Before running for president in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt Had been governor of the state of New York.
Before entering the White House as the 32nd President, Roosevelt had been governor of the New York state from 1928 to 1932. He was on his second term as a governor when he won the presidential election.
As a governor, he focused on the economic problems of the state, dealt with unemployment, provided relief for farmers by cutting taxes and, consumers by making cheaper public utilities.
