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EXCLUSIVE: Businessman, investor and restructuring expert Harry Wilson is jumping into this year’s race for New York governor and is immediately putting $12 million of his own money behind his bid for the GOP gubernatorial nomination.
“Rising crime, out of control taxes, skyrocketing cost of living, closed schools, corrupt politicians – New York needs a turnaround,” Wilson said Tuesday as he announced his candidacy, in a statement shared first nationally with Fox News.
And Wilson took aim at Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, the clear front-runner for this year’s Democratic nomination, who was sworn in last August as New York’s first female governor, and her predecessor, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in disgrace amide multiple scandals.
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“I’ll repeal the Cuomo/Hochul tax increases, tackle the high cost of living, end cashless bail, fire rogue district attorneys who don’t enforce the law, and clean up the corruption in Albany,” Wilson pledged. “And if the politicians don’t like it, they won’t get paid.”
Hochul, who entered the new year with an enormous $21 million campaign war chest, officially received the Democratic Party of New York’s nomination last weekend. But the governor may still face competition from Rep. Tom Suozzi and New York City public advocate Jumaane Williams, who are working to get their names on the June primary ballot.
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Wilson’s jumping into a GOP nomination race that’s being dominated by Rep. Lee Zeldin, an attorney and officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and a four-term lawmaker who represents the state’s 1st Congressional District in the eastern half of Long Island.
Zeldin, a staunch ally of former President Trump, ended 2021 with $5.6 million in his campaign coffers. Also running for their party’s nomination are Rob Astorino, the former Westchester…
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