11 Facts About Andrew Cuomo

1. On July 4, 2015, Andrew Cuomo presided over the wedding ceremony of his long-time friend Billy Joel to his fourth wife, Alexis Roderick.

2. On his first day in office, Andrew Cuomo renewed an executive order signed by Eliott Spitzer which prohibited Governors of New York from receiving donations from gubernatorial appointees.

3. In October 2015, Andrew Cuomo signed eight of the 10 Women's Equality Act bills into law; the abortion rights bill was not among them.

4. In 2013, Andrew Cuomo called for the passage of a Women's Equality Act.

5. On July 16, 2011, Andrew Cuomo finalized a five-year deal with the Public Employees Federation to end pay raises, implement furlough days, and require additional contributions to health insurance accounts.

6. On July 5, 2013, Andrew Cuomo signed an amendment to the NY SAFE Act that exempts retired police officers from some of the act's ownership restrictions.

7. On January 15, 2013, Andrew Cuomo signed into law the first state gun control bill to pass after the December 14, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in neighboring Connecticut.

8. In 2008, Andrew Cuomo said of the Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama, who was running against Hillary Clinton, the candidate Cuomo supported: "You can't shuck and jive at a press conference.

9. On June 10, 2008, Andrew Cuomo announced that three major Internet service providers would "shut down major sources of online child pornography" by no longer hosting many Usenet groups.

10. In 2007, Andrew Cuomo was active in a high-profile investigation into lending practices and anti-competitive relationships between student lenders and universities.

11. In May 2010, Andrew Cuomo announced he was running for governor in the 2010 election, and he won with 63 percent of the vote.