A longtime state senator from Harlem, Paterson was lieutenant governor for two years when Gov. Eliot Spitzer
resigned in a sex scandal.
Paterson was elected lieutenant governor in 2006, but ascended to the governor's office in March 2008 after Gov. Eliot Spitzer
resigned in a sex scandal.
Not exact matches
To caricature evangelicals, it highlights the rise and fall of Ted Haggard, who was forced to
resign as pastor of New Life Church
in Colorado after he confessed to a
sex scandal.
The former lieutenant governor stepped up to the state's top elected post when former Governor Elliot Spitzer
resigned after being named
in a
sex scandal.
PolitiFact has not looked into whether the state has also had an inordinate number of
sex scandals, but two high profile cases come to mind:
In 2008, New York Governor Elliot Spitzer resigned after revelations that he had hired a sex worker, and former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner is in prison for sexting a mino
In 2008, New York Governor Elliot Spitzer
resigned after revelations that he had hired a
sex worker, and former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner is
in prison for sexting a mino
in prison for sexting a minor.
He took over as chief executive
in 2008 after Gov. Eliot Spitzer
resigned amid a
sex scandal.
He won reelection
in 2014 and
resigned his position on May 7, 2018, due to a
sex scandal and abuse claims.
Weiner
resigned in June of 2011
in the wake of a Twitter
sex scandal after lewd pictures he sent to at least six women surfaced.
Pope Benedict's legacy, beyond the extraordinary rarity of his decision to
resign, will undoubtedly depend on how effectively he is seen to have moved the Church on from the child
sex scandals which have so damaged its reputation
in recent years.
The U.S. Olympic Committee,
in response to the Larry Nassar
sex abuse
scandal, will strip USA Gymnastics of its governing power unless its entire board
resigns by next week, the panel said
in letter.
I asked former congressman Vito Fossella, who
resigned in his own
sex scandal, for his reaction to the candidacy of Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner.
Dr. Robert Hoatson demanding Bishop Richard Malone «Reveal or
Resign»
in wake of clergy
sex abuse
scandal (WBEN Photo / Mike Baggerman)
Former NJ Governor Jim McGreevey appeared on CNN's
In the Arena with former NY Governor Eliot Spitzer (both, interestingly, resigned amid sex scandals) last night and discussed the NY marriage equality victory and whether it is a sign that the tide has turned on gay rights in Americ
In the Arena with former NY Governor Eliot Spitzer (both, interestingly,
resigned amid
sex scandals) last night and discussed the NY marriage equality victory and whether it is a sign that the tide has turned on gay rights
in Americ
in America.
Former NJ Governor Jim McGreevey appeared on CNN's
In the Arena with former NY Governor Eliot Spitzer (both, interestingly,
resigned amid
sex scandals) last night and discussed the NY marriage equality victory and whether it is a sign that the ti... Read
It faltered
in Albany despite the support of Gov. David A. Paterson, who had just taken office after Eliot L. Spitzer
resigned amid a
sex scandal.
It faltered
in Albany despite the support of Gov. David A. Paterson, who had just taken office after Eliot L. Spitzer
resigned amid a
sex scandal.