Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Andrew Mark Cuomo ( Ë kwoÊ moÊ ; born December 6 , 1957 ) is the 56th and current Governor of New York , having assumed office on January 1 , 2011 .
Simplified: Andrew Mark Cuomo is the 56th and current Governor of New York State .