David Paterson

: January 4, 2024
: Politician

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Full Name	David Paterson
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	May 20, 1954(1954-05-20)
Age	70
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Taurus

David Paterson Biography

Name	David Paterson
Birthday	May 20
Birth Year	1954
Place Of Birth	Brooklyn
Home Town	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Taurus
Spouse	Mary Alexander Paterson , Michelle Paige Paterson
Children(s)	Alex Paterson

David Paterson is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on May 20, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The first governor from Africa in New York and the second legally blind Governor in US history. He was elected the fifty-fiveth governor of New York in 2008 after Governor The first African-American governor of New York and the second legally blind Governor in US history. He became the fifty-fifth Governor of New York in 2008 after Governor Eliot Spitzer had to resign after it was revealed that he frequented high-end prostitutes, and he served for two years. had to step down following the revelation that he slept with the most expensive prostitutes. He was elected for a period of two years.

He was governor for New York and was succeeded by He was the governor of New York and was succeeded by Andrew Cuomo..

David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 55th Governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer and serving out nearly three years of Spitzer’s term from March 2008 to the end of 2010. He is the first African American to serve as Governor of New York and the second legally blind governor of a U.S. state.

At the age of three months, Paterson contracted an ear infection that spread to his optic nerve, leaving him sightless in his left eye and with severely limited vision in his right. Since New York City public schools would not guarantee him an education without placing him in special education classes, his family bought a home in the Long Island suburb of South Hempstead so that he could attend mainstream classes there. Paterson was the first student with a disability in the Hempstead public schools, graduating from Hempstead High School in 1971.

He got married to Michelle Paige Paterson in 1992 and they had their son, Alex Patterson. The father of Alex Patterson, He married Michelle Paige Paterson in 1992 and they raised a son named Alex Patterson. His father, Basil Paterson, served as a New York state senator and deputy mayor. was an New York state senator and deputy mayor.

David Paterson Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Politician
House	Living in own house.

David Paterson is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Paterson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

An ear infection that he suffered in his early years led to him becoming visually impaired in the left eye. He also affected his vision in his right eye.

Although he initially criticized the character Despite initially criticizing Fred Armisen‘s impression of him on Saturday Night Live he later appeared on the show beside Armisen.’s perception of his character in Saturday Night Live he later joined the show alongside Armisen.

Paterson was born in Brooklyn to Portia Hairston Paterson, a homemaker, and Basil Paterson, a labor law attorney. Basil Paterson was later a New York state senator and secretary of state, and served as deputy mayor of New York City. According to a New York Now interview, Paterson traces his roots on his mother’s side of the family to pre-Civil War African American slaves in the states of North Carolina and South Carolina. His father is half Afro-Jamaican. His paternal grandmother, a Jamaican, Evangeline Rondon Paterson was secretary to Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. His paternal grandfather was Leonard James Paterson, a native of Carriacou who arrived in the United States aboard the S.S. Vestris on May 16, 1917. It was reported by The Genetic Genealogist in March 2008 that Paterson had recently undergone genetic genealogy testing. Part of his father’s ancestry consists of immigrants from England, Ireland, and Scotland, while his mother’s side includes Eastern European Jewish ancestry, as well as ancestors from the Guinea-Bissau region of West Africa.

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Who is David Paterson Dating?

According to our records, David Paterson married to Mary Alexander Paterson , Michelle Paige Paterson. As of December 1, 2023, David Paterson’s is not dating anyone.

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Paterson dated Michelle Paige in college. After he broke up with her, she went on to marry someone else, have a daughter, and get divorced. In 1992, Paterson married Michelle. Two years later, they had a son named Alex. Paterson and Michelle had an up-and-down marriage, which included affairs to which they later admitted. The couple separated in 2012 and divorced in July 2014.

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David Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David Paterson celebrates birthday on May 20 of every year.

Paterson was elected Minority Leader by the Senate Democratic Conference on November 20, 2002, becoming both the first non-white state legislative leader and the highest-ranking black elected official in the history of New York. Paterson unseated the incumbent Minority Leader, Martin Connor. Paterson became known for his consensus-building style and sharp political skills.

Why did Paterson resign?

On February 26, 2010, however, Paterson withdrew his bid for a full term as governor of New York “amid crumbling support from his party and an uproar over his administration’s intervention in a domestic violence case involving a close aide”.

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.