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Mario Cuomo Dead At 82

Mario Cuomo
By David Berkowitz, via Wikimedia Commons

New York Governor Mario Cuomo has died at 82. The former three-term governor had been ailing in recent months, but did appear with son Gov. Andrew Cuomo on election night.

Cuomo served as New York Governor from 1983 to 1994. 

In a remarks tweeted this evening, former New York Governor David Paterson hailed Cuomo's "dedication to public service and his lifelong commitment to New York and all its residents."

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