Zeldin, a former attorney and officer in the U.S. Army Reserve who grew up on New York’s Long Island, is a four-term lawmaker who describes New York’s 1st Congressional District, which covers the eastern half of Long Island.
When it comes to Major League Baseball loyalties, Long Island has traditionally been considered New York Mets country.
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However, his baseball loyalties are not stopping Zeldin from landing the approval of a top executive with the New York Yankees.
Fox News Digital has learned that Randy Levine, the longtime President of the Yankees, is backing Zeldin in New York’s GOP gubernatorial primary on June 28.
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“As a New York Republican, I’m going to vote for Lee Zeldin in the Republican primary. I think that he’s ready for the job. He has the experience, the temperament, and the fortitude to lead the state. So I wholeheartedly support him and will be voting for him in June,” Levine told Fox News.
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Levine’s support of Zeldin in the Republican primary is a personal favorite and is not connected to his job with the Yankees.
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Zeldin, a firm ally of former President Donald Trump, spent much of the past year crisscrossing New York, securing the approval of county and local GOP committees. And early last month, at the New York State Republican Party’s convention, he won the designation as their candidate for governor.
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However, Zeldin will still face competition in the June primary. Among those also on the ballot will be Rob Astorino, the former Westchester County executive and 2014 GOP gubernatorial nominee; Andrew Giuliani, who served in the Trump Administration and is the son of former New York City mayor and former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani; and Harry Wilson, a businessman, investor and restructuring expert who’s pouring millions of his own money into his gubernatorial bid.
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The winner will likely face off against Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. She’s the clear polling and fundraising front-runner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in a race that includes Rep. Tom Suozzi and New York City public advocate Jumaane Williams.
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Hochul, who was the state’s lieutenant governor, was sworn in last August as New York’s first female governor after Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned in disgrace amid multiple scandals.
Cuomo, in recent months, has mocked a political comeback but refused to file to get his name on the Democrat primary ballot. Cuomo could still run to seek his old job as an Independent.
New York is a heavily blue state. Gov. George Pataki’s 2002 re-election was the last time a Republican won a gubernatorial contest in the Empire State.
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