Andrew P. O'Rourke

Andrew P. O'Rourke
O'Rourke in 1986
6th County Executive of Westchester County
In office
January 1, 1982 – December 31, 1997
Preceded byAlfred Benedict Del Bello
Succeeded byAndrew J. Spano
Personal details
Born
Andrew Patrick O'Rourke

(1933-10-26)October 26, 1933
Plainfield, New Jersey
DiedJanuary 3, 2013(2013-01-03) (aged 79)
Bronx, New York
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Alice T. McKenna (divorced, 1998)
  • Flora Lowe (1999-2013, his death)
Children3
ResidenceYorktown, New York
Alma mater

Andrew Patrick O'Rourke (October 26, 1933 – January 3, 2013)[1][2][3] 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.[4]

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.[2]

After stepping down as county executive, O'Rourke was appointed as a judge of the New York Court of Claims.[5] Thereafter he was elected as a justice of the New York State Supreme Court[5] 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.

  1. ^ "Andrew O'Rourke bio". Westchester County government archives. Archived from the original on 2013-01-08. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Ganga, Elizabeth (January 4, 2013). "Andrew P. O'Rourke, former Westchester executive, is dead". The Journal News. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  3. ^ PIX11 Report (January 4, 2013). "Former Westchester County Executive Andy O'Rourke dies at 79". WPIX-TV. Retrieved January 4, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Westchester County Archives, Westchester County Executive". Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  5. ^ a b "Judicial Directory, Hon. Andrew P. O'Rourke". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-06-28.