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  Lieutenant Governor of New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Official duties dictated to the lieutenant governor under the state constitution is to serve as President of the State Senate, serve as acting governor in the absence of the governor from the state or the disability of the governor, or to become governor in the event of the governor's death, impeachment or resignation.
Additional statutory duties of the lieutenant governor are to serve on the impeachment court, the state defense council, and on the Board of Trustees of the College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Former candidates for the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination are attorney Leecia Eve of Buffalo, Assemblyman Thomas DiNapoli of Nassau County, and Dr. Jon Cohen of Nassau County.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_York   (1099 words)

  
 New York gubernatorial election, 2006 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barring dramatic changes in the electoral landscape, New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, a popular politician in the state, is the favorite for both the Democratic nomination [1], and the general election [2].
She announced her candidacy for lieutenant governor in March 2006 and on May 19, 2006 announced that she was ending her candidacy for the job.
She was reported in The Buffalo News to have been considered by Weld as a running mate before his selection of Jacobs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_York_gubernatorial_election,_2006   (2752 words)

  
 Henry Livingston's Cousins
He was one of the founders of the New York Society library in 1754; of the chamber of commerce in 1770; and one of the governors of the New York hospital in 1771.
He was a member of the governor's council; a member of the committee of one hundred; a delegate to the let and 2d provincial congresses of New York, 1775-76; president of the let congress and state treasurer, 1775-77, participating in the measures that led to the Revolution.
VAN RENSSELAER, Stephen, soldier, was born in New York city, Nov. 1, 1765; son of Stephen and Catherine (Livingston) Van Rensselaer; grandson of Philip and Maria (Sanders) Livingston; great-grandson of Kiliaen and Areoantie (Schuyler) Van Rensselaer; great2-grandson of Jeremias, the immigrant, and Maria (Van Cortlandt) Van Rensselaer, and great3-grandson of Kiliaen, the first patroon.
www.iment.com /maida/familytree/henry/genealogy/cousins.htm   (6672 words)

  
 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Cornbury was the colonial governor of New York and New Jersey from 1702 to 1708.
Fletcher was colonial governor of New York from 1692 to 1698.
New York politics for a decade thereafter was characterized by a division between Leislerians and Anti-Leislerians.
beatl.barnard.columbia.edu /kingsv1/biosketches.htm   (4791 words)

  
 Francis Granger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francis Granger (December 1, 1792 – August 31, 1868) was a Representative from New York.
He then moved with his father to Canandaigua, New York in 1814, where he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1816 and commenced practice.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1828, and in both 1830 and 1832 was an unsuccessful candidate of the National Republicans for Governor of New York.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_Granger   (333 words)

  
 STATE OF NEW JERSEY CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1947 COMMITTEE ON THE EXECUTIVE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Finally, fewer people vote for the lieutenant-governor than for the governor, and in a close race a lieutenant-governor of one party and a governor of another party may be elected.
In case of the failure of the Legislature to do this before the regular date for the inauguration of the Governor, the Governor or Acting Governor is continued in office until a new Governor shall have been elected and qualified.
In the event of a vacancy in the office of Governor, a Governor to fill the unexpired term shall be elected at the next general election held not less than 60 days after the vacancy occurs.
www.politicsnj.com /LG_1947_LG.htm   (1415 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
He received a commission from the Crown as lieutenant governor and was head of New York's government during 1760-1761, 1763-1765, 1769-1770, and 1774-1775.
Colden remained on the periphery of New York politics from the 1765 arrival of Governor Henry Moore until the governor's death in 1769.
This measure was bitterly opposed by the Livingstons and by New York's urban mobs, who saw the assembly's actions as a capitulation to the British ministry.
www.pragmatism.org /american/docs/colden.htm   (1904 words)

  
 GeorgePataki.com
Governor Donohue has spent a great deal of time working on significant projects the Governor has tasked her as a result of her specific expertise.
In 1996, Lieutenant Governor Donohue was elected to the State Supreme Court for the seven-county Third Judicial District by an impressive 20,000-vote margin in a six-way race.
Prior to her service as the first female State Supreme Court Justice from Rensselaer County, the Lieutenant Governor was elected as Rensselaer County's first female District Attorney in 1992, and was reelected in 1995 with an unprecedented 70 percent of the vote.
www.georgepataki.com /gp_docs/donohue   (658 words)

  
 American President
Hamilton Fish was born in 1808 in New York City.
A year later, he won the gubernatorial election and was inaugurated as governor of New York in 1849.
Fish was governor for one term before heading to the United States Senate, where he served from 1851 to 1857 before resigning his seat.
www.americanpresident.org /history/ulyssessgrant/cabinet/statesecretary/HamiltonFish/email.html   (283 words)

  
 Reflections on a Run for Governor of New York State
From the outset we faced two nearly insurmountable problems: the social base of the New York Green Party is composed of a sizeable group of the unwaged -- students, casual workers, part-time editors and writers, computer technology "consultants," a euphemism for the sometimes employed, and the unemployed.
The state treasury was in dire straits and, we said, if new sources of revenue were not found, after the election there would be layoffs in state and local governments, libraries would be cut back and some closed and even police and fire departments, held sacred since September 11 by many, would suffer budget cuts.
As did many upstate and New York City radio stations where, by telephone and through studio appearances, I got a fair amount of coverage until the last two weeks of the campaign, when we were shut out by the major media.
www.wpunj.edu /~newpol/issue34/aronow34.htm   (4544 words)

  
 American History
Keating was a lawyer, congressman from 1947 to 1959, Senator from New York from 1959 to 1965, Associate Justice of the New York Court of Appeals from 1966 to 1969, Ambassador to India from 1969 to 1972, and Ambassador to Israel from 1973 to 1975.
Mary Ann Krupsak was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1975 to 1978.
Seward was Governor of New York from 1839 to 1842, Senator from New York from 1849 to 1861, and Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869.
www.lib.rochester.edu /index.cfm?PAGE=1205   (3350 words)

  
 HarpWeek: Cartoon of the Day
This cartoon parodies the reaction of Congressman Thomas Spriggs after the New York State Democratic Convention nominated Lucius Robinson for governor and William Dorsheimer for lieutenant governor.
Born in 1832, William Dorsheimer was raised in Buffalo, New York, and educated at Phillips Academy (Andover, Massachusetts) and Harvard.
Two years later, he was elected lieutenant governor of New York as a Democrat, and reelected in 1876, when he also served as a manager in Tilden's presidential campaign.
www.harpweek.com /09Cartoon/RelatedCartoon.asp?Month=October&Date=7   (699 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
White was born in Buffalo, New York in 1865.
He was a member of New York state senate between 1896 and 1908.
Then he became the Lieutenant Governor of New York and served between 1909 and 1910.
www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Horace_White   (274 words)

  
 Gotham Gazette's Eye On Albany: New York State Races: Lieutenant Governor
She has served on the New York State Supreme Court, and was a district attorney in Rensselaer County.
She graduated from the College of New Rochelle, received a Master's of Science in Education from Russell Sage College, and received her law degree from the Albany Law School of Union University in 1983.
Libby Pataki, the governor's wife, and Mary O. Donohue, the lieutenant governor, also made public appearances."This is the kinder, gentler Daddy Pataki," said Josh Isay, a consultant who managed Andrew M. Cuomo's failed bid for the Democratic nomination for governor.
www.gothamgazette.com /eyeonalbany/state/ltgovernor.shtml   (1422 words)

  
 Board of Elections in the City of New York - Voters' Guide to New York City Elections
Because a primary is a party election, only voters registered with one of the parties qualified to conduct a primary in New York City may vote in their party's primary.
The State Legislature and/ or City Council can place Proposals, Questions, and Referendum measures on the ballot for New York City voters to adopt a change in the State Constitution, change a law or approve the expenditure of funds without legislative actions.
School Board Elections are held in New York City every three (3) years, at which time nine (9) member Community School Boards are chosen in all 32 Community School Districts.
www.vote.nyc.ny.us /votersguide.html   (349 words)

  
 New York Sun article on RID
A new committee of high-profile business, press, medical, and health insurance professionals is demanding that hospitals come clean with their infection data — information that is not publicly disclosed in most states.
Betsy McCaughey, a former lieutenant governor of New York and founder of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, says the risk of contracting an infection in a hospital is as high now as it was 30 years ago.
One source in New York’s medical community, who asked not to be identified, said the industry should focus on making headway, rather than on bringing in new groups, which could delay the process.
www.hospitalinfection.org /NYSun_081604.htm   (840 words)

  
 Nathaniel Pitcher
PITCHER, Nathaniel, governor of New York, born in Litchfield.
He removed early in life to Sandy Hill, New York, and was a member of the legislature of that state in 1806 and 1815-'17, and of the State constitutional convention in 1821.
He was elected to congress as a Democrat, holding his seat in 1819-'23, was chosen lieutenant-governor of New York in 1826, and, by the death of Governor De Witt Clinton, became governor in February, 1828, serving till January, 1829.
www.famousamericans.net /nathanielpitcher   (453 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Breaking News - Abe Hirschfeld, eccentric multimillionaire, dead at 85   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Inexplicably bitten by the publicity bug, he ran unsuccessfully for New York lieutenant governor, Manhattan borough president, state comptroller and U.S. Senate — the latter against Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2000 and Charles Schumer in 2004.
His attempt to run the New York Post in 1993, a move that lasted 16 days, led to a full-scale staff revolt, and produced an unforgettable front-page headline that wondered, “WHO IS THIS NUT?” Hirschfeld twice spit on a Miami Herald reporter to protest her paper’s news coverage.
He was among the oldest, and the richest, inmates in all of New York state.
www.nydailynews.com /front/breaking_news/story/335789p-286822c.html   (728 words)

  
 Clarkson University - News - Nys Lieutenant Governor Mary O. Donohue Awarded Clarkson University Honorary Degree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Mary O. Donohue began her career as a schoolteacher and then served as a district attorney and State Supreme Court justice before being elected lieutenant governor of New York State in November 1998.
A graduate of the College of New Rochelle, she taught elementary and junior high school in Rensselaer and Albany County for 10 years, during which she earned an M.S. in education from Russell Sage College.
Following admission to the New York State bar, she worked as an associate attorney in Albany and, from 1988 to 1992, ran her own law practice in Troy.
www.clarkson.edu /news/print.php?id=271   (353 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Irish ancestry Politicians in New York
New York state assembly, 1938-47 (Bronx County 2nd District 1938-44, Bronx County 1st District 1945-47).
As assistant U.S. attorney in New York in 1949-50, he was assigned to be the lead prosecutor in the trial of Alger Hiss.
New York state senate, 1884-87, 1892-93, 1899-1904 (11th District 1884-87, 1892-93, 17th District 1899-1904).
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/NY/irish.html   (1936 words)

  
 History of American Thought
After becoming wealthy in trade and moving to New York he was appointed Surveyor General, and served in the administration of Governor George Clinton.
Governor Glen: "The Role of the Indians in the Rivalry Between France, Spain, and England", 1761
Defender of the "New Haven" theology of Congregationalism.
www.pragmatism.org /american/index.htm   (5430 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: New York: Lieutenant Governors
Lieutenant Governors of New York: Events and Candidates of the 1810's (may be incomplete!)
Lieutenant Governors of New York: Events and Candidates of the 1820's (may be incomplete!)
Lieutenant Governors of New York: Events and Candidates of the 1840's (may be incomplete!)
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/NY/ofc/ltgov.html   (472 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Breaking News - Poll: 62 percent of voters say country ready for woman president   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
New York GOP Chairman Stephen Minarik said the high percentage of voters who think a woman will head the Democrats' 2008 ticket is due to the widespread belief that Clinton will run for the job.
In 2000, Clinton became the first woman ever elected, on her own, to statewide office in New York when she won the Senate seat vacated by fellow Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
Three women have been elected lieutenant governor in New York, but only as part of a governor-lieutenant governor ticket.
www.nydailynews.com /front/breaking_news/story/283364p-242829c.html   (436 words)

  
 Mario M. Cuomo - dKosopedia
Ran for mayor of New York City in 1977, but lost to Ed Koch in the Democratic primary.
In 1978, was elected Lieutenant Governor of New York, serving under Governor Hugh L. Carey.
Won election as Governor in 1982, was re-elected in 1986 and 1990, and was defeated in his 1994 bid for a fourth term by George Pataki (the current governor), serving from January 1983 to January 1995.
www.dkosopedia.com /w/index.php?title=Mario_M._Cuomo&printable=yes   (242 words)

  
 EERE State Activities and Partnerships: New York Governor Inaugurates Biofuels Blending Terminal; Department Accepts ...
New York Governor George Pataki helped inaugurate a new biofuels blending terminal near Albany in Rensselaer County on March 31.
Sprague Energy in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, built the terminal, which is the first of several the company plans to build in New York.
The day before, the New York Department of Transportation accepted delivery of its first load of B5—a mixture of 5% biodiesel and 95% conventional diesel.
www.eere.energy.gov /states/news_detail.cfm/news_id=9929   (168 words)

  
 Technically, Lieutenant Governor Donohue Is In Charge - December 21, 2004 - The New York Sun
The answer, Mary Donohue, may not come immediately to most New Yorkers' lips, but her identity takes on added significance as Governor Pataki travels in Europe for the next 10 days.
According to the state constitution - Article IV, Section 5 - the lieutenant governor "shall act as governor" whenever the governor "is impeached, is absent from the state, or is otherwise unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor."
Yet in the minds of some experts she is the acting governor regardless of whether she accepts the title.
www.nysun.com /article/6576   (458 words)

  
 Henry Rogers Selden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Selden settled in Clarkson, New York, and married Laura Anne Baldwin.
One of their children, George Baldwin Selden (born in Clarkson on September 14, 1846) is remembered for filing the patent for "an improved road-engine" -- the gas-powered automobile.
Susan B. Anthony was tried in Circuit Court, Northern District of New York on June 17-18, 1873, in the courthouse at Canandaigua, New York.
winningthevote.org /HRSelden.html   (1389 words)

  
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A leading liberal in New York State politics from 1928 to 1956, Herbert Lehman was born in New York City in 1878 and graduated from Williams College in 1899.
Lehman remained lieutenant governor under Franklin Roosevelt until Roosevelt departed for the White House in 1932, whereupon Lehman was elected to the governorship – a job he remained in until 1942.
After leaving the governor's mansion, Lehman was appointed to the directorship of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, a position he retained from 1943 to 1946.
www.nps.gov /elro/glossary/lehman-herbert.htm   (383 words)

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