A GOP candidate for New York governor, with the election more than a year away, swung through Rockland to pick up the endorsement of the county Republican committee. Congressman Lee Zeldin of Long Island stopped at Rockland County GOP headquarters in New City on Wednesday and bashed Governor Kathy Hochul for not distancing herself from the previous administration or doing more to prevent nursing home deaths from COVID last year. Zeldin encouraged other contenders for the office to join his team…
Rockland GOP chairman Lawrence Garvey said though New York has a new governor, the issues haven’t changed…
Other Republicans with their eyes on Albany include former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and Andrew Giuliani, former Trump administration advisor and son of former New York City mayor, Rudy Giuliani.