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{{Officeholder
|name=David A. Paterson
|image=Paterson.jpg
|party=[[Democratic]]
|spouse=Michelle Paige Paterson
|religion=Roman Catholic
|offices=
{{Officeholder/governor
|state=New York
|terms=March 17, 2008 – Present
|preceded=Eliot Spitzer
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''David A. Paterson''' (b. May 20, 1954, in [[Brooklyn]], NY) is [[New York]]’s 55th governor. He earned his bachelor’s degree in History from [[Columbia University]] in 1977, and completed his J.D. at Hofstra Law School in 1982. He is the first legally blind person to take the Oath of Office as Governor and New York's first [[African American]] Governor.
==Defuses scandal==
Paterson is married to Michelle Paige Paterson, and they have two children, Ashley and Alex. His admission on taking office that he had extramarital affairs defused the issue.
==Poor governor==
Paterson started out with very high approval ratings after he replaced disgraced Governor [[Eliot Spitzer]] in March 2008. Even Republicans leaders were dancing in the aisles.
Paterson's popularity collapsed in early 2009, following his confused search for a replacement for the Senate seat vacated by [[Hillary Clinton]], and the sharp downturn in state finances as part of the [[Recession of 2008]].
Paterson finally picked a rather conservative democrat candidate for the Senate seat, [[Kirsten Gillibrand]], angering liberals.
With the $133 billion state budget in the red by $17.7 billion, Paterson came into conflict with public service unions who rejected his call for sacrifice. Polls in September 2009 show his unpopularity had set a new record: only 17% of New Yorkers were favorable.
President [[Barack Obama]] in Sept. 2009 contacted Paterson, asking him not to seek reelection in 2010 in that he cannot recover from his dismal political standing.<ref>Raymond Hernandez and Jeff Zeleny,
"Obama Said to Request That Paterson Drop Campaign," [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=2&hp ''New York Times'' Sept. 19, 2009] </ref> In February 2010 Paterson announced that he would not seek a full term. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/nyregion/27paterson.html</ref>
Paterson’s chances had been even more damaged after it was revealed that he and his troopers intimidated a woman who'd reported domestic violence against one of his top aides. <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/26/paterson-expected-drop-election-bid-amid-scandal-aide/?test=latestnews</ref>
==See also==
*[[Eliot Spitzer]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.ny.gov/governor/bio/index.html Governor David A. Paterson Biography]
== References ==
<references/>
[[Category:New York Governors]]
[[Category:Democratic Governors]]