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New York, NY (77WABC)-Republican Rob Astorino formally announced a second run for Governor of NY on the Bernie and Sid in the Morning Program on 77WABC this morning at 8:40 am., ahead of his ten am announcement in the state capital of Albany. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of NY in 2014 losing to Incumbent (D) Andrew Cuomo. Astorino said NY State is on a “death spiral” saying “we need change.” Astorino cited high crime and corruption in the state as part of the reasons for his campaign. He told 77WABC “the taxes themselves are the highest in the nation, the economy stinks, jobs are leaving and people are leaving.”
Rob Astorino Joins Bernie & Sid to announce his candidacy for Governor of New York.
Missed it live? Catch the full interview here:https://t.co/IDaR1AFxUR pic.twitter.com/iiYoW1Wv7y— Sid & Friends In The Morning (@sidandfriends77) May 11, 2021
You can listen to a portion of his announcement on Bernie and Sid here:
Astorino is the former Westchester County Executive from 2010 to 2017. He was first elected to public office at the age of 21, serving as a member of the Mt. Pleasant Board of Education. He served 12 years as a Councilman in Mt. Pleasant, including six years as deputy supervisor.
He will face Long Island Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin in the primary. Zeldin has already announced. Andrew Giuliani, the son of former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani is mulling a run for Governor.
Embattled NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not yet formally announced whether he will seek a 4th term as Governor. Cuomo and his administration are the subjects of several federal and state investigations. Cuomo has been accused of sexual harassment. The NY State Attorney General has launched an investigation into that. The FBI and Brookly federal prosecutors have investigated an alleged nursing home death total cover-up related to covid19. Cuomo says he and his administration haves done nothing wrong. He has repeatedly denied claims of sexual wrongdoing.
The 2022 New York gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022.
