biography
| name: |
Cuomo, Mario (Matthew)
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pronunciation:
[kwohmoh]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1932– )
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| biography:
| US governor, born in Queens Co, New York, USA. The son of Italian immigrants, he was an excellent athlete and student, and played minor-league baseball before going to law school (1956). He first gained public recognition when he represented community groups in New York City during the 1960s. Entering politics, he became the secretary of state (1975–9), lieutenant governor (1979–83), and finally governor of New York (1983–94) after losing a New York City mayoral race to Ed Koch (1977). As governor he emerged as the spokesman for the traditional Democratic Party and its supporters. An eloquent speaker, he gave the nominating speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention and the keynote speech in 1992. He debated running for the presidency himself, but twice declined (1988, 1992). |
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