Andrew O'Rourke
Andrew Patrick O'Rourke (October 26, 1933 – January 3, 2013) was a judge and politician from New York State. A Republican, he served as the County Executive of Westchester County, New York from 1982 to 1997. He was the Republican candidate for Governor of New York in 1986. During the course of the campaign, he carried a prop—a cardboard cutout of then-incumbent Democratic Gov. Mario Cuomo, which he used to humorous effect. Nevertheless, Cuomo was re-elected. After stepping down as county executive, O'Rourke was appointed as a judge of the New York Court of Claims. Thereafter he was elected as a justice of the New York State Supreme Court and served concurrently as both a justice of the Court of Claims and a justice of the Supreme Court. Subsequently, O'Rourke was on the bench in the Putnam County Supreme Court. Early life and education Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, O'Rourke grew up in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. His mother was a m ...
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Westchester County Executive
The Westchester County Executive is the head of the executive branch of the Westchester County, New York, government. The current county executive is George Latimer. The county executive has power to veto acts of Westchester County Board of Legislators. The Westchester Deputy County Executive serves as the direct subordinate to the County Executive. History The office of Westchester County Executive was created in 1937 when voters approved a new county charter giving the county an executive branch to complement the legislative County Board of Supervisors (later the County Board of Legislators). History of county executives Westchester County executives since the creation of the position include: {, class="wikitable" !Term !Name !Party , - , 1939–1941 , William F. Bleakley , , Republican , - , 1941–1953 , Herbert Clinton Gerlach , , Republican , - , 1954–1957 , James Daniel Hopkins , , Republican , - , 1958–1973 , Edwin Gilbert Michaelian , , Republican , - , 1974†...
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