The Resume

(May 20, 1954- )
Born in Brooklyn, New York
Legally blind
Became first black governor of New York in March 2008
Graduate of Columbia University and Hofstra University of Law School
New York State Senator (1985-2007), Lieutenant Governor of New York (2007-2008), assumed governorship in 2008
Became governor following the resignation of Eliot Spitzer

Why he might be annoying:

On his first day of office, he admitted to having an affair on his wife while they had marriage troubles.
He failed the bar exam and blamed it on his vision troubles.
He supports non-citizen voting in New York state.
In 1999, he was arrested for civil disobedience in Manhattan.
He was sued for racial discrimination by a white photographer whom Paterson fired and replaced with a black photographer.

Why he might not be annoying:

He overcame a difficult disability to become the most powerful man in New York State.
He is more beloved than Spitzer, and believes in uniting instead of dividing Albany politics.
He is a proponent of stem-cell research.
He completed the 1999 New York City marathon.
A major sports fan, he often calls into sports talk shows on WFAN.

Credit: Darrell

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2008 Least Annoying 201-300 (Ranked: 201)
• 2008 Most Annoying 501-603 (Ranked: 593)
• 2010 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 35)
• Born in Brooklyn, New York
• Boston Phoenix's 100 Unsexiest Men in the World [April 2009] (Ranked: 81)
• Boston Phoenix's 100 Unsexiest Men in the World [April 2010] (Ranked: 12)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5201954)
• Civil Rights Activists
• CREW's Worst Governors
• Darrell's Profiles [Series 2]
• Howard Stern's Dream Cast for Dancing With the Stars [May 7, 2009]
• I am an Adulterer
• I Attended Columbia
• I Attended Hofstra
• I Ran a Marathon
• I Ran in the New York Marathon
• I Was a Speaker at the Democratic National Convention [2008]
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at My Flag
• Profiles 22751-23000 (Ranked: 22759)
• U.S. Governors
• Visually Impaired

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 112 Votes: 51.79% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 86.96% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 39 Votes: 48.72% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 122 Votes: 66.39% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 96 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 147 Votes: 55.10% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 196 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 86 Votes: 56.98% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 463 Votes: 75.16% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 145 Votes: 72.41% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 3173 Votes: 67.66% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 32235 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 931 Votes: 34.59% Annoying