David Paterson

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David Paterson is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of New York and was the state's first Black and first legally blind governor.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf governor
human
politician
assumedOfficeAsGovernorBy line of succession
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup African American
eyeCondition legally blind
familyName Paterson NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork public administration
state politics
givenName David
governedTerritory New York NERFINISHED
hasGender male
isFirstInCategory first Black governor of New York
first legally blind governor of New York
languageSpoken English
legislativeBodyServedIn New York State Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
name David Paterson
notableFor being the first Black governor of New York
being the first legally blind governor of New York
notableOffice Governor of New York
Lieutenant Governor of New York
occupation politician
officeJurisdiction State of New York
ordinalInOffice 55th Governor of New York
positionHeld Governor of New York
Lieutenant Governor of New York
New York State Senator
precededBy Eliot Spitzer
reasonForGubernatorialSuccession resignation of Eliot Spitzer
residence New York NERFINISHED
stateRepresented New York
succeededBy Andrew Cuomo
workLocation Albany, New York

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