Congressman Lee Zeldin Challenges Hochul to At Least 5 Debates Throughout NY

 

After accepting the first two invitations he received for a General Election debate with Governor Kathy Hochul, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), the Republican Party and Conservative Party nominee for Governor, challenged Hochul to join him on the debate stage for a minimum of five debates throughout New York prior to the general election.

“New Yorkers deserve the opportunity to witness first hand where the two candidates for Governor stand on the issues most important to voters. As I travel throughout the state, New Yorkers tell me that their top issues are rising crime, high cost of living, quality of education, corruption scandals plaguing Hochul, and massive government overreach. 

“The cashless bail law and HALT Act need to be repealed, Alvin Bragg fired, congestion pricing stopped, Hochul’s many scandals investigated, the cap on charter schools lifted, and the state’s ban on the safe extraction of natural gas reversed.

“That’s why I’m challenging Kathy Hochul to at least 2 debates in the New York City media market, at least 1 debate in the Buffalo or Rochester media markets, at least 1 in the Capital Region, and at least 1 in the Syracuse, Elmira, Binghamton, Ithaca, or Watertown media markets. Count me in for doing all of the above.

“It’s critical that New Yorkers, no matter how they vote, have the opportunity to make an informed decision, which is why at least 2 of these debates should take place prior to the start of absentee voting and at least 3 more should be prior to the start of early voting.”