No, Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi wasn’t offered the Lt. Governor’s spot to back off his plan to run a primary for governor against then-Attorney General Eliot Spitzer more than two years ago.
The rumor was all over Nassau last week that Suozzi again had missed his chance after the man who did take that ballot spot, Lt. Gov. David Paterson, became the governor designate following Gov. Spitzer’s resignation.
But sources close to Suozzi and his dealings with the Spitzer camp back then said the offer — which they described as very hypothetical — was for attorney general: Would Suozzi consider backing off his planned primary for governor if he were to be offered the attorney general nomination?
Suozzi turned it down flat, the sources say. Suozzi announced for governor Feb. 2006 and lost badly.
And a fellow named Andrew Cuomo became Attorney General.
Celeste Hadrick