Last Cuomo Downfall in New York Resulted in Republican Taking Over Governorship
The late Gov. Mario Cuomo (D), father of the embattled Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), experienced a shocking defeat in his 1994 campaign for reelection in which he lost to now former Gov. George Pataki (R), a lesser-known politician serving as a Republican state senator at the time.
![NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 04: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (R) and his father former Gover](https://media.breitbart.com/media/2021/08/GettyImages-160646369-420x315.jpg)