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Cuomo also leaves bliehind his wife. >> that was david ushery reporting. hes spent much of his career covering new york politics and the cuomos, as well. steve, what can you tell us about mario cuomos legacy both here in new york and on the national political scene. >> i think theres a couple things here. one is this is one of the most important spokesmen for liberalism. you know, the last half century for american liberalism. and i think the connection is so important here. mario cuomo is famou...

Deal with this extraordinary problem. were it not guilt, i would trav new hampshire today. that was my hope and im prepared for it. >> cuomo ran for a fourth term in 1984. george pitaki, who had been a little-known state senator. >> we have e northerly mouse po ere here. we have a fantastic future, potentially. ive surely made mistake as governor, but im as proud as i can be with what we have accomplished together. >> cuomo re-entered in 1985 and to this day, has remained a visible force. his ot...

Here is wnbcs david ushery with more on his life. >> mario cuomo was born in queens. he earned his bachelors an law degrees from st. johns university. cuomo entered private practice in 1958. in 1977, he ran for mayor 06 new york city but lost to ed koch in the primary. cuomo was elected lieutenant governor in 1978 and declared running for governor in 1972. he once e once again faced ed koch in a primary but, once again, walked away victorious.

York from 1983 to 1984. he got his start in politics representing local new york families and pry o trying to protect them from displacement. prior to becoming the governor, cuomo served as both secretary state of new york and governor of new york. in 1982, cuomo defeated ed koch and balanced the budget in his first term and helping to pass sweeping reforms in his sekt. he attacked ronald reagans conservative policy saying that ralter than reagan shining the city on the hill, america closely res...