Sentences with phrase «resigned in a sex scandal»

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.

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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 minoIn 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 minoin 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 AmericIn 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 Americin 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.
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