New York Adult Entertainment: Gov. David Paterson ends election campaign but won’t resign
He stressed that he has no plans to resign, after spending weeks beating back rumors about his personal life and whether he would stay in office.
“There are 308 days left in my term. I will serve every one of them fighting for the people of the state of New York,” he said.
Leadership questioned
Paterson, 55, the state’s first African-American governor and first legally blind chief executive, succeeded Eliot Spitzer as governor in March 2008 after Spitzer resigned amid revelations that he had solicited prostitutes. Paterson was elected lieutenant governor in 2006. But while Paterson on Friday rid himself of the rigors of a potentially divisive campaign against Cuomo who is expected to announce his intentions in late March or early April he was still facing calls from political leaders that he either resign or hand over important duties to Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch.
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