Republican Lawmaker Announces Run for NY Governor

Rep. 👤Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) is “ready to go all in on this mission” and run for governor of New York in 2022.

Zeldin took to Twitter on Thursday to announce, “I’m running for Governor of NY in 2022. To save NY, !”

He added, “I’ll bring the kind of relentless, fighting spirit towards helping to save our state that Cuomo reserves for multi-million dollar self-congratulatory book deals, cover-ups, abuse and self-dealing.”

Calling Cuomo’s “deadly nursing home order and cover-up” a “long line of scandals, lies, and harassment,” Zeldin said the governor “has abused the power and trust granted to him and it’s time for him to immediately exit stage left.”

The Republican lawmaker continued, “I’m ready to go all in on this mission and bring New York back from the brink and return it to glory. For many, this feels like a last stand to save our state.”

His announcement comes just one day after Andrew Giuliani, the son of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, told the Washington Examiner he is “heavily considering” running for New York governor in 2022, as IJR reported.

“Outside of anybody named Trump, I think I have the best chance to win and take the state back,” Andrew Giuliani said. “I think there’s an opportunity in 2022 with a wounded Democratic candidate, whether it’s going to be Gov. Cuomo, whether it’s going to be a radical Letitia James, whether it’s going to be a no-name lieutenant governor, I think there’s a very, very real chance to win.”

According to Politico, Trump “is said to be partial” to Zeldin as he is a friend of the former president’s family.