PRESS RELEASE
NEW YORK – Today, the Richmond County Conservative Party and Bronx County Conservative Party endorsed Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) for Governor of New York.
Richmond County Conservative Party Chairman David Mario Curcio, “New York deserves a governor that puts New Yorkers first. Andrew Cuomo has failed at every turn. Instead of fighting for hard working families of Staten Island, he has promoted failed liberal policies that drive our cost of living ever higher. Instead of leading our state through a pandemic, he covered up his disastrous nursing home policy which killed countless seniors, so he could promote his new book. Instead of leading New York ethically by example, he has been accused by scores of women of sexual harassment and misconduct. Lee Zeldin has served his country honorably both in the United States Army and in the United States Congress. He is a family man who understands and will fight for the needs of New York families. New Yorkers can count on Lee Zeldin to save our state.”
Bronx County Conservative Party Chairman Patrick McManus, “Scandals, lies, coverups, bullying, and rampant accusations of sexual misconduct. These are the defining traits of Andrew Cuomo’s tenure as Governor. This is unacceptable to the families of The Bronx and families across New York State. Enough is enough. Albany needs to be cleaned up and Lee Zeldin is the man for the job. Whether it’s in the US Army reserves or the halls of Congress, Lee Zeldin serves his country with respect and integrity every single day. He will be a Governor New Yorkers can be proud of.”
To date, the Suffolk, Onondaga, Orange, Rockland, Westchester, Erie, New York, Madison, Orleans, Wayne, Nassau, Ontario, Richmond and Bronx County Conservative Parties have endorsed Congressman Lee Zeldin, representing 49% of the New York State Conservative Party’s weighted gubernatorial vote. Congressman Zeldin needs to surpass 50% to become the official designee of the Conservative Party for Governor.
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About Lee Zeldin
Lee Zeldin was born and raised on Long Island. He grew up in Suffolk County and graduated from William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach, where his identical twin daughters attend school today. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Albany and then his law degree from Albany Law School, becoming New York’s youngest attorney at the time at the age of 23.
Lee spent four years on Active Duty with the U.S. Army after completing ROTC and served in different capacities, including as a Military Intelligence Officer, Prosecutor, and Military Magistrate. In the summer of 2006, while assigned to the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division, Lee deployed to Iraq with an infantry battalion of fellow paratroopers in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
In 2007, Lee returned to Suffolk County with his family. It was at this time that Lee transitioned from Active Duty to the Army Reserve, where he currently serves with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
In 2008, Lee established a successful law practice in Smithtown, NY. Elected to the New York State Senate two years later, in 2010, Lee’s been working hard every day since to keep the promises he made to the hard-working families he represents.
In the State Senate, Lee successfully fought to repeal the MTA Payroll Tax for 80 percent of employers, a job killing tax that was hurting small businesses. Lee led the successful efforts to repeal the Saltwater Fishing License Fee and create the PFC Joseph Dwyer Program, a statewide program in New York to help our returning veterans cope with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Lee also wrote the law that protects our fallen veterans and their families from protests at military burials.
Lee was then elected to the United States Congress in 2014, representing New York’s First Congressional District, and quickly became a leading voice in America on top local, domestic and foreign policy issues.
Lee has secured many key victories for Long Island, which have included among many other successes:
Saving Plum Island, by securing the repeal of a 2008 federal law requiring the island to be sold off to the highest bidder. He also secured funding to repair the historic Plum Island Lighthouse and funding necessary to remediate environmental concerns on the island.
- Delivering a $2 billion Electron Ion Collider project to Brookhaven National Lab.
- Securing $8.3 billion in much needed funding to support treatment, enforcement, and prevention for those affected by the heroin and opioid abuse crisis.
- Working with the Army Corps of Engineers to protect our coastlines, advancing the ambitious $1.5 billion Fire Island to Montauk Point project, in addition to several other vital projects on the north and south shores of Long Island.
- Co-Chairing the Long Island Sound Caucus and delivering vast quantities of funding for the Long Island Sound Program, National Estuary Program and SeaGrant.
- Introducing and passing into law his Adult Day Health Care legislation for disabled veterans and opening a new health care clinic for East End veterans.
- Co-authoring a bipartisan resolution (H.Res. 246) that passed the House opposing the anti-Israel and anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
- Successfully resolving over 17,000 constituent cases in favor of NY-1 residents.