g) Do you support long-term use of National Guard troops to supplement the armed forces in assignments overseas? j) Support federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students (No Child Left Behind). k) Should the United States trade nuclear fuel to India for civilian purposes? But shes already proven adept at using the power of office to boost her profile and raise money. Zeldin and Perry Gershon, his 2018 opponent in New Yorks 1st Congressional District, which covers the eastern stretch of Long Island, sparred constantly, including on Jewish issues, in a bitter election fight. The Trump business, though, is going to hurt him.. g) Illegal immigrants should be given a pathway to citizenship. p) Should the United States provide economic and military support to the Transitional Government of Somalia? e) Raise the retirement age for individual eligibility to receive full Social Security benefits. e) Increase funding for the Pell Grant program. e) Do you support pre-emptive military strikes against countries deemed to be a threat to United States national security? c) Do you support federal funding for research on existing embryonic stem cell lines? Only hours later, the attacker was released under New Yorks dangerous cashless bail program.. The sinners have much more fun at what cost? Regarding the June 28th Republican Party primary, Congressman Zeldin now has a 22 point net positive approval rating among Republicans surveyed. Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding immigration. Zeldin has instead accused Hochul of stalling on a report on how well the state handled the COVID-19 pandemic, including her predecessors controversial policies for nursing homes. A Republican has not won a statewide race in New York since George E. Pataki secured a third term as governor in 2002, a now-distant era of consensus politics. c) Eliminate United States aid for any nation with documented human rights abuses. Mr. Pataki, 76, did not firmly rule out such an idea, but he did tell reporters he expected one of four contenders to emerge as the nominee: Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Astorino or Andrew Giuliani, the son of the former New York City mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani. We just have to make sure that the Republicans have the most qualified and electable candidate in November.. f) Do you support the creation of a federal identification card system? RCP Senate Ratings, Map. Zeldin has an unlikely ally on this issue in Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who also wants changes in the bail laws to prevent what he said are a small number of criminals from abusing the system. Team Zeldin promptly released its own internal poll by McLaughlin & Associates that claimed the Long Island congressman has whittled Hochul's lead to 5.8 Key. Gas prices are spiking, and groceries are pricey. d) Support proportional increases of Social Security benefits based on the cost of living index. Zeldin predicts that he will do better than the polls currently show. Outside of the bubble of the virtual RNC, Zeldins campaign is a little less confident these days after the most recent poll of his race, which was released August 20: His political newcomer opponent, Nancy Goroff, leads 48%-46% a tie within the margin of error. Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding education. c) Encourage employers to offer child care services, flex-time scheduling, comp-time, and unpaid leave for family emergencies. e) Reduce prison sentences for those who commit non-violent crimes. That poll showed Congressman Zeldin leading his next closest competitor by over 30 points.. A man aggressively attacks Lee Zeldin, with a weapon, a narrator says as threatening music plays in the background. Unlike other news outlets, we havent put up a paywall. Securing much needed support of treatment, enforcement, and prevention for those affected by the heroin and opioid abuse crisis. 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But his campaign continues to use the incident in ads. A large segment of Israeli society experiences the countrys 75th anniversary with a sense of anxiety. New York Democrats quickly sought to brand Mr. Zeldin as Big Lie Lee, while national Democrats also made it plain that they will seek to tie Mr. Zeldin to Mr. Trump. Goroff says she opposes defunding the police. Goroff, a chemistry professor at Stony Brook University, eked out a victory by less than 2 percentage points. FUNDING. President Biden had a 52% approval rating in the poll, which found that he would beat ex-President Donald Trump by a 53% to 38% in a hypothetical 2024 rematch. Adams has endorsed Hochul for governor, though. c) Do you support the United States involvement in free trade agreements? Select one number per category, you can use a number more than once.Family Income TaxesOther TaxesDeductions/Credits. Zeldin has support from 77% of Republicans, down from 84%, and continues to lead narrowly with independent voters, 45-42%, Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said. ZZeldins narrow lead among independents is both good its a lead and bad its narrow. e) Abortions should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered. d) Do you support the United States involvement in intergovernmental organizations dedicated to trade? All the issues are with us, Mr. Astorino, the 2014 nominee for governor, said in an interview. Led the successful effort to repeal the MTA PayrollTaxfor 80 percent of employers, a job killingtaxthat was hurting small businesses.. a) Do you support using military tribunals to try suspected terrorists when ordinary civilian courts are deemed inappropriate or impractical? f) Support mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs. In late July, Zeldin was attacked during a campaign speech in the Rochester area by a man with a pointed self-defense-style keychain. k) Eliminate all federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students (No Child Left Behind). Official Lee Zeldin did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2022 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you. e) Support prohibiting ads containing candidates' name that are paid for by third parties from airing 60 days before a primary and 30 days before a general federal election. Hochul has held the office of governor for slightly less than a year, after Andrew Cuomo resigned in a sexual harassment scandal. 2018: Cuomo (D) +22.2|2014: Cuomo (D) +13.4, Senate Map,Polls,Projection|House Map,Polls,GenericVote|Governor Map,Polls,Projection|2022,'24 Polls, Senate Map,Polls,Projection|House Map,Polls,Generic Ballot|Governor Map,Polls,Projection|2022,'24 Polls, RCP Average:Hochul +7.0RCP Ranking: Toss UpRCP Projection:Dem HoldKey 2022 Races:Senate|NY-3|NY-4|NY-22, 2020:President2018:Governor|Senate|NY-19|NY-222016:President|NY-19|NY-22|NY-242014:NY-1|NY-11|NY-18|NY-21|NY-242012:President|Senate|House2010:Gov|Sen|Sen (Special)|House, All New York Governor - Zeldin vs. Hochul Polling Data. In a Siena College poll released in early August, Hochul was 14 points ahead, at 53% to Zeldins 39%. In the same interview, Goroff attacked Zeldin for posting Russian propaganda depicting US rioting on his Twitter feed. Enough!. We need a change in Washington, Mr. Pataki said on Monday, assailing the Biden administrations stewardship of the crisis. c) Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released. Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding national security. Reduced middle-incometaxrates in New York to the lowest level in 60 years. d) Support expanding prescription drug coverage under Medicare. Created the PFC Joseph Dwyer Veteran Peer Support Program to help our returning veterans cope with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)., Authored the law to protect our fallen veterans and their families from protests at military burials., Lee was then elected to the United States Congress in 2014, representing New Yorks First Congressional District, and has now won seven consecutive races since 2010 in purple NYC suburban districts, unseating two Democrat incumbents along the way. e) Strengthen fuel efficiency standards on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles. GOP Candidates: Lee Zeldin, Biden Job Approval in All 50 States. Mr. Wilson is viewed privately by some Democrats as a stronger general election contender, but it has often been difficult for candidates who did not support Mr. Trump to survive Republican primaries. In the summer of 2006, while assigned to the Armys elite 82nd Airborne Division, Lee deployed to Iraq with an infantry battalion of fellow paratroopers in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Make the midterms a referendum on Democratic leadership in Washington and Albany. Lee Zeldin's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test) Track This Politician.