Eliot Spitzer 's resignation , Lt. Gov . Paterson is New York City first African-American lieutenant governor . Legally blind , Paterson is advocate for visually and physically impaired . Elected to the national Democratic Party in the age of 31 at the age of 31 . Father was deputy mayor of New York 's , ran for lieutenant governor in 1970 .
Paterson is New York City first African-American lieutenant governor . Legally blind , Paterson is advocate for visually and physically impaired . Elected to the national Democratic Party in the age of 31 at the age of 31 . Father was deputy mayor of New York 's , ran for lieutenant governor in 1970 .