- Born
- Birth nameGeorge Elmer Pataki
- Height6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
- George Pataki was born on June 24, 1945 in Peekskill, New York, USA. He has been married to Elizabeth "Libby" Rowland since July 14, 1973. They have four children.
- SpouseElizabeth "Libby" Rowland(July 14, 1973 - present) (4 children)
- 53rd Governor of New York (1995-2007), first elected in 1994 and re-elected in 1998 and 2002; he decided not to run for a fourth term in 2006 and has been replaced by Democrat Eliot Spitzer. Prior to his stint as governor of the Empire State, he served as mayor of his hometown, Peekskill, for 10 years.
- Of Hungarian, Irish and Italian ancestry.
- Children: Emily Pataki, Teddy Pataki, Allison Pataki and George Owen Pataki.
- Yale University (1967); Columbia Law School (1970)
- Chairman of Revere America.
- "You know, as Republicans we're lucky. This fall, we're going to win one for the Gipper. But our opponents - they're going to lose one with the Flipper" - at the 2004 Republican National Convention, in reference to Ronald Reagan and John Kerry, respectively.
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