Counsel to the Governor Announces Resignation

Alphonso David, Counsel to the Governor, announced this week his intention to resign his position in the Cuomo administration. David began his working for Cuomo when he was attorney general, serving as a special deputy attorney general for civil rights. He then served in the governor’s cabinet and in 2015 was appointed counsel to the governor. David will officially leave his role as counsel in August, and plans to take over as President of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group.

Mr. David said:

“It’s been the pleasure of a lifetime to serve this administration with the most dedicated, hardest working elected official in the state and in the nation. The governor has been a true leader on so many progressive issues in this state, and I am proud to have been a part of it. I know he will continue this unprecedented progress to move this state forward. I will miss him and everyone in the administration tremendously, and I thank him for this extraordinary opportunity.”

Governor Cuomo said:

“Make no mistake New Yorkers are better off today because of his years of public service and we will miss him tremendously. I wish him the best on this new and exciting chapter and am proud to consider him always a part of Team Cuomo.”