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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, M 30 MAR. 11-17, 2022 BTR
Zeldin gets GOP
nod for governor
U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin gets the GOP nod for for governor. Photo courtesy Jessica Proud
BY ETHAN STARK-MILLER
With overwhelming support, Long
Island Congressman Lee Zeldin received
the state GOP’s endorsement
in the Republican gubernatorial primary.
Zeldin blew his primary competitors
out of the water on March 1, receiving
85% support from the party’s
voting committee members, which automatically
puts him on the ballot for
the June primary. In his acceptance
speech, Zeldin called on his competitors
and the entire party to unite behind
his campaign in a bid to defeat
the Democratic Party up and down the
ticket in November.
“We need to come out of this convention,
as unifi ed as this party has
been in decades,” Zeldin said to a
cheering crowd. “Over the next few
months, I ask you to support this
mission and to support this party.
To help us – don’t work against us –
because when we rally together, we
are stronger than ever. We are unbeatable
in a year that will be the
biggest Republican wave of our lifetime.”
Also making their case for the
endorsement were former Westchester
County Executive Rob Astorino,
businessman Harry Wilson and Andrew
Giuliani – son of former New
York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Astorino
and Wilson tied with seven
percent of the vote, while Giuliani
received less than one percent.
While addressing the convention,
Zeldin drilled down on many
of the central tenets of his campaign
– increasing public safety and cutting
taxes. For instance, Zeldin said
he would immediately reverse the
bail reforms passed by the state legislature
in 2019, claiming the laws’
passage caused the city’s recent increase
in crime.
“People are losing their lives,
their livelihoods, they don’t feel
safe on their streets,” Zeldin said.
“This isn’t a red issue. This is a purple
issue or a blue issue. For all New
Yorkers who are watching right
now, the message of our party, our
principles, our values (is that) we
want you to feel safe outside of your
homes.”
Additionally, Zeldin said he believes
progressive prosecutors like
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin
Bragg – who’s only been on the
job for two months – should be removed
from offi ce for choosing not
to change people for certain crimes.
Zeldin also criticized Democrats
for COVID-19 vaccine mandates,
promising he would rehire any New
York City employees who lost their
jobs for failing to comply with the
requirements.
The congressman said the Democrat’s
push to increase taxes and
regulations have hampered the
state’s recovery from the pandemic.
This stands in stark contrast to
Republican leadership, he added,
which would help the state economy
rebound by being more open to business
and economic development.
“They want to tax you to death,”
Zeldin said. “They want to regulate
you to death. We are the party with
the simple solutions, who will bring
New York back. Where businesses
can come to New York, like Amazon
and others, and never be afraid
that we’re going to be stiff arming
them. We want the jobs. We want the
opportunity. We want the industry.
New York is going to prosper again
and it’s not going to take that long to
get it done.”
Winning the state party’s endorsement
today all assures Zeldin
frontrunner status to be the party’s
nominee in November. Because Astorino,
Wilson and Giuliani all received
less than 25 percent of the
vote today, they’ll have to gather at
least 15,000 signatures in order to
join Zeldin on the ballot.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
6:00PM – 9:30 PM
The Surf Club On The Sound
280 Davenport Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10805
Honoring:
Robert Davis
Eifert, French & Ketchum
Sandra Erickson
Sandra Erickson Real Estate, Inc.
Field Hall Foundation
Clarence Stanley
Small Business Development
Center at Lehman College
Linda Tyler
Business Council of Westchester
Emcee:
Gary Axelbank
BronxTalk & Bronx Buzz, Bronxnet
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