David A. Paterson
69th Lieutenant Governor New York
Assumed office
January 1, 2007
Governor Eliot Spitzer
Born May 20, 1954 (1954-05-20) (age 53)
Brooklyn, New York
Political party Democratic Party
Spouse Michelle Paige Paterson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Paterson David A. Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and the current Lieutenant Governor of New York. He is the
first African American and the
first legally blind person to hold this position.
He was selected as running mate by New York Attorney General and Democratic Party nominee Eliot Spitzer in the 2006 New York gubernatorial election.
With current news reports indicating that Governor Spitzer may resign as soon as the evening of March 11, 2008,
Paterson could become the
first African-American Governor of New York and the first legally blind governor in the nation.