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'''Carl Paladino''' is a graduate of [[St. Bonaventure University]] and [[Syracuse University]] College of Law. After serving as an officer in the [[U.S. Army]], he practiced law in [[New York]] courts for fifteen years.

'''Carl Paladino''' is a graduate of [[St. Bonaventure University]] and [[Syracuse University]] College of Law. After serving as an officer in the [[U.S. Army]], he practiced law in [[New York]] courts for fifteen years.

Across 40 years in private business, Paladino has built a real estate development company which, in some of the most difficult economic periods of our life-time, has been the only private company building in Buffalo. Today, he directly employs hundreds of workers and provides work to thousands across New York State. His company controls a half billion in assets and, with a personal worth of $150 million, he has pledged to spend up to $10 million of his own money in his campaign for governor of New York. He is a [[Tea Party Movement|Tea Party]]-endorsed who pulled off a major upset in the New York GOP Gubernatorial primary in 2010. <ref>[http://paladinoforthepeople.com/about.php Official Campaign Biography]</ref> He lost to Democrat [[Andrew Cuomo]] by a large margin in the general election.  

Across 40 years in private business, Paladino has built a real estate development company which, in some of the most difficult economic periods of our life-time, has been the only private company building in Buffalo. Today, he directly employs hundreds of workers and provides work to thousands across New York State. His company controls a half billion in assets and, with a personal worth of $150 million, he has pledged to spend up to $10 million of his own money in his campaign for governor of New York. He is a [[Tea Party Movement|Tea Party]]-endorsed who pulled off a major upset in the New York GOP Gubernatorial primary in 2010.<ref>[http://paladinoforthepeople.com/about.php Official Campaign Biography]</ref> He lost to Democrat [[Andrew Cuomo]] by a large margin in the general election.  

Prior to Election Day, Paladino participated in a debate involving all seven candidates on the ballot. He was by far the most [[social conservatism|socially conservative]] candidate, with the other six all supporting [[same-sex marriage]], which had not yet been legalized in [[New York]]. One candidate, [[Jimmy McMillan]] of the [[Rent is Too Damn High Party]] (officially shortened to "Rent is 2 Damn High Party" due to exceeding the maximum character length), even stated that he supported marriage between a person and a [[shoe]]. Many viewers, however, argued that [[Libertarian]] [[Warren Redlich]] was more [[fiscal conservatism|fiscally conservative]] than Paladino.  

Prior to Election Day, Paladino participated in a debate involving all seven candidates on the ballot. He was by far the most [[social conservatism|socially conservative]] candidate, with the other six all supporting [[same-sex marriage]], which had not yet been legalized in [[New York]]. One candidate, [[Jimmy McMillan]] of the [[Rent is Too Damn High Party]] (officially shortened to "Rent is 2 Damn High Party" due to exceeding the maximum character length), even stated that he supported marriage between a person and a [[shoe]]. Many viewers, however, argued that [[Libertarian]] [[Warren Redlich]] was more [[fiscal conservatism|fiscally conservative]] than Paladino.  

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== External Links ==

== External links ==

* [http://paladinoforthepeople.com/ Campaign website]

* [http://paladinoforthepeople.com/ Campaign website]

* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carl-Paladino/130595325508 Facebook page]

* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carl-Paladino/130595325508 Facebook page]