Mario Cuomo

Mario Matthew Cuomo (June 15, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He served as the Secretary of State of New York from 1975 to 1978, as the Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1979 to 1982 and as the 52nd Governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1994. His son Andrew Cuomo was the governor of New York from 2011 to 2021.

Cuomo was born on June 15, 1932 in Queens, New York City to an Italian Catholic family.Mario Cuomo, "Religious Belief and Public Morality: A Catholic Governor's Perspective: Remarks delivered at the University of Notre Dame" He studied at St. John's University. Cuomo was married to Matilda Raffa from 1954 until his death in 2015. They have five children.

Cuomo died on January 1, 2015, in his home in Manhattan, New York City at the age of 82 from heart failure only hours after his son Andrew was sworn-in to a second term as governor of New York state."Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dead at 82" His funeral was held on January 6, 2015 at the Saint Ignatius Loyola Church in Manhattan, New York. He was buried at St. John Cemetery, in Queens, New York.

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 Text Cuomo's 1984 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address – "A Tale of Two Cities"
 Text and Audio of Cuomo's Address at the University of Notre Dame– "Religious Belief and Public Morality"
 Lewis Lehrman 1982 NY Governor Campaign Retrospective. Lehrman narrowly lost to Mario Cuomo (51% to 48%) 
 Biography at Willkie Farr & Gallagher website 
 Video of debate/discussion with Mario Cuomo and Paul Krugman on Bloggingheads.tv
 Booknotes interview with Cuomo on Why Lincoln Matters, July 25, 2004. 

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