Andrew Cuomo

Multi-talented, Andrew Cuomo is an American Politician, Author, and Lawyer. He is serving as the 56th and current Governor of New York since 2011. During the time, he introduced same-sex marriage in New York, and the 2014 Compassionate Care Act, legalizing medical marijuana. He has served as Chair of the National Governors Association since August 2020. His political party is the Democratic Party. Initially, he began his career working as the campaign manager for his father, then as an assistant district attorney in New York City before entering private law practice. From 1993 to 1997, he served as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development from 1993 to 1997 and he served in President Bill Clinton's Cabinet as the 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1997 to 2001. He gained more attention from the public after handling the COVID-19 pandemic in New York.