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Endorsement: Alison Esposito For New York Lieutenant Governor
The New York Young Republican Club is proud to endorse Alison Esposito for the office of Lieutenant Governor of New York. For over twenty-five years, Esposito served New Yorkers in the NYPD. In 1994, she joined Precinct 70, which covers the neighborhoods of Midwood, Fiske Terrace, Ditmas Park, and Prospect Park South.
After years of serving New York in law enforcement, she has given up that role to answer a new calling of public service in her city and state’s hour of great need. Earlier this year, Esposito spoke not of a red wave, but of a common sense wave when it comes to New York politics. The radical progressive Democrats have become so far divorced from reality when it comes to public safety, rising crime rates, and key everyday quality of life measures that endanger not just all New Yorkers, but also our future as a city and state if things do not turn around soon.
This month, New York Republicans will go to the polls and decide between four candidates to represent our party against former Lieutenant Governor, now Governor, Kathy Hochul. Unlike Hochul, Esposito has spent a lifetime serving rather than talking and cutting ribbons and saying whatever the political moment called for. The most important job of the Lieutenant Governor is to be prepared and to be able to fulfill the Constitutional duties of the Governor of New York if, God forbid, something should happen to the Governor. Regardless of who prevails this month, whether it be Congressman Lee Zeldin, Andrew Giuliani, County Executive Rob Astorino, or Harry Wilson — we all can unite in advance around a qualified and dedicated public servant who gave up her position, title, and career for us: the next Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York, Alison Esposito.
New York and national Democrats like to keep talking about “firsts” and “making history” with their politicians. But we Republicans know that public service is about We The People, not We The Politicians. And this fall, We The People would be best served by voting in public servants and citizen politicians over career politicians by voting in Alison Esposito as Lieutenant Governor. Esposito is an experienced and respected law enforcement expert in an era of rising crime and fading faith in government. She is up for the job, and we are proud to stand by her because she will stand by us.
Gavin Wax Defeats Unconstitutional State Assembly Map and Defends Democracy
The New York Young Republican Club is proud to announce that President Gavin M. Wax won his case to overturn an unconstitutional State Assembly map. This map was created and endorsed by Assembly Democrats and a subset of the super-minority of Assembly Republicans, who foisted it on the citizens of New York for the next decade. The Appellate Division issued a landmark decision today declaring the New York State Assembly lines to be unconstitutional.
“The people of New York voted to have non-partisan lines drawn so that politicians could not gerrymander their districts to maintain their own power,” said Aaron Foldenauer, the Election Attorney representing Mr. Wax. “Today, the Court vindicated the rights of New Yorkers to have free and fair elections.”
Mr. Wax’s victory would not have been possible without support from the New York Young Republican Club and the donors who supported his effort to defend Democracy in New York.
“Based on today’s decision by the Appellate Division, New Yorkers will not be subjected to ten years of unconstitutional representation,” said Gavin Wax, the President of the New York Young Republican Club, one of the lead plaintiffs in the suit.
Pursuant to the decision, the litigation will be remanded to the trial court to determine how and when the Assembly map will be redrawn.
However, the fight does not stop here.
Due to time constraints, the Appellate Division upheld the unconstitutional maps for use in 2022. Mr. Wax will appeal this decision and needs your support to ensure constitutional representation for New Yorkers as soon as possible. This may be achieved through a delay in the 2022 primaries or through a special election to be held in 2023.
“Today is a historic day for justice in New York State,” said Gavin Wax. “This is a true David versus Goliath victory. We went up against the Albany swamp, and we won.”
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During this transformative time for the New York Young Republican Club, many of you have reached out to us asking how to get more involved with the club, and how to better support our efforts.
One effective way to do this is to join a committee. We are currently looking for Vice-Chairs for many of our committees, who will receive special discounts for working events and recognition on our website. In addition to Vice Chair positions, we are looking to build all of our committees in terms of members.
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Established in 1911, incorporated in 1912, with a legacy from 1856, the New York Young Republican Club is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious Young Republican club in the United States. The Club is affiliated with and officially recognized by the Association of New York State Young Republican Clubs and the Young Republican National Federation, as well as the county, state, and national Republican committees.
