Mario Cuomo

Mario Cuomo "was elected New York State's 52nd Governor in 1982. He set records for popularity in both his 1986 and 1990 bids for re-election, gathering the highest percentage votes and highest victory margins of any candidate for second and third four-year gubernatorial terms in state history. During his 12-year term, he created more than a half-million jobs for New Yorkers and led the state through two national recessions...

"Mr. Cuomo married the former Matilda Raffa in 1954. The Cuomos are parents of five children: Margaret I. Cuomo, MD, married to Howard Maier; Andrew Cuomo, married to Kerry Kennedy; Maria Cuomo, married to Kenneth Cole; Madeline Cuomo, married to Brian O'Donoghue; and Christopher Cuomo." 

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