Cuomo Will Make Gay Marriage a “Priority”

New York attorney general and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he would make it a “priority” to pass same-sex marriage legislation if elected, something that he believes he could achieve in his first year in office in 2011.

According to State of Politics, Cuomo responded to a question from a reporter at one of his attorney general press conferences.

“My opinion, from my policy point of view, it is a priority,” he said. State of Politics reports that, “He also voiced confidence that he could get it done in his first year on the job — something that has so far eluded both Eliot Spitzer and Gov. David Paterson.”