Congressman Lee Zeldin announced New York Police Department (NYPD) Deputy Inspector Alison Esposito as his running mate and candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
“Deputy Inspector Alison Esposito is a fighter who has served a long time here at the NYPD and has instilled fear in the hearts of criminals everywhere. It is exciting news for New York State that Alison is now willing to bring her fighting spirit, vision, ideas, and energy to the state capital,” said Congressman Zeldin. “She will not look back. She refuses to lose, and as I say, Alison also believes, losing is not an option.”
Zeldin, who is the presumptive GOP and Conservative Parties’ nominee for Governor, named her just days before the February 28 GOP convention in Nassau County. At the convention, he is expected to face minimal resistance as he has already received vital endorsements from nearly every Republican Party Chair from across New York State.
“For far too long, I’ve witnessed the state and city that I love deteriorate in a spiraling decline. Fatally flawed liberal policies like cashless bail, defund the police, the Less is More Act, DAs like Alvin Bragg – who refuse to enforce the law – have surrendered our streets to criminals,” said Esposito. “Time and time again, we’ve heard politicians talk about what they’re going to do to fight crime. Well, I’ve actually done it, and I’m not slowing down now. My job was to protect the innocent and to keep the people of the City of New York safe…now my job is to keep the people of the State of New York safe.”
By bringing a native New York City resident into the fold, Zeldin may also be trying to expand in one area of the State Republicans are notoriously uncompetitive in—New York City. There are rays of hope for Zeldin in New York City, as last election cycle, the City’s GOP went from the brink of extinction to gaining two seats.
Regardless of the change in City Council composition, Zeldin still faces an uphill battle in deep-blue New York.
