Cuomo Bridge, the Second Avenue Subway, the Moynihan Train Hall, and a reconstruction of LaGuardia Airport. Cuomo's administration oversaw the construction of the Governor Mario M. During his governorship, Cuomo signed the Marriage Equality Act in 2011 to legalize same-sex marriage, the Compassionate Care Act in 2014 to legalize the medical use of cannabis, and the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act in 2021 to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. He was re-elected in 20 after winning primaries against progressive challengers.

After failing to win the Democratic primary in the 2002 New York gubernatorial election, Cuomo was elected New York attorney general in 2006.Ĭuomo won the 2010 New York gubernatorial election to become governor of New York. From 1997 to 2001, he served in President Bill Clinton's Cabinet as the 11th United States secretary of housing and urban development. Cuomo served as assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 1997. Later, Cuomo worked as an assistant district attorney in New York City, entered the private practice of law, founded a housing non-profit, and chaired the New York City Homeless Commission from 1990 to 1993. He began his career working as the campaign manager for his father in the 1982 New York gubernatorial election.

At the time of his resignation, he was the longest-serving governor in the United States still in position.īorn in Queens, New York City, Cuomo is a graduate of Fordham University and Albany Law School.

In 2021, Cuomo resigned from office amidst numerous allegations of sexual misconduct and covering up COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the same position that his father, Mario Cuomo, held for three terms (52nd governor). Vice Chair of the National Governors Associationġ1th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentĪssistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and DevelopmentĪndrew Mark Cuomo ( / ˈ k w oʊ m oʊ/ KWOH-moh Italian: born December 6, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021. Chair of the National Governors Association

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