Candidate's Experience-Ysabelle Francis

Governor Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Cuomo, political candidate for the Democratic Party in the New York Gubernatorial Election, seems to have a much brighter and fitting background than one of his candidates, Rob Astorino. Cuomo was elected as the 56th governor of New york State in 2011. At his inauguration, New York was according to his election website "...suffering from devastating job losses and the flight of businesses."
"Governor Cuomo set out a transformational plan to restore New York to greatness and has spent three and half years making that plan a reality."
According to his election website, "Cuomo first practiced law as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan. He has also worked as a partner in a New York City law firm and was of counsel at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson." He got his B.A. from Fordham University and his J.D. from Albany Law School. His father was also the 52nd New York State Governor.  Prior to his election he worked as the New York Attorney General for four years. He was the state's top legal officer and restored public trust in government. Under Clinton he was also the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. In 1986, he  made the Housing Enterprise for the Less Privileged, "which became the nation’s largest private provider of transitional housing for the homeless."  

Rob Astorino

Is the Westchester County Executive and is fluent in Spanish. He, " cut the county tax levy every year he has served, and he has reduced overall spending in the county by 5.2%." Before working in the county office, he had a successful career in the radio industry. He was station manager and program director of The Catholic Channel on Sirius-XM Satellite Radio. He helped launch ESPN Radio in New York and is the senior producer. At 21, he was a member of the Mount Pleasant Board of Education. He served 12 years as a councilman on the Mount Pleasant Town Board. He has a B.A. in Communications from Fordham University and minored in Spanish and Political Science. "In 2001, he studied in Barcelona, Spain, and received a Spanish Immersion Diploma from the Enforex School of International Studies."

Between the two, Cuomo is the better choice because he has more experience in legal office and is currently governor, so he must ahve been doing something right to be elected.