David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) [1] is an American politician and attorney 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.

Sep 28, 2019 · He is the first African American to serve as New York governor and the second legally blind governor of a U.S. state. Paterson, who graduated from Hofstra Law School, entered Democratic...

Feb 15, 2017 · In 2008, Spitzer resigned from the position of governor amid a scandal, making Paterson the first African American and legally blind governor of New York in 2008. As governor, Paterson reduced New York’s budget deficit by $40 billion and increased the welfare allowance for needy individuals for the first time in 20 years.

David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and the 56th Governor of New York. He is the first black governor of New York and the first legally blind governor of any state. He became governor when Eliot Spitzer resigned.

David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and the former Democratic Governor of New York, serving from 2008-2010. He was the first legally blind and the first black governor of New York.

David A. Paterson (1954– ; Columbia College 1977) became the first African American governor in New York State history and the country’s first legally blind governor in 2008. Paterson had served as a New York State senator since 1985 before being elected lieutenant governor in 2006.

Paterson was elected by the Democratic caucus of the Senate as Minority Leader on November 20, 2002, becoming both the first non-white state legislative leader and the highest-ranking African American elected official in the history of New York State, unseating the incumbent Minority Leader, Martin Connor.

Mar 17, 2008 · David A. Paterson (b. 1954) was New York’s first African American to serve as governor and the state’s first blind chief executive. A graduate of Columbia University and Hofstra University Law School, he served in the NYS Senate from 1985 to 2007, rising to the rank of Minority Leader.

Governor David A. Paterson. Paterson was New York’s first African- American, as well as, blind Governor. Since his graduation from Hofstra University Law School, Paterson has dedicated most of his adult life to public service.

Mar 12, 2008 · David A. Paterson, sworn in as Governor on March 17, 2008, is the first legally blind American Governor, the first black Governor of New York State, and only the fourth black Governor of any state. Paterson has been serving as Lieutenant Governor of New York, elected in 2006 after serving in the state Senate since 1985, representing Harlem.