Andrew Cuomo

**Andrew Mark Cuomo** (born December 6, 1957) is an American politician. He was the 56th Governor of New York from 2011 to 2021. He was 64th New York State Attorney General and the 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under Bill Clinton. Cuomo unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of New York City in 2025, losing to Zohran Mamdani.

## Early life

He was born in Queens. His father Mario Cuomo was also Governor of New York and Andrew worked for him.

## Governor of New York

He was reelected governor in 2014 and 2018. In 2020, he became well known across the country over his leadership and handling over the COVID-19 pandemic in New York. However, his administration was accused of covering up the actual number of COVID-related deaths in nursing homes.

From late 2020, many of Cuomo's former secretaries and assistants have accused him of sexual harassment. In August 2021, an investigation found that Cuomo did sexually harass multiple women during his time as governor. On August 10, 2021, Cuomo announced that he would resign as governor. He resigned on August 24 and was replaced by Kathy Hochul, the lieutenant governor of New York.

## 2025 mayoral campaign

Cuomo unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of New York City in the 2025 election. He lost the Democratic nomination in June 2025 to Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in an upset. He later ran an Independent campaign, only to lose to Mamdani again in the November 2025 general election.

## Political beliefs

Cuomo has promoted several policies such as legalizing same-sex marriage, tough laws against guns, allowing businesses not to pay taxes for some time in some parts of the state, continuing the moratorium (delay) on hydraulic fracturing for extracting (taking out) petroleum and natural gas, he started the United States Climate Alliance, a group of states intending to stop climate change by following the terms of the Paris Climate Accords and pro-immigration policies.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Andrew Cuomo
- **image**: Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2021.jpg
- **order**: 56th
- **office**: Governor of New York
- **lieutenant**: Robert Duffy (politician), Robert Duffy
 Kathy Hochul
- **term start**: January 1, 2011
- **term end**: August 24, 2021
- **predecessor**: David Paterson
- **successor**: Kathy Hochul
- **office1**: Chair of the National Governors Association
- **deputy1**: Asa Hutchinson
- **term start1**: August 5, 2020
- **term end1**: July 8, 2021
- **predecessor1**: Larry Hogan
- **successor1**: Asa Hutchinson
- **office2**: Vice Chair of the National Governors Association
- **term start2**: July 26, 2019
- **term end2**: August 5, 2020
- **predecessor2**: Larry Hogan
- **successor2**: Asa Hutchinson
- **order3**: 64th
- **office3**: Attorney General of New York
- **governor3**: Eliot Spitzer
 David Paterson
- **term start3**: January 1, 2007
- **term end3**: December 31, 2010
- **predecessor3**: Eliot Spitzer
- **successor3**: Eric Schneiderman
- **order4**: 11th
- **office4**: United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- **president4**: Bill Clinton
- **term start4**: January 29, 1997
- **term end4**: January 20, 2001
- **predecessor4**: Henry Cisneros
- **successor4**: Mel Martínez
- **office5**: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development
- **president5**: Bill Clinton
- **term start5**: May 28, 1993
- **term end5**: January 29, 1997
- **predecessor5**: Skirma Kondratas
- **successor5**: Saul N. Ramirez Jr., Saul Ramirez, Jr.
- **birth name**: Andrew Mark Cuomo
- **birth place**: New York City, New York, U.S.
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **partner**: Sandra Lee (chef), Sandra Lee (2005–2019)
- **children**: 3
- **parents**: Mario Cuomo
 Matilda Cuomo, Matilda Raffa
- **relatives**: Chris Cuomo (brother)
 Margaret Cuomo (sister)
- **residence**: New York State Executive Mansion, Executive Mansion
- **education**: Fordham University (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
 Albany Law School (Juris Doctor, JD)
- **signature**: Andrew_Cuomo_Signature.svg
- **caption**: Cuomo in 2021