Puerto Rico, African Americans in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Chamorros in Guam and the ...
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. (The districts changed for the 2002 election.) [4] [5]
Sean Rayford/Getty The trial of the three men accused of slaying Ahmaud Arbery has Black Americans walking on pins and needles once again. Whatever the jury decides, I’m afraid, will fail to ...
Lieutenant Governor of Washington: Blind due to childhood cancer [33] Daniel Inouye: Democratic: Hawaii: U.S. Senator: Lost his right arm due to grenade shrapnel in World War II [27] Harry Kelly: Republican: Michigan: Governor of Michigan: Lost his right leg in World War I Bob Kerrey: Democratic: Nebraska: Governor of Nebraska U.S. Senator
Federal judge orders state lawmakers to redraw maps that violate the Voting Rights Act