New York's New Governor

New York Governor David Paterson
- First Blind Governor -

Paterson, a blind African-American who was sworn in on March 17, supposedly with the squeaky-clean image needed to clean up state politics, told NY1 television he had used both marijuana and cocaine, but not since the 1970s.

"I'd say I was about 22-23. I tried it a few times, yes," Paterson, now 53, said of his cocaine use.

Paterson's political honeymoon came to a swift end just hours into his term, when both he and his wife admitted last week to having had extra-marital affairs.
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New York Governor Paterson