Background

Andrew Mark Cuomo was born on December 6, 1957, in Queens, New York. He was born as the second son of Mario Cuomo and Matilda Raffa Cuomo.

Marriage, Wife, and Kids

Andrew Cuomo was in a romance with a woman named Sandra Lee. They announced their split in 2019 claiming that their lives had veered off from one another. They planned to remain dear friends with each other even after the breakup. Andrew and the Food Network star Sandra Lee split after a long relationship. The couple started dating in 2005 and had not married. For quite a while, Lee accepted the role of New York's first lady, appearing with Cuomo in public appearances but staying away from state administrative issues.

Gossip about their detachment started in the relatively recent past when Lee put a home she possessed available to be purchased. Lee claimed ownership of the home, while Cuomo shared the average expense for essential things expenses and obligations. Andrew Cuomo is the proud father of three youngsters, Mariah, Cara, and Michaela.

Career

Cuomo began his career working as a campaign manager for his father, Mario Cuomo. His father held the role of New York's governor from 1983 to 1994. Andrew served as an assistant district attorney in New York City before entering private law practice. He founded the Housing Enterprise for the Less Privileged and was appointed Chairman of the New York City Homeless Commission, where he served from 1990 to 1993.

Cuomo joined the Clinton Administration in 1993 when he was appointed assistant secretary for Community Planning and Development in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He then served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1997 to 2001. After a failed campaign for governor in 2002, Cuomo was elected to one term as Attorney General of New York in 2006. He was in the post serving until 2011.

After incumbent Governor, David Paterson was forced to drop out of his reelection campaign because of scandals, Cuomo was announced for the Democratic nomination in May 2010. He won in an uncontested primary and faced Republican Carl Paladino in the general election, where he won with 62% of the vote. During his first term, New York legalized same-sex marriage and toughened gun law controls. Cuomo was elected to a second term in 2014.