He has a loving and competitive relationship with his son, and helped start his political career, tapping him to help run his seemingly long - shot bid for governor in 1982. (nytimes.com)
Golisano and Paladino share a consultant, Roger Stone, who is an unpaid advisor to Paladino and worked on Golisano's third and final failed bid for governor on the Independence line in 2002. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Daniels launched an unsuccessful Republican primary bid for Governor of New York in 2006. (en.wikipedia.org)