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Andrew Cuomo

Why isn't he mentioned in the "Senate Appointment" section? He is one of the main candidates fo Hillary Clinton's seat. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tad Lincoln (talk • contribs) 03:21, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Corrected NY Post quotation

"Overall, Paterson has chalked up a heavily liberal record during his more than two decades in state government. " is correct, but it did not end with, "It was bad...really, bad." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aruhnka (talk • contribs) 11:23, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Acting Lt. Gov.

As of today, it should be Pedro Espada, Jr., not Dean Skelos. Comments? Bearian (talk) 22:02, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is no such title as "Acting Lt. Gov." The President pro tem assumes the duties of the Lt. Gov., but those are, AFAIK, limited to presiding over the Senate and taking over if the Governor is incapacitated. He doesn't get an executive office space, doesn't get the pay of a Lt. Gov., and would never be treated as anything other than one of the top legislators in Albany.
Skelos disputes that Espada and Smith legally acquired their new offices. Until that legal question is resolved, we should be clear that the situation is in dispute.

Powers ^T 22:27, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

O.K. I think you mean that "Smith disputes that Espada and Skelos...." :-) Bearian (talk) 23:12, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Powers ^T 01:39, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Power rating in lead

I removed "worst" govenor from lead. Maybe work into article with better sources/data. --Tom (talk) 19:13, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have rolled back. The lead did not say "worst", it said this: "Paterson is currently the least popular governor in the United States according to an average of six May 2009 polls, with a net approval/disapproval score of -48" and it is sourced to [1], which is a fine source. The statement is factual, and FiveThirtyEight.com is (among other things) the first blog ever selected as a Notable Narrative by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. It's at least as credible as Time Magazine or some similar national publication. – Quadell ^(talk) 17:36, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe work it into the body of the article, if at all, but not needed in the lead. Thanks, --Tom (talk) 18:10, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article too long...create new article on the Gillibrand Senate appt?

This article is too long, so why don't we take parts of this, Gillibrand's, and Caroline Kennedy's to form a new article on the Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Appointment? 04:09, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

That section on Gillibrand's appointment is well-sourced, accurate, but just out-weighs other material in the article. Summary form, not blow-by-blow. Frankly, Gillibrand's appointment can be completely covered in her bio. It's not that big a deal for a stand-alone article. patsw (talk) 15:46, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect Rockefeller information

"With his swearing-in, Paterson became the first Lieutenant Governor elevated to the governorship in New York due to a vacancy since 1973, when Lieutenant Governor Malcolm Wilson became Governor when Nelson Rockefeller resigned in order to serve as Vice-President of the United States in the administration of President Gerald R. Ford."

This is incorrect. Rockefeller resigned as governor in December 1973, while Ford was still vice president, allegedly to devote time to some commissions he'd set up but perhaps to prepare for a final run at the presidency in 1976 or perhaps just to give Wilson a leg up on the 1974 gubernatorial race. Anyway, the point is that Rockefeller did not resign the governorship in order to become vice president, as the next vacancy in the vice presidency (when Ford ascended to the presidency) didn't occur until eight months later. I didn't make the edit because there are footnotes involved and I didn't want to mess it up beyond repair. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.172.249.116 (talk) 16:22, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lieutenant Governor Ravitch

Now that Richard Ravitch has been established as Lieutenant Governor, should we 'collapse' the list of 'Acting LTGs' in the Infobox, with the heading Acting Lieutenant Governors? GoodDay (talk) 20:51, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"and the highest-ranking black elected official in the history of New York State"

H Carl McCall was elected NYS Comptroller in 1994 and 1998, making him both a higher ranking official than the Senate Minority Leader, and still the highest elected Black official in NYS history. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Clarkpark (talk • contribs) 02:09, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Paterson to resign?

It's an unconfirmed report for now, so it shouldn't be taken as gospel. However, we should have our wits about us. [2] --Muboshgu (talk) 00:58, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've requested semi-protection. ~DC _{Talk To Me} 05:23, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's about time - [3]. Now, how to go with this info... --Muboshgu (talk) 17:03, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Blind governor?!

If he is blind, then does he read the legislations that he has to sign in Braille? Can someone explain how his staff accommodate his needs?--478jjjz (talk) 02:19, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

He's legally blind, not completely blind. He puts his face very close to a document when signing. Powers ^T 00:10, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not seeking reelection

NYDailyNews is reporting he won't see reelection in 2010..

98.207.60.145 (talk) 15:05, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The AP, NY1[4], WSJ[5], MSNBC[6], NYT[7], NewsDay[8] etc., etc., etc. all say he will drop out of the race. From my reading of WP:CRYSTAL, this seems to be suitable to include in the article, but apparently not everybody think so. --Jatkins ^{(talk - contribs)} 17:06, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Will drop out" and "he has announced he is dropping out" are not the same thing. The former is a prediction; the latter is reported, citeable information. Frank | talk 17:02, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Democratic officials in Washington were informed of Mr. Paterson's plans early Friday, the Associated Press reported."[9] ...is written in past tense, and is not speculation. --Jatkins ^{(talk - contribs)} 17:06, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

They are still "plans", and this is a case of one source reporting on what some other source said. That's how speculation spreads. Note that I'm not saying this isn't a foregone conclusion; what I'm saying is that this is an encyclopedia, and as such, this is inappropriate. It can wait a few hours - if it takes that long. Frank | talk 17:10, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I guess the longest we'll have to wait for official confirmation is the planned press conference, though, like you say, it could come sooner if the campaign confirms it. --Jatkins ^{(talk - contribs)} 17:12, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is a frequent problem when dealing with current events on Wikipedia. Whenever something of this magnitude is about to happen, it often breaks in advance. They need the press to know about it in advance so they can set up the press conference, and of course the press runs their preliminary stories on it. Obviously, if this wasn't true, someone in as precarious a position as Paterson would be refuting it since it broke. But still, he hasn't officially rescinded his campaign yet. He still has filed the paperwork, so he's running until he's not running. --Muboshgu (talk) 19:59, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This article is linked on the front page of http://news.google.com today. Americasroof (talk) 02:55, 27 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Excuse my ignorance

why does it not cover the most recent "Govennor covering up allegeed spousal abuse of subordaniate " is this guy who is three weeks of SNL coverage really this far in the backwater of wikipedia?Weaponbb7 (talk) 00:38, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

More than a tenth of the article (i actually measured and it is 12K of a 99K article) is devoted to the case see: David Paterson#Domestic abuse and World Series tickets scandals Americasroof (talk) 02:13, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The timeline for that section seems unduly long. Does so much detail need to be included in the section? It would appear to violate weight concerns. Arzel (talk) 02:34, 27 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My intentions is to spin it off. It developed when it looked like the governor might resign because of the events. I will try to spin it off this weekend and just leave a paragraph or two. There's a lot of other material in the article that is hopelessly out of date (including the budget stuff).Americasroof (talk) 04:08, 27 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

SNL appearance produced a pretty decent "quote"

"Working in Albany is just like watching Saturday Night Live -- there are a lot of characters, it's funny for 10 minutes, and then you just want it to be *over*." 199.214.17.10 (talk) 17:59, 27 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hah. Considering the SNL controversy and the general mess that is Albany, this quote may merit inclusion. Maybe. --Muboshgu (talk) 18:14, 27 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Governor end date. 2010 vs. 2011

Since Andrew Cuomo took office at 12:01 AM on 1/1/11, that means that Paterson was governor from 12:00 midnight to 12:01 am on 1/1/11. Peacewashlove (talk) 01:36, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not necessarily. His term might have ended at midnight, not necessarily when the new Governor starts. There's probably a law that provides for succession during the interval. The State's Constitution might have a provision; otherwise, statutes likely do. Something similar happens with the U.S. Presidency. Nick Levinson (talk) 20:57, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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"Governor" per MOS:CAPS

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According to MOS:CAPS, the intro here should read "...served as the 55th Governor of New York", not "...served as the 55th governor of New York". GoodDay (talk) 14:37, 11 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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'Allegations against the Paterson administration' section needs expansion

I have tagged this section as needing expansion. It is very brief and omits a bunch of notable information. Paterson was under heavy pressure to resign from his position as governor in 2010 due to allegations against him, but the article doesn't say so. Other, less significant information about Paterson's career is given much more attention in the article.

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https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Paterson-still-has-support--86480162.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704548604575097621373171864

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ny-gov-paterson-weathers-plummeting-poll-numbers-resignations/story?id=10018887

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/02/new.york.governor/index.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anatomy-of-a-rumor-gov-da_b_484383 SunCrow (talk) 12:02, 8 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

First Blind Governor?

It was widely reported upon his swearing in that Paterson was the first legally blind governor in the nations history. However, the article now says that this is not so, that he is the second. There was a source, and I checked it out. Link was to the Wayback Machine, and the article says absolutely nothing about there being a previous blind governor.

So I did some searching, and found a better article from the New York Times entitled, "First Legally Blind Governor? Not Quite". I read it, and it told of the 13-day governorship of Bob Cowley Riley, who took over when the governor of the Arkansas, Dale Bumpers, resigned to take his new post (in the US Senate) on January 3, 1975. Riley served for 11 days, until David Pryor, the new governor (elected in November) was to be inaugurated. Riley had been blinded while in the Marines, so there's your first blind governor, right?

Well, in some other states, that would be so. But in Arkansas, he was only the "Acting Governor". He never took the oath of office, he was never sworn in. Arkansas does not give him a number in their list of governors (Bumpers was the 38th Governor, Pryor was the 39th). So it's a bit messy, I think. I'm going to rewrite the passage in a way that I think is honest, but am happy to discuss it with anyone who disagrees with what I've done. Un school 23:18, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Unschool made this change, but it looks like they deleted an in-use reference definition leaving the article with a referencing error. What is the planned fix? Maybe the reference should be restored, but if the use is contentious, then I'd rather not restore it just yet. But as it stands now, the article has a visible error and other material is left unsourced. -- Mikeblas (talk) 20:55, 23 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

First off, my apologies. My skill with references is rather pathetic, but I previewed it and thought it was fine. And now, when I look at it, I don't see the error. What am I missing? The relevant article (the one I found) is linked, the other that had nothing relevant is gone, and it looks fine to me. I'm not doubting you, Mikeblas, I'm just baffled. Not that it's the first time. Un school 23:09, 23 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]