GOP State Senate Candidate Drops Out of Race Due to Lee Zeldin’s Extremism
Published: July 6, 2022
Members of Zeldin’s Own Party are Leaving the GOP Before Running on a Ticket with Him
NEW YORK –New reporting shows Republican candidate for state senate and former Erie County executive, Joel Giambra, is leaving his party and dropping out of his race, saying he refuses to run on a ticket with Lee Zeldin and “can no longer associate with a party that ‘still worships Donald Trump.’”
Lee Zeldin is so far out of the mainstream that members of his own party are leaving the GOP before running on a ticket with him.
“I cannot stand with party leaders who double down in their support of the NRA after yet another mass shooting; who applaud the decision to take away a woman’s right to choose and who encourage the elimination of LGBTQ rights,” Giambra said.
Giambra, who earned the Erie County Republican Party’s endorsement in February, added “Now I would have to campaign with Zeldin. And I don’t think there is room in this party for a different voice – it is so polarized.”
“One week out from his nomination, Lee Zeldin’s own party is already abandoning him and his right-wing agenda,” said Hochul Campaign Spokeswoman Jen Goodman. “In the months to come, New Yorkers from both parties will continue to reject Zeldin’s dangerous vision to bring more guns to our state, take away abortion rights, and drag New York backward.”
