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Lee Zeldin
Candidate for Governor
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CHALLENGER
Biography
Lee Zeldin, a Republican, is a candidate for Governor. He previously served in the New York State Senate and as a Congressman representing a Suffolk County-based district. Zeldin earned his bachelor's degree from SUNY Albany and his law degree from Albany Law School.
Top Priorities
- Repeal the 2019 law that eliminated bail for most misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies
- Oppose COVID-19 mandates for masks and vaccines
- Oppose New York’s "Red Flag Law" regarding firearms
Campaign Finance
Total Raised
$26,330,006
Key Voting Record
Legislation to spend more than $200 billion to make the U.S. more competitive with China and boost domestic computer chip manufacture Nay
This vote was against a bill intended to boost U.S. competitiveness with China and support the domestic computer chip industry.
Vote to omit Arizona and/or Pennsylvania electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election count Yea
This vote, occurring after the Capitol insurrection, aimed to alter the outcome of the 2020 presidential election by excluding electoral votes from Arizona and/or Pennsylvania.
Supreme Court case to discard 2020 presidential election votes in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin Yea
Zeldin joined a Supreme Court case that sought to discard 2020 presidential election votes in several states to alter the outcome, but the Supreme Court rejected the case.