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Pataki, George Elmer |
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Pataki, George Elmer (pətä`kē, –tăk`ē), 1945–, U.S. politician, b. Peekskill, N.Y. He graduated from Yale Univ. (1967) and Columbia Law School (1970). A Republican, Pataki served as mayor of Peekskill (1981–84) and in the New York assembly (1985–92) and senate (1992–94). In 1994 he defeated incumbent Mario Cuomo Cuomo, Mario Matthew (kwō`mō), 1932–, American politician, b. New York City. The son of an immigrant grocer, Cuomo attended St. ..... Click the link for more information. to become governor of New York state. One of his first acts as governor was to reinstitute the death penalty in the state. He was reelected in 1998 and 2002, but chose not to run in 2006. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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