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Powerful Career Politicians as Governors in the Northeast

Powerful Career Politicians as Governors in the Northeast. Michal Adut & Tess Wendel. http://www.state.ny.us/governor/exmansion/index.html. Deval Patrick (D-MA). Experience Law Clerk to a fed appellate judge Attorney for NAACP Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights under Clinton

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Powerful Career Politicians as Governors in the Northeast

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  1. Powerful Career Politicians as Governors in the Northeast Michal Adut & Tess Wendel http://www.state.ny.us/governor/exmansion/index.html

  2. Deval Patrick (D-MA) • Experience • Law Clerk to a fed appellate judge • Attorney for NAACP • Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights under Clinton • Margin of Victory • 56 % in a four-way gubernatorial race • Public Approval Rating • 45% • Legislature • Assembly 12% GOP • Senate 12.5% GOP • Other • First African American Governor of MA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deval_Patrick

  3. Jon Corzine (D-NJ) • Experience • CEO of Goldman Sachs • US Senator • Margin of Victory • 54% - 43% • Public Approval Rating • 45% (October 2008) • Legislature • Assembly 40% GOP • Senate 35% GOP

  4. David Patterson (D-NY) • Experience • NY State Senator representing Harlem (1985-2007) • Senate Minority Leader (2003) • Lt Governor (2007-2008) • Margin of Victory • Took over for Eliot Spitzer • Public Approval Rating • 57% (Oct 2008) • Legislature • Assembly 28% GOP • Senate 51% GOP • Other • Legally Blind • First non-white legislative leader in NY • First African American Governor of NY Image: http://www.state.ny.us/governor/bio/index.html

  5. M. Jodi Rell (R-CT) • Experience • State House of Representatives 10 years • Deputy House Minority Leader and Assistant House Minority Leader • Lt Governor 9 years • Margin of Victory • 63.2%-35.5% • Public Approval Rating • 65% (July 2008) • Legislature • House 29% GOP • Senate 36% GOP • Other • first-ever woman Republican Governor of Connecticut http://www.ct.gov/governorrell/site/default.asp

  6. A Successful Governor: M. Jodi Rell What Makes for Success? • Ehrenhalt • Experience • Coherent Policy Agenda • Competence and authority • Walter and Rosenthal • Compromise and negotiation with the legislature “I have to be a team player”—Gary Johnson http://www.wili-am.com/zapr06.htm

  7. Works Cited • http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=3629638c-c820-4e75-a944-e7ee731fdfbd • http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=gov3utilities&sid=Agov3&U=Agov3_Deval_Patrick_welcome_msg • http://www.state.nj.us/governor/about/ • http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/nyspolls/GV081028.htm • http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1189

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