Carl Paladino

Carl Paladino
Personal details
Born
Carl Pasquale Paladino

(1946-08-24) August 24, 1946 (age 78)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (2005–present)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic (before 2005)
RelativesBrian Higgins (cousin-in-law)[1]
EducationSt. Bonaventure University (BA)
Syracuse University (JD)

Carl Pasquale Paladino[2] (born August 24, 1946) is an American businessman and political activist. Paladino is the chairman of Ellicott Development Co., a real estate development company he founded in 1973.[3]

Paladino ran for Governor of New York in the 2010 election. He upset Rick Lazio in the Republican primary, but was defeated by Democrat Andrew Cuomo (63%–33%) in the general election. Paladino's candidacy was supported by the Tea Party movement[4] and by residents of his native Western New York.

Paladino was elected to the South Buffalo seat on the Buffalo School Board in 2013, and was re-elected in 2016. In December 2016, the board condemned racist remarks that Paladino had made about President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama and demanded that he resign.[5] On August 17, 2017, following a public hearing, the New York State Education Department removed Paladino from his board seat for publicly disclosing confidential information obtained in executive session.[6] Paladino was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives for New York’s 23rd District in 2022 but narrowly lost in the Republican primary to Nick Langworthy.

  1. ^ "Enemies in high places – Paladino vs. Higgins – City & Region – The Buffalo News". March 24, 2014. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Paladino steamrolls to stunning upset" The Buffalo News
  3. ^ Sally Santora (August 25, 2010). "Republicans hear from primary candidates at its annual fundraiser". Livingston County News. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012.
  4. ^ Precious, Tom (September 12, 2010). "Long Islanders put Paladino to test as their cup of tea". The Buffalo News. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  5. ^ Terkel, Amanda (December 29, 2016). "Buffalo School Board Passes Resolution Telling Carl Paladino To Resign Within 24 Hours". HuffPost. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  6. ^ "State Ed. Commissioner orders removal of Carl Paladino from Buffalo Board of Education". WIVB-TV. August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.