George Pataki
George Pataki
George Elmer Patakiis an American lawyer and politician who served as the 53rd Governor of New York. A member of the Republican Party, Pataki was a lawyer who was elected Mayor of his home town of Peekskill, later going on to be elected to State Assembly, then State Senate. In 1994, Pataki ran for governor against three-term incumbent Mario Cuomo, defeating him by over a three-point margin as part of the Republican Revolution of 1994. Pataki, succeeding a three-term governor,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 June 1945
CityPeekskill, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I'm a Republican who embraces science and understands we have to work with the next generation of millennials to have the innovation and technology so that we can grow a 21st century economy.
My father couldn't speak English when he went to the first grade and I had to work in a factory over Christmas and summer vacations. And I think that's the American way and one of the things that excites me about this race is that pretty much everything I've done I've started at the bottom and been able to finish at the top.
And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers.
But, you know, all I can do is submit my budget and then make the case to the Legislature to act.
What better day to lay the cornerstone of the Freedom Tower than the day our country declared its independence.
I have tremendous admiration for everyone who enters the political arena so long as their goal is to do what they believe is right for the people of New York.
Putting Americans at risk for a political reason I think is wrong and I think it's unfortunate.
I'm here helping Doug Forrester become the next governor of New Jersey.
We need a President that all Americans can respect, not a celebrity who uses words like freedom and liberty like they are a punchline in a reality show.
We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families.
Israel is a country that respects freedom - freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and freedom of worship.
We are one America. If we work together across party lines, there's no problem we can't solve and the 21st century will be America's greatest century.
When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.
On that terrible day, a nation became a neighborhood. All Americans became New Yorkers.