David Paterson
Sign in to save55th Governor of New York from 2008 to 2010
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1954-05-20
- Works
- 40
Top works
- Report of the case Paterson against Shaw for a libel
- A long walk on the Isle of Skye
- A treatise on the scurvy
- Colour-matching on textiles
- A Victorian election
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 19
- Total plays
- 100
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 79,996x
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 76,845x
- The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.
· 1986 · cited 62,912x
- Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
· 1981 · cited 60,719x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 57,919x
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Keith L. T. Wright
- Succeeded by
- Sheila Comar
- Lieutenant
- Joseph Bruno (acting) Dean Skelos (acting) Malcolm Smith (acting) Pedro Espada Jr. (acting) Richard Ravitch
- Governor
- Eliot Spitzer
- Constituency
- 29th district (1985–2002), 30th district (2003–2006)
- Born
- David Alexander Paterson , ( 1954-05-20 ) May 20, 1954 (age 72) , New York City , New York , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouses
- Michelle Paige ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2014 ) Mary Galda ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2019 )
- Parent
- Basil Paterson
- Education
- Columbia University ( BA ), Hofstra University ( JD )
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 20 May 1954
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Family name
- Paterson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Father
- Basil A. Paterson
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Lieutenant Governor of New York
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
Article
David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer, who resigned, and serving out nearly three years of Spitzer's term from March 2008 to December 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first legally blind person to be sworn in as governor of a U.S. state, 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 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. Spitzer and Paterson were elected with 65% of the vote, and Paterson took office as lieutenant governor on January 1, 2007.
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