New York Republican Lee Zeldin 'keeping an eye' on run against Democrat Sen Kirsten Gillibrand
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Former GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin, who ran against New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, said he would "keep on eye on" Democrat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's reelection bid.
Despite failing to oust former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's successor, Kathy Hochul, from office in November, Zeldin ran a competitive challenge to the Democrat governor in the blue stronghold state, garnering more than 47% of the vote. Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
He focused his campaign on combating crime post-2020's defund the police movement, arguing that bail reform measures ushered in by the Democrat-controlled legislature contributed to the rising recidivism of violent offenders repeatedly arrested and then released onto the streets.