Politics | Andrew Cuomo It's Official: Cuomo's In AG announces he's running for NY governor in video By Polly Davis Doig Posted May 22, 2010 8:34 AM CDT Copied In this March 2, 2010 file photo, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) Andrew Cuomo announced the obvious this morning: He'll run for his dad's old gig as governor of New York this fall. In a brief video posted this morning, the Cuomo scion made his not-so-secret candidacy official—just ahead of Tuesday's Democratic convention in which he faces no serious competition, reports the New York Times. Read These Next A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people crashed in the ocean. A lesson in minding your own business ... at 30,000 feet. The death toll in the Texas floods has risen to 27, including 9 kids. See the best BBQ cities in the US. Report an error