New York Escorts: Spitzer, Then Paterson— Now Ravitch?
New York state has many distinctions, and it may possibly gain another—three different governors serving during one normal four-year term. This is something we can do without.
The prospect that governor No. 2, David Paterson, might call it quits before the present term ends on December 31, is becoming more of a possibility every day, as new revelations emerge about his involvement in a domestic violence case concerning one of his top aides.
Eliot Spitzer was the first to serve in the gubernatorial term that began in early January 2007. A little more than a year later, in early February 2008, Spitzer was revealed as a customer of an exclusive escort service. Two days later, he resigned, opening the door of the governor’s mansion in Albany to Lieutenant Governor David Paterson.