Rep. Lee Zeldin announces run for NY governor amid Cuomo scandals

Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin announced his candidacy for governor of New York on Thursday with the message: “Cuomo’s gotta go!”

Zeldin, 41, is the first GOP contender to officially challenge three-term Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2022. “I’ll bring the kind of relentless, fighting spirit towards helping to save our state that Cuomo reserves for multi-million dollar self-congratulatory book deals, cover-ups, abuse & self-dealing,” the congressman tweeted.