Andrew Cuomo facts for kids

Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
56th Governor of New York
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; January 1, 2011
Lieutenant	Robert Duffy; Kathy Hochul
Preceded by	David Paterson
64th Attorney General of New York
	In office; January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2010
Governor	Eliot Spitzer; David Paterson
Preceded by	Eliot Spitzer
Succeeded by	Eric Schneiderman
11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
	In office; January 29, 1997 – January 20, 2001
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Henry Cisneros
Succeeded by	Mel Martinez
Assistant Secretary of; Housing and Urban Development
	In office; 1993–1997
President	Bill Clinton
Personal details
Born	Andrew Mark Cuomo ; December 6, 1957 (age 62); Queens, New York
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Kerry Kennedy (1990–2005)
Children	Cara; Michaela; Mariah
Residence	New York State Executive Mansion
Alma mater	Fordham University (B.A.); Albany Law School (J.D.)
Profession	Lawyer

Andrew Mark Cuomo (born December 6, 1957) is the 56th and current Governor of New York State. He was 64th New York State Attorney General and the 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under Bill Clinton. He was born in Queens. His father Mario Cuomo was also Governor of New York and Andrew worked for him. Cuomo was able to make same-sex marriage legal in New York, made a law that was tough on guns, and proposed a law that would allow businesses not to pay taxes for some time in some parts of the state. He also said he would not end the moratorium (delay) on hydrofracking, a special process that extracts (takes out) oil and natural gas so that they can be used for fuel and other things. He was reelected governor in 2014.

Images for kids

Cuomo as HUD Secretary
Cuomo, as HUD Secretary holding a press conference with then Treasury Secretary Larry Summers
Cuomo with Representative Gary Ackerman
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