Background
Paterson, David Alexander was born on May 20, 1954 in Brooklyn. Son of Basil and Portia (Hairston) Paterson.
governor of New York State Legislator
Paterson, David Alexander was born on May 20, 1954 in Brooklyn. Son of Basil and Portia (Hairston) Paterson.
Bachelor in History, Columbia University, New York City, 1977. Juris Doctor, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, 1983.
Mediator Institute Mediation & Conflict Resolution, New York City, 1975. Legal assistant Municipal Credit Union, 1976-1978. Assistant grants officer Bronx Community College, 1981.
Assistant criminal law Queens District Attorney' General’ s Office, 1983-1985. Member District 30 New York State Senate, 1985—2006, deputy minority leader, 1985—2002, minority leader, 2002—2006. Lieutenant governor State of New York, Albany, 2007—2008, governor, 2008—2010.
Guest lecturer New York University, since 2011. Adjunct professor Columbia University School International & Public Affairs.
Fundraising chairman George McGoverns Presidential Campaign, New York, 1972, Herman Badillo's Mayoral Campaign, New York, 1973, Black Citizens for Fair Media, New York, 1976, Manhattan Borough President David Dinkins, New York, 1985. Member Martin Luther King Democratic Club, New York, since 1977, Jewish Guild for the Blind, New York, 1986. Member board of trustees American Foundation for Blind.
Member federal steering committee African Burial Ground. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (board directors Mid-Manhattan branch since 1981), New York State Bar Association on Minorities, Macon B, Allen Black Bar Association, Metropolitan Committee of 100 (legal advisor since 1979).
Married Michelle Paige. 1 child, Alexander Basil. 1 stepchild, Ashley Dennis.