David Paterson
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David Paterson
74th Lieutenant Governor New York
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2007
Governor
Eliot Spitzer
Preceded by
Mary Donohue
Born
May 20, 1954 (1954-05-20) (age 53)
Brooklyn, New York
Political party
Democratic Party
Spouse
Michelle Paige Paterson
Profession
Politician
David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and the current Lieutenant Governor of New York. He is the first African American and the first legally blind person to hold this position. He was selected as running mate by New York Attorney General and Democratic Party nominee Eliot Spitzer in the 2006 New York gubernatorial election.[1] News reports indicated that Governor Spitzer will resign effective March 17, 2008,[2][3] which would make Paterson the first African American Governor of New York and the first legally blind governor in the nation.[4]
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