• On November 26, 2008, an op-ed in the Washington Post suggested that when Hillary Rodham Clinton resigns from the U.S. Senate to become secretary of state, the governor of New York should appoint her husband and former president Bill Clinton to take her place.

• 1. Democratic New York Governor David Paterson will appoint Hillary Clinton's successor when she steps downFox News: Cuomo Favored to Take Hillary Clinton's Senate Seat (November 22, 2008)
  2. The appointee will serve two years and face a special electionFox News: Cuomo Favored to Take Hillary Clinton's Senate Seat (November 22, 2008)
  3. There are about 20 contenders for the seat including Andrew Cuomo, Caroline Kennedy and Robert Kennedy JrWashington Post: Send Bill Clinton to the Senate (November 26, 2008)
  4. John Quincy Adams was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives after he lost his bid for a second presidential termWashington Post: Send Bill Clinton to the Senate (November 26, 2008)

• Governor Paterson's Choice

  Aides to Governor Paterson told Newsday that he would prefer to appoint a minority to replace Hillary Clinton, and that he'd prefer a woman and/or someone from upstate New York. Among those who fit that description are Latino representative Nydia Velazquez from Brooklyn and African-Americans Nita Lowey of Westchester and Buffalo mayor Byron Brown.Newsday: Paterson has much to weigh in filling Clinton's seat (December 1, 2008)

  Nita Lowey has said she's not interested, preferring to stay in the House of Representatives.Guardian: Obama's cabinet picks shake up NY, AZ politics (December 1, 2008)

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