Andrew Cuomo
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Andrew Mark Cuomo is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 until his resignation in 2021 following numerous sexual misconduct allegations. A member of the Democratic Party, he is a son of former governor Mario Cuomo, and ran as an independent for mayor of New York City in the 2025 mayoral election.
Andrew Cuomo is an American lawyer and politician who served as New York's governor from 2011 until resigning in 2021 following sexual misconduct allegations. He is a Democrat and son of former governor Mario Cuomo who recently ran as an independent candidate in the 2025 New York City mayoral election.
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- Works
- 11
Top works
- Lead paint safety
- American Crisis
- Building Communities and New Markets for the New Century
- Crossroads
- Guidebook on Military Base Reuse and Homeless Assistance
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Key facts
- Lieutenant
- Robert Duffy Kathy Hochul
- Preceded by
- David Paterson
- Succeeded by
- Kathy Hochul
- Governor
- Eliot Spitzer , David Paterson
- President
- Bill Clinton
- Deputy
- Saul N. Ramirez Jr.
- Born
- Andrew Mark Cuomo , ( 1957-12-06 ) December 6, 1957 (age 68) , New York City , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Kerry Kennedy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1990 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2005 )
- Domestic partner
- Sandra Lee (2005–2019)
- Parents
- Mario Cuomo Matilda Raffa
- Relatives
- Cuomo family
- Education
- Fordham University ( BA ) Albany Law School ( JD )
- Website
- Campaign website
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Encyclopedic overview
Andrew Mark Cuomo (/ˈkwoʊmoʊ/ KWOH-moh; born December 6, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 until his resignation in 2021 following numerous sexual misconduct allegations. A member of the Democratic Party, he is a son of former governor Mario Cuomo, and ran as an independent for mayor of New York City in the 2025 mayoral election.
Born into the prominent Cuomo family and raised in Queens, Cuomo graduated from Fordham University with a Bachelor of Arts and earned a Juris Doctor from Albany Law School. He began his career as the campaign manager for his father in the 1982 New York gubernatorial election. Later, Cuomo entered the private practice of law and chaired the New York City Homeless Commission from 1990 to 1993. Cuomo then served in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development as assistant secretary from 1993 to 1997 and as secretary from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Cuomo was elected New York attorney general in 2006 after a failed bid to win the Democratic primary in the 2002 New York gubernatorial election.
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