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Pataki's most notable achievements as governor included the creation of a number of new health care programs, presiding over recovery efforts following the September 11 attacks, and for increasing the state's credit rating three times. He chose not to run for a fourth term in 2006; he was succeeded by Democrat Eliot Spitzer.
Jun 7, 2015 · Pataki first won the office in 1994 by defeating liberal icon Mario Cuomo. In this photo, Pataki, left, and actor Robert De Niro, right, pose during a news conference to kick off the first annual...
May 28, 2015 · 1. He defeated the liberal icon Mario Cuomo to win the governorship in 1994. It was a big midterm sweep for the GOP that fall, with the House going Republican for the first time in 40 years and...
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May 28, 2015 · George Pataki is joining the 2016 Republican presidential race. Here are six things to know about the former New York governor: 1994 election. Pataki, then a state senator, took on Mario...
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The New Yorker is the only Republican ever to beat Mario Cuomo. He worked as a lawyer, founded an environmental consulting firm and is on the verge of his first campaign since 2002. Here’s where...
Aug 14, 2021 · There’s nothing to stop Andrew Cuomo from making a comeback, warned former New York Gov. George Pataki. “It’s certainly possible he runs again,” Pataki, 76, told The Post by phone from his ...
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May 28, 2015 · Pataki defeated Mario Cuomo in 1994 to become the first Republican governor of New York in 20 years. He remained in that role for three terms from 1995 to 2007. [5] Pataki's service as governor was defined by his leadership during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
