Lee Zeldin

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Lee Zeldin on Tuesday picked up the backing of a trio of Republicans in the New York state Senate in his bid for the GOP nomination. Zeldin himself served in the state Senate from 2011 to 2015 prior to his election to the House of Representatives from an eastern Long Island district.

HORNELL — Lee Zeldin, the presumptive Republican nominee set to challenge Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the 2022 gubernatorial race, visited Hornell over the weekend to tour the Maple City, meet local voters and add a few more endorsements to his candidacy. Rep. Zeldin represents New York’s 1st District in...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — The Dutchess County Conservative Party has endorsed U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin in his run for governor next year. The Republican lawmaker from Long Island is one of three announced candidates seeking the Republican nomination to run in the gubernatorial election. Former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and Andrew Giuliani, son of New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, have also announced their intentions to run.

Long Island Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin did a campaign stop in Hornell this morning, visiting with local well wishers. “The innovation and spirit of small counties like Steuben are a major catalyst behind the performance of the larger municipalities from downstate. And just because the downstate municipalities have higher populations doesn’t mean they should determine the outcome of the entire culture of New York State,” Zeldin said to the crowd that was present. “Cuomo has, inconsiderately, been heavy handedly pushing downstate values on us for years. Now is the perfect opportunity for us to push back. Congressman Lee Zeldin is a representative Upstate NY can feel comfortable supporting for Governor.”

ALBANY (WRGB) — Governor Cuomo has not made clear if he plans to run again in 2022’s Gubernatorial Election. If he chooses to run again, he’s got several candidates looking to challenge him on the Republican line. Among them is Congressman Lee Zeldin who visited the Capital Region on Thursday.

Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin got a fast break in the race for governor this year, months before any voters will even be heading to the polls to cast votes in a hypothetical primary or a general election. But Zeldin, a Long Island congressman and former state senator, believes time is...

Lee Zeldin will be the Republican nominee for governor of New York in 2022. The four-term Long Island Congressman has been racking up endorsements in his bid to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He’s been endorsed by 36 county G.O.P. chairs, including party leaders in Schoharie, Saratoga, Montgomery, Schenectady and Albany...

HYDE PARK, N.Y. — Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro threw his support behind Republican Lee Zeldin for governor, ending any speculation that he would make a second run for governor, but leaving open the possibility that he would run for Congress in 2022. "I am not a candidate for governor...

Amid a rise of anti-Semitic attacks in the United States, Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., told "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday the "Squad" needs to call out anti-Semitism all the time, instead of only doing it when they are "shamed" for criticizing Israel. LEE ZELDIN: We've seen it exactly from coast...

Rep. Elise Stefanik’s promotion last week to chairwoman of the House Republican Conference didn’t just shake up Washington, D.C. The move also has dramatic implications for New York’s 2022 gubernatorial race, where hungry Republicans are hoping to take on a scandal-scarred Andrew Cuomo and snatch away the same fourth term denied his father, Mario Cuomo, in 1994.

They were elected to Congress in the same year. Now, U.S. Rep. John Katko is supporting a fellow New York, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, for governor. Katko, R-Camillus, on Thursday endorsed Zeldin for governor. Zeldin, a Suffolk County Republican, is the front-runner for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Rob Astorino, who served as Westchester County executive and ran for governor in 2014, and Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, are also seeking the party's nomination.

On Sunday, May 16, the leading New York gubernatorial contender Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Republican and four-term Long Island member of Congress, paid a visit to Warwick, stopping off at Yesterday’s Restaurant on Main Street. Zeldin, accompanied by State Senator Mike Martucci, first arrived at WTBQ’s radio station to record...

As we reported last week, we have been urging members of the New York Delegation to support the Local Radio Freedom Act; (H. Con. Res. 33). This resolution opposes creation of a new, government imposed performance fee on radio stations. We are happy to report that Rep. Elise Stefanik, Rep....

This weekend, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) visited Broome, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins, Schuyler and Chemung counties during his fifth statewide campaign trip since announcing his bid for Governor of New York last month. Today, Congressman Zeldin is traveling to Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties for campaign events. On Saturday morning,...

More than half of New York state’s county Republican chairs have now endorsed Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin to become the party’s nominee for governor next year, with Erie and Niagara counties putting him over the top Friday. Zeldin on Thursday had secured endorsements from more than half of the...

New Yorkers, fed up with soaring state spending and rising crime, are nearing their “breaking points,” Rep. Lee Zeldin said, laying out his case for voters to elect a Republican to the governor’s mansion for the first time in two decades. In an interview with The Washington Times’ columnist Michael...

NEW YORK NOW – More than half of New York state’s county Republican chairs have now endorsed Rep. Lee Zeldin to become the party’s nominee for governor next year, with Erie and Niagara Counties putting him over the top Friday. Zeldin, on Thursday, had secured endorsements from more than half...