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|party=[[Democratic]]

|party=[[Democratic]]

|spouse=Michelle Paige Paterson

|spouse=Michelle Paige Paterson

|religion=Roman Catholic

|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]

|offices=

|offices=

{{Officeholder/governor

{{Officeholder/governor

|state=New York

|state=New York

|terms=March 17, 2008 – Present

|terms=March 17, 2008 – March 17, 2008 – December 31, 2010

|preceded=Eliot Spitzer

|preceded=Eliot Spitzer

|former=n

|former=n

|succeeded=

|succeeded=[[Andrew Cuomo]]

}}

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'''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.

'''David A. Paterson''' (b. May 20, 1954, in [[Brooklyn]], NY) was an American politician who served as [[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==

==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.

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.