Check out the latest from NYGOP Volume 54 | March 20th, 2022 This Week at the NYGOP Follow Us On Social Media! Dear Friend, The latest polls are all saying the same thing: New Yorkers are fed up with the radical agenda brought to them by one-Party Democrat rule in Washington and New York and they are reading to make a huge change. High taxes, surging gas and energy prices, 40-year inflation highs, and huge increases in violent crime are creating a recipe for a Republican tsunami this November. Voters of all political affiliations know who is responsible and that’s why they are flocking to our common sense agenda in record numbers. I’ve said it from Day One--this is our best chance to win back the governor’s office in the last 20 years, but we are finally starting to see it all materialize. This past week, nationally-renowned pollster John McLaughlin's latest poll shows our NYGOP gubernatorial designee Lee Zeldin in a statistical dead heat with Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul. We are working day and night to win this race, because to change New York, we must change governors. That starts with putting a stop to the radical left’s agenda that is making us less safe. The dangerous pro-criminal, anti-police agenda has permeated our state government from the governor’s office to our university system. This week, we learned that SUNY Brockport invited two-time convicted cop-killer Anthony Bottom to give a paid speech on campus about diversity and his time as a “political prisoner.” This man wasn’t a political prisoner --he murdered two police officers in cold blood, shooting one 22 times as he was begging for his life to be spared for his young children. He’s never even bothered to apologize to the families of his victims. It’s bad enough that he was released from prison thanks to the Cuomo-Hochul parole board, but it’s unconscionable that he would be allowed to use our taxpayer-funded university system to spew his lies and dangerous rhetoric. I held a press conference protesting this, joining the chorus of many New Yorkers, law enforcement organizations and elected officials who understand how insane this is, but what did Governor Hochul have to say about it? All she could muster was, “I’m not familiar with the details.” Shameful. We need a governor who will stand up to this madness, not kowtow to it. We need to purge our state government from this dangerous ideology that is making all of us less safe. We need a state where safety and sanity come before criminals. That is the message we must spread across all of our communities from now until November. Sincerely, Nick Langworthy NYGOP Chairman NYGOP Chairman Langworthy Calls on Hochul to Condemn SUNY Brockport for Inviting Cop-Killer "Make no mistake, Bottom is no political prisoner — he is a murderer who gunned down two NYPD Police Officers and led a national war on cops. He deserved to be held in prison and should have remained there for the rest of his life. It is reprehensible that an institution of higher learning funded by the taxpayers of New York would attempt to portray Bottom as a political prisoner of sorts." Watch Here WATCH: NYGOP Chairman Nick Langworthy Joins Newsmax to Discuss Hochul's Pot Licenses for Criminals Policy "This is what is absolutely wrong-headed about Eric Adams, Kathy Hochul, and every one of the corrupt cabal in Albany. They put criminals ahead of taxpayers." Watch Here Interested in Running for Office? Taking Back New York Starts With You! Whether you just want to talk to someone and learn more about what it takes to run for office or you've already made the decision and are getting to work, please complete this form and our staff will contact you to let you know about upcoming training opportunities, events, or other ways we can help. Click Here! NYGOP Must See News: Republican Lee Zeldin: Poll shows I can beat NY Gov. Kathy Hochul New York Post Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin, the presumptive Republican nominee for governor, released an internal campaign poll Monday claiming he can beat Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. The campaign survey shows Zeldin with 45.5 percent of the vote to 44 percent for Hochul, with the rest undecided. The hypothetical matchup is within the poll’s margin of error, which means the race is a dead heat. The survey of 800 voters, conducted by John McLaughlin & Associates, found that crime is the No. 1 issue, with one in five respondents citing it as their top concern. Another 17 percent of voters said taxes were their top concern. Those are good issues for Republicans after Democrats who run state government raised taxes last year and approved the unpopular no-cash bail law. Read Full Here Controversial SUNY Brockport speaker comments on uproar News 10 WHEC NYGOP Chairman Nick Langworthy held a news conference in Albany Wednesday calling on Governor Hochul to pressure SUNY Brockport to cancel the speaking event. "Thanks to Kathy Hochul and the culture around her administration in government, he's enjoying a life on a paid speakers circuit, taking in our taxpayer dollars to spew his lies," Langworthy said. News10NBC has reached out to the governor's office several times this week and has yet to receive a response. Read Full Here N.Y. to give first set of recreational marijuana retail licenses to people with weed-related convictions New York Daily News Sen. George Borrello (R-Chautauqua County) slammed the new rules, arguing that they reward career criminals. “The idea that we can turn career criminals into upstanding business people by giving them taxpayer-funded dispensaries in an all-cash industry is utter madness,” he said. “In the end, New York’s taxpayers will be the collateral damage in this scheme.” State GOP chairman Nick Langworthy likewise panned the pot proposals and gave a glimpse of how Republicans will likely weaponize the issue in the upcoming election. “Classic Albany where everything is a rigged process driven by special interests rather than merit,” he said. “Under Democrat rule, drug dealers get lucrative contracts and law-abiding small business owners are treated like criminals. This madness must stop in the next election.” Read Full Here Rangers fans boo Gov. Hochul during ceremonial puck drop at MSG New York Post Gov. Kathy Hochul was met with loud jeers as she donned a New York Rangers jersey for the ceremonial puck drop before the team’s Tuesday night home game against the Anaheim Ducks. The chorus of jeers rang down from the rafters as Hochul walked to center ice to kick off the game and she was introduced over the PA. The state’s first female governor was honored as part of “Women’s Empowerment Night” at the Garden, announcers told fans over the loudspeaker, according to footage shared to social media. Blowback also followed on Twitter, with some saying the reaction was due to the governor’s since-revoked statewide mask mandate, issued as the COVID-19 Omicron variant surged. Read Full Here Health agency under Cuomo 'misled public' on nursing home deaths BBC Under ex-governor Andrew Cuomo, New York's health agency undercounted at least 4,100 Covid-related nursing home deaths, according to a state audit. The New York health department "misled the public", said state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli in his 58-page report. Mr Cuomo last year admitted to a "delay" in reporting but did not apologise. The politician, a Democrat, resigned in August after an inquiry found he sexually harassed multiple women. Mr Cuomo has repeatedly denied the sexual harassment allegations against him. In January, prosecutors in New York dropped a groping charge against the former governor, saying the accuser was "credible" but there was not enough evidence to bring the case to court. Read Full Here Ready to take back our state? Contribute today! Donate $50 Donate $100 Donate $250 Donate $500 www.nygop.org New York Republican State Committee | 315 State Street, Albany, NY 12210 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!