Andrew Cuomo
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| Born | Andrew Mark Cuomo 1957-12-06 Queens, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Fordham University, Albany Law School | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Kerry Kennedy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Jeffrey Epstein/Black book, Kennedy family | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Democratic | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Cuomo is an American Democratic Party politician serving as the 56th Governor of New York. Cuomo was elected in 2010, holding the same position his father, Mario Cuomo, held from 1983 to 1994.
Born in Queens, New York, he is a graduate of Fordham University and Albany Law School. Cuomo began his career working as campaign manager for his father then served as an assistant district attorney in New York City before entering private practice. He founded the Housing Enterprise for the Less Privileged and was appointed Chairman of the New York City Homeless Commission, where he served from 1990 to 1993.
Cuomo joined the Clinton Administration in 1993 when he was appointed assistant secretary for Community Planning and Development in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He then served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1997 to 2001.
After a failed campaign for governor in 2002, Cuomo was elected Attorney General of New York in 2006. In May 2010, Cuomo announced he was running for governor in the 2010 election. He won with 63% of the vote. During his first term, New York legalised same-sex marriage and toughened gun control. Cuomo was elected to a second term in 2014, with 54% of the vote.[1]
Blacklisting BDS
On 7 June 2016, the day that Hillary Clinton claimed the status of presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party in the 2016 US presidential election,[2] Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order requiring state agencies and authorities to divest from any company or institution that supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel. The order not only threatens to punish constitutionally protected political speech but also requires the State of New York to create a blacklist of allies of the movement, which BDS supporters describe as an effort to ensure human rights for Palestinians.
- “It’s very simple: If you boycott against Israel, New York will boycott you,” Cuomo said when he announced the order.[3]
The Moreland Commission
- Full article: The Moreland Commission
- Full article: The Moreland Commission
In 2013, Andrew Cuomo announced the creation of the “Commission To Investigate Public Corruption” (aka “The Moreland Commission”) to great fanfare, summing up his motivation succinctly: “it’s about trust… its about people’s trust of government… we want to restore the trust”.
An appointment by Andrew Cuomo
| Appointee | Job | Appointed | End |
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| Sheila Abdus-Salaam | Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals | 6 May 2013 | 12 April 2017 |
References
- ↑ "Andrew Cuomo Is Re-elected New York Governor, but Loses Clout"
- ↑ Michael Falcone, Meredith McGraw, Liz Kreutz and Josh Haskell. "Hillary Clinton: Becoming Presumptive Democratic Nominee Will ‘Send a Signal Around the World’." ABC news, June 7, 2016
- ↑ "Gov. Cuomo’s BDS Blacklist Is An Affront To Free Expression"
