Lee Zeldin

Lee Zeldin
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Presumptive nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentDonald Trump
SucceedingMichael S. Regan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 1st district
In office
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byTim Bishop
Succeeded byNick LaLota
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2014
Preceded byBrian X. Foley
Succeeded byThomas Croci
Personal details
Born
Lee Michael Zeldin

(1980-01-30) January 30, 1980 (age 44)
East Meadow, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDiana Gidish
Children2
RelativesIsaiah Zeldin (uncle)
Education
SignatureCursive signature in ink
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service
  • 2003–2007 (active)
  • 2007–present (reserve)
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitMilitary Intelligence Corps
Battles/warsGlobal War on Terrorism

Lee Michael Zeldin (born January 30, 1980) is an American attorney, politician, and officer in the United States Army Reserve. A member of the Republican Party, he represented New York's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023. He represented the eastern two-thirds of Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, all of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, East Hampton, Shelter Island, and a small part of Islip. From 2011 to 2014, Zeldin served as a member of the New York State Senate from the 3rd Senate district.

During Donald Trump's presidency, Zeldin was a Trump ally. He prominently defended Trump during his first impeachment hearings concerning the Trump–Ukraine scandal. In April 2021, Zeldin announced his candidacy for governor of New York in 2022.[1] He defeated three challengers in the Republican primary, becoming the nominee of the Republican Party and the Conservative Party. Zeldin lost the election to incumbent governor Kathy Hochul while receiving the highest percentage of the vote for a Republican gubernatorial nominee since 2002 and the highest raw vote total for a Republican gubernatorial nominee since 1970.[2]

In November 2024, CNN reported that Zeldin was Trump's nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.[3]

Early life and education

Zeldin was born in East Meadow, New York, the son of Merrill Schwartz and David Zeldin.[4][5] He was raised in Suffolk County, New York,[6] and graduated from William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach, New York, in 1998.[7] He also attended Hebrew school.[8]

Zeldin received a bachelor's degree in political science from the SUNY University at Albany in 2001.[7][9] He received a Juris Doctor from Albany Law School in May 2003.[5][7] In 2004, he was admitted to the New York State Bar.[10]

Zeldin received an Army ROTC commission as a second lieutenant, and served in the United States Army from 2003 to 2007,[8][11] first in the Military Intelligence Corps.[8] In 2007, he transitioned from active duty to the Army Reserve, where he achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel.[6][12]

In 2007, Zeldin became an attorney for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.[13] In 2008, he started a general-practice law firm in Smithtown, New York. He operated it full-time until he was elected to New York's 3rd State Senate district in 2010.[6]

New York State Senate (2011–2014)

In 2010, Zeldin ran in the New York State Senate's 3rd District, challenging Democratic incumbent Brian X. Foley. Zeldin defeated Foley with 57% of the vote.[14] Zeldin was reelected in 2012, defeating Democrat Francis Genco with 56% of the vote.[15]

In January 2011, a bill co-sponsored by Zeldin that provided for a 2% property tax cap became law.[16]

In June 2011, Zeldin voted against the Marriage Equality Act, which the Senate passed 33–29.[17][18] Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law.[19] In a statement after the bill passed, Zeldin said: "It is my belief that marriage should be defined as between a man and a woman."[20]

In December 2011, Zeldin supported a $250 million cut to the MTA payroll tax.[21][22]

In March 2012, Zeldin helped to create the PFC Joseph Dwyer PTSD Peer-to-Peer Veterans Support program; funding for the program was included in the 2012–13 New York State Budget.[23][24]

Zeldin did not vote on the NY SAFE Act, a gun control bill that passed the New York State Senate on January 14, 2013,[25] and later became law.[26] He missed the vote because he was in Virginia on Army Reserve duty.[27] In a statement released to the press after the vote, he said he would have voted against the measure.[28]

In February 2014, Zeldin introduced a bill that sought to halt implementation of the Common Core curriculum for three years.[29]

In March 2014, Zeldin voted against the New York Dream Act, which would allow undocumented students who meet in-state tuition requirements to obtain financial aid to study at the university level.[30]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2008

See also: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 1

In 2008, Zeldin challenged incumbent representative Tim Bishop in New York's 1st congressional district. Bishop defeated Zeldin 58%–42%.[31]

2014

See also: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 1

On October 6, 2013, Zeldin announced he would again seek the Republican nomination to run against Bishop.[32][33] His state senate district included much of the congressional district's western portion.

Zeldin defeated George Demos in the Republican primary[34] and ran unopposed for the Conservative Party nomination in the June 24 primary. On November 4, he defeated Bishop with 54% of the vote.[35][36][37]

2016

See also: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 1

In February 2015, the National Republican Congressional Committee announced that Zeldin was one of 12 members in the Patriot Program, a program designed to help protect vulnerable Republican incumbents in the 2016 election.[38][39]

In the 2016 Republican primary, Zeldin faced no opposition. In the November 8 general election, he faced Democratic nominee Anna Throne-Holst, a member of the Southampton Town Board.[40] Zeldin won with 58% of the vote.[41]

2018

See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 1

Zeldin ran unopposed in the 2018 Republican primary. In the November general election his chief opponent was Democratic nominee Perry Gershon, who also had the endorsement of the Working Families Party.[42]

Zeldin's 2018 campaign featured fundraisers with Breitbart News founder Steve Bannon[43] and Sebastian Gorka. At the Gorka event, reporters from local news outlets were removed.[44]

Zeldin defeated Gershon, 51.5%–47.4%.[45]

2020

See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 1

Zeldin ran unopposed in the Republican primary. In the November 3 general election, he defeated Democratic nominee Nancy Goroff,[46][47] 54.9%–45.1%.[48]

Tenure

As of August 2020, Zeldin was one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress.[49]

Amid the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Zeldin was one of 963 Americans the Russian Foreign Ministry banned from entering Russia.[50]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

2022 gubernatorial campaign

Main article: 2022 New York gubernatorial election

In April 2021, Zeldin announced he would run for governor of New York in 2022.[59] On April 30, 2021, Zeldin announced that Erie and Niagara counties' Republican party chairs had endorsed his campaign, giving him the necessary 50% of state committee support to gain the Republican nomination.[60][61] In June 2021, Republican state chair Nick Langworthy named Zeldin the party's "presumed nominee" after he earned 85% of a straw poll vote of county leaders. Conservative state chair Gerard Kassar also called Zeldin the "presumptive nominee" of the Conservative Party of New York State.[62][63] As of August 2021, Zeldin had been endorsed by 49 of New York's 62 county Republican party chairs.[64]

Zeldin's campaign reportedly raised $4 million during the first half of 2021 and $4.3 million in the second half. 90% of his donations were small-dollar donations.[65][66][67] Zeldin visited every county in New York State twice during his campaign.[68] In November 2021, he declined to commit to campaigning with Donald Trump, saying, "There are plenty of New Yorkers who love him, there are plenty of New Yorkers out there who don't."[69]

On March 1, 2022, Zeldin received the New York Republican State Committee's designation for governor of New York; 85% of the committee voted to back him.[70] He has also received the Conservative Party's designation.[71] Zeldin's preferred pick for lieutenant governor, retired NYPD Deputy Inspector Alison Esposito, ran unopposed and also received the state party's designation.[72]

Zeldin faced Rob Astorino, Andrew Giuliani, and Harry Wilson in the 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary[73] and was declared the winner on June 29, 2022. He faced incumbent governor Kathy Hochul in the November general election.[74]

On July 21, 2022, Zeldin was attacked at a campaign event in Perinton, New York. A man, later identified as David Jakubonis,[75] got on the stage while Zeldin was giving a speech and attacked him with a pointed plastic key chain intended to be used for self-defense.[76][77] AMVETS national director Joe Chenelly stopped the attacker.[78] The Monroe County Sheriff's Department detained the man[79] before releasing him the next day without bail.[80] Monroe County district attorney Sandra Doorley, who is also a co-chair of Zeldin's campaign,[81] recused herself from the case because she was at the event.[82] After his initial release, Jakubonis was arrested on federal assault charges.[75] After being indicted, he said he had been drinking on the day of the attack and "did not know who" Zeldin was.[83]

Although the election was closer than most gubernatorial contests since 2002,[74] Zeldin lost to Hochul, 53.2% to 46.8%.[84]

Political positions

Abortion

In May 2015, Zeldin voted for the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a bill he co-sponsored, which would prohibit abortions in cases where the fetus's probable age is 20 weeks or more, with exceptions in cases of rape, incest, or if the mother's life was in danger. The act would also impose criminal penalties on doctors who violated the ban.[85] It did not pass.

On September 18, 2015, Zeldin voted for the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015,[86] a bill that would defund the nonprofit organization Planned Parenthood for one year unless the organization agreed not to provide abortion services.[87][88]

In January 2020, Zeldin joined a "friend of the court" brief demanding that the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.[89]

In April 2022, Zeldin said it would be "a great idea" to appoint a health commissioner who opposed abortion.[90][91]

Zeldin opposes abortion and has said that regardless of what the Supreme Court decides on Roe v. Wade, "nothing changes in the state of New York".[92] When the Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, Zeldin said it was "a victory for life, for family, for the Constitution, and for federalism".[93]

In October 2022, Zeldin said that as governor, he would not change New York's abortion laws.[94]

Bail reform

Zeldin has opposed New York's bail reform, which went into effect on January 1, 2020, eliminating cash bail for most misdemeanor and nonviolent felony charges, repeatedly calling for its repeal.[95][96]

Education

In July 2015, Zeldin attached an amendment to the Student Success Act to allow states to opt out of Common Core without penalty.[97] The amendment was passed and signed into law.[98]

Environment

In 2014, he "expressed doubts about the severity" of climate change.[99]

In April 2015, Zeldin and Senator Chuck Schumer introduced the Fluke Fairness Act. The bill would have changed the current system for managing fluke fishing quotas by creating a regional approach to updating quotas and standards based on geographic, scientific, and economic data.[100] It did not pass.[101]

On July 15, 2015, Zeldin introduced the Exclusive Economic Zone Clarification Act.[102] The bill proposed to amend the boundary in part of the federal Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). It would give fisheries management of Block Island Sound exclusively to New York and Rhode Island. (Some Connecticut fishermen alleged that the bill could put them out of business.)[103] The bill died in committee.[104]

In September 2015, Zeldin and Citizens Campaign for the Environment executive director Adrienne Esposito condemned a proposed federal plan for dumping dredged materials, saying, "We can't just assume that dumping these waste spoils in the Long Island Sound is environmentally benign."[105][106]

In April 2018, Zeldin said he did not support the Paris Agreement in its form. He expressed concern about "other countries that are contributing to very adverse impacts on our climate but not having the level of responsibility that they need to have in stepping up and making a positive change in their own countries".[107]

During his gubernatorial campaign in 2021, he pledged to reverse New York state´s 2015 ban on hydraulic fracturing. In 2022, he voted against the Inflation Reduction Act.[99]

Foreign affairs

Zeldin with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 2018

In January 2016, the New York Post reported that Zeldin was a no-show in 2015 at 12 of 18 House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearings that dealt specifically with ISIL and with Syria.[108]

In February 2016, Zeldin and Representatives Mike Pompeo and Frank LoBiondo sought visas to travel to Iran to check the country's compliance with the Iran nuclear deal framework.[109][110] In June 2016, Iran called the request a "publicity stunt" and said it would deny the visas.[111]

Zeldin has said that Israel is "America's strongest ally" and that Congress must "protect Israel's right to self-defense".[11] In 2016, he spoke in support of the anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) legislation that passed the New York State Senate. In March 2017, he co-sponsored a bipartisan bill in the House, the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, to oppose boycotts of Israel and "further combat the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement".[112] He supported the Trump administration's decision to relocate the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May 2018 as part of the United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel.[113]

Zeldin spoke highly of the Abraham Accords and nominated Jared Kushner and Avi Berkowitz for a Nobel Peace Prize for their work on the agreement.[114]

Health care

In 2015, Zeldin co-sponsored two bills in Congress to combat Lyme disease, the Tick-Borne Disease Research and Accountability and Transparency Act of 2015[115] and the 21st Century Cures Act.[116][117]

On May 4, 2017, Zeldin voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and pass the American Health Care Act.[118][119][120]

According to an April 2020 announcement by Zeldin, he helped Suffolk County obtain more than 1.2 million pieces of personal protective equipment from the White House for Suffolk County to aid workers against the COVID-19 pandemic, after conversations with Jared Kushner.[121][122][123][124]

During the 2020 election campaign, Zeldin participated in campaign rallies without wearing a mask or adhering to social distancing.[125]

Zeldin is vaccinated against COVID-19.[126]

After Governor Kathy Hochul imposed a vaccination mandate on healthcare workers, Zeldin criticized Stony Brook University Hospital for firing employees who declined to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and for using incendiary language in termination letters to those employees.[127] He also opposes mask mandates[128] and COVID-19 vaccine mandates for schoolchildren.[129]

Infrastructure

Zeldin voted against both the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on July 1, 2021,[130] and the Senate amendment to it on November 5, 2021.[131][132]

Land management

In April 2016, Zeldin introduced legislation to prevent the federal government's sale of Plum Island to the highest bidder.[133] The next month, his bill unanimously passed the House.[134]

LGBT rights

As a New York state senator in 2011, Zeldin voted against allowing same-sex marriage in New York during roll-call for the Marriage Equality Act,[17] which legalized same-sex marriage in the state.[19]

In June 2015, after the United States Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that state-level bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional, Zeldin would not comment about his view of same-sex marriage, but indicated he believed the issue should have been decided at the state level.[135] A month later, he co-sponsored the First Amendment Defense Act,[136] a bill "to protect individuals and institutions from punitive action by the government – such as revoking tax exempt status or withholding federal grants or benefits – for believing that marriage is between one man and one woman and for opposing sex outside of marriage".[137] Critics of the measure said it would enable people to violate same-sex couples' and their children's legal rights by discriminating against them.[138][139][140]

In May 2019, Zeldin voted against the Equality Act.[141][142][143]

In July 2022, Zeldin was one of 47 Republican representatives who voted in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify the right to same-sex marriage in federal law.[144] Zeldin did not vote on its final passage on December 8, 2022.[145]

Taxes

In November 2017, Zeldin said he was unsatisfied with the proposed Republican tax bill. He cited his concerns with eliminating the state and local tax deduction. The same month, House Speaker Paul Ryan canceled plans to attend a fundraiser for Zeldin after Zeldin voted against the House version of the bill.[146] In December, Zeldin called the tax bill "a geographic redistribution of wealth" that takes money from some states while providing tax relief to others. He suggested that the removal of the state tax deduction could have been implemented gradually.[147][148]

Zeldin voted against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, passed in December 2017.[149] He supported the corporate tax cuts in the bill but did not approve of the limit for property tax deductions, preferring a cap of $20,000 or $25,000 to the $10,000 cap in the bill.[150]

Trump administration

Zeldin with President Donald Trump, 2018

On May 3, 2016, Zeldin endorsed Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee.[151] Zeldin had previously indicated that he would support whoever won the Republican nomination.[152] During the campaign, Zeldin faulted Trump for a comment about Khizr and Ghazala Khan, a Gold Star family whose son Humayun, a captain in the Army, was killed during the Iraq War, but said he would continue to support Trump's candidacy.[153]

During Trump's presidency, Zeldin was a staunch Trump ally.[154] In 2017, Zeldin supported Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey, saying it offered the FBI a chance at a "fresh start" to rebuild trust.[155] In May 2018, Zeldin called for the criminal prosecution of former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe.[156] Also that month Zeldin called for creating a special counsel investigation into the FBI and the Department of Justice regarding their investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.[157] Zeldin said the investigations were launched with "insufficient intelligence and biased motivations", with surveillance warrants for Trump campaign staffers obtained in "deeply flawed and questionable" ways.[157] He called for an investigation into the FBI's decision to conclude its investigation into the Hillary Clinton email controversy.[157][158]

During the 2018-19 U.S. government shutdown, Zeldin voted with the Republican caucus against the appropriations measure to fund the federal government. He instructed the House to withhold his pay until the shutdown ended, saying: "It's crazy to me that members of Congress get paid while other federal employees do not."[159]

Zeldin prominently defended Trump during his first impeachment hearings concerning the Trump–Ukraine scandal, where Trump requested that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Zeldin said in October 2019, "It is crystal clear... that any allegation that President Trump was trying to get President Zelensky [sic] to manufacture dirt on the Bidens is just not true."[160] In the seven impeachment deposition transcripts released as of November 2019, no Republican had spoken more than Zeldin, referenced more than 550 times.[161] On February 1, 2020, days before the conclusion of Trump's first impeachment trial, Zeldin opined that Republicans should expunge the impeachment if they won a House majority in the upcoming 2020 House elections, tweeting, "The House of Representatives should EXPUNGE this sham impeachment in January 2021!"[162][163]

After Trump lost the 2020 presidential election and made false claims of fraud, Zeldin was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the election, in which Biden defeated Trump.[164] The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.[165][166][167] When asked in January 2021 to respond to the release of an audio recording of a phone call in which Trump pressured Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger to overturn the 2020 election and "find" enough votes for him to win, Zeldin responded by criticizing the media.[168]

On January 6, 2021, after a violent, armed mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, inspired by allegations of election fraud, Zeldin voted against certification of Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes.[169][170][171][172] He disavowed the violence and argued with protesters at his Patchogue office who linked his espousal of election fraud conspiracy theories to the Capitol attack and called on him to resign.[173] On January 7, he publicly acknowledged for the first time that Biden would be the next president.[174][175]

Veterans affairs

In February 2015, Zeldin introduced his first bill to eliminate the dollar limit for loans that the United States Department of Veterans Affairs can guarantee for a veteran.[176] In February 2016 he proposed federal legislation to fund a three-year, $25-million nationwide veterans' peer-support program modeled on one he helped establish while in the New York State Senate.[177]

Personal life

Zeldin was raised within a mix of Conservative Judaism and Reform Judaism,[178] the grandson of Reform and Conservative rabbis, while his wife Diana is Mormon.[179] The couple have identical twin daughters.[6] They live in Shirley, New York.[6] Zeldin is a member of B'nai Israel Reform Temple in Oakdale. His grandfather, Rabbi Abraham Jacob "Jack" Zeldin, founded Farmingdale Jewish Center, a Conservative synagogue. His great-uncle Isaiah Zeldin was a prominent rabbi who founded the Stephen S. Wise Temple in Los Angeles, and his great-grandfather Morris A. Zeldin cofounded the UJA-Federation of New York.[180][181]

On September 18, 2021, Zeldin announced that he had been diagnosed with leukemia in November 2020 but had achieved disease remission following treatment.[182]

Other political activism

Zeldin in 2024

In 2023, Zeldin launched Leadership America Needs, a PAC aimed at increasing Republican turnout among the young and voters of color.[183]

Electoral history

2008 New York's 1st congressional district
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Bishop 141,727 51.0
Working Families Tim Bishop 7,437 2.7
Independence Tim Bishop 12,919 4.7
Total Tim Bishop (incumbent) 162,083 58.4
Republican Lee Zeldin 100,036 36.0
Conservative Lee Zeldin 14,470 5.6
Total Lee Zeldin 115,545 41.6
Total votes 372,642 100.0
Democratic hold
2010 New York's 3rd State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Zeldin 41,063 57.1
Democratic Brian X. Foley (incumbent) 30,876 42.9
Total votes 71,939 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
2012 New York's 3rd State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Zeldin (incumbent) 52,057 55.7
Democratic Francis T. Genco 41,372 44.3
Total votes 93,429 100.0
Republican hold
2014 New York's 1st congressional district, Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Zeldin 10,283 61.3
Republican George Demos 6,482 38.7
Total votes 16,765 100.0
2014 New York's 1st congressional district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Zeldin 77,062 44.6
Conservative Lee Zeldin 16,973 9.8
Total Lee Zeldin 94,035 54.4
Democratic Tim Bishop 68,387 39.6
Working Families Tim Bishop 5,457 3.2
Independence Tim Bishop 4,878 2.8
Total Tim Bishop (incumbent) 78,722 45.6
Total votes 172,757 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
2016 New York's 1st congressional district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Zeldin 158,409 48.9
Conservative Lee Zeldin 23,327 7.2
Independence Lee Zeldin 5,920 1.8
Reform Lee Zeldin 843 0.3
Total Lee Zeldin (incumbent) 188,499 58.2
Democratic Anna Throne-Holst 126,635 39.1
Working Families Anna Throne-Holst 6,147 1.9
Women's Equality Anna Throne-Holst 2,496 0.8
Total Anna Throne-Holst 135,278 41.8
Total votes 323,777 100.0
Republican hold
2018 New York's 1st congressional district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Zeldin 121,562 45.0
Conservative Lee Zeldin 14,284 5.3
Independence Lee Zeldin 2,693 1.0
Reform Lee Zeldin 488 0.2
Total Lee Zeldin (incumbent) 139,027 51.5
Democratic Perry Gershon 124,213 46.0
Working Families Perry Gershon 3,778 1.4
Total Perry Gershon 127,991 47.4
Women's Equality Kate Browning 2,988 1.1
Total votes 270,006 100.0
Republican hold
2020 New York's 1st congressional district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Zeldin 180,855 48.2
Conservative Lee Zeldin 21,611 5.8
Independence Lee Zeldin 3,249 0.9
Total Lee Zeldin (incumbent) 205,715 54.9
Democratic Nancy Goroff 160,978 42.9
Working Families Nancy Goroff 8,316 2.2
Total Nancy Goroff 169,294 45.1
Total votes 375,009 100.0
Republican hold
2022 Republican gubernatorial primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Zeldin 193,184 43.6
Republican Andrew Giuliani 100,372 22.9
Republican Rob Astorino 80,223 18.7
Republican Harry Wilson 64,594 14.8
Total votes 438,373 100
2022 New York gubernatorial election[184]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
  • Kathy Hochul
  • Antonio Delgado
 2,879,092 48.77% −7.39%
Working Families
  • Kathy Hochul
  • Antonio Delgado
 261,323 4.43% +2.55%
Total
3,140,415 53.20% −6.42%
Republican
  • Lee Zeldin
  • Alison Esposito
 2,449,394 41.49% +9.89%
Conservative
  • Lee Zeldin
  • Alison Esposito
 313,187 5.31% +1.15%
Total
  • Lee Zeldin
  • Alison Esposito
 2,762,581 46.80% +10.59%
Total votes 5,788,802 100.0%
Turnout 5,902,996 47.74%
Registered electors 12,124,242
Democratic hold
118th Congress Election for the 56th Speaker of the House, Roll Call 521
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Jordan 200 46.30%
Republican Steve Scalise 7 1.62%
Republican Kevin McCarthy 6 1.39%
Republican Lee Zeldin 3 0.70%
Republican Other 4 0.93%
Democratic Hakeem Jefferies 212 49.07%
Total votes 432 100%
118th Congress Election for the 56th Speaker of the House, Roll Call 523
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Jordan 199 46.00%
Republican Steve Scalise 7 1.62%
Republican Kevin McCarthy 5 1.15%
Republican Lee Zeldin 3 0.69%
Republican Other 7 1.62%
Democratic Hakeem Jefferies 212 48.96%
Total votes 433 100%
118th Congress Election for the 56th Speaker of the House, Roll Call 525
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Jordan 194 45.54%
Republican Steve Scalise 8 1.87%
Republican Patrick McHenry 6 1.41%
Republican Lee Zeldin 4 0.94%
Republican Other 7 1.64%
Democratic Hakeem Jefferies 210 49.18%
Total votes 427 100%

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin announces run for governor of New York". NBC News. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Gronewold, Anna; Goldenberg, Sally; Dunn, Danielle Muoio (November 8, 2022). "Hochul beats Zeldin to be New York's first elected female governor". politico.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Treene, Alayna (November 11, 2024). "Trump picks former GOP congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Civiletti, Denise (January 4, 2017). "Rep. Lee Zeldin sworn in to second term". riverheadlocal.com. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Perks, Ashley (November 12, 2014). "Rep.-elect Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.-01)". TheHill. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Zeldin for New York". Zeldin for New York. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Lee M. Zeldin | General Election, November 6, 2018". Newsday. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "The Lone Republican Jew in Congress: 'Iran Is Playing Our President Like a String Quartet'". Haaretz. June 3, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  9. ^ Civiletti, Denise (November 3, 2014). "Hotly contested — and very expensive — congressional race draws to a close". RiverheadLOCAL. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  10. ^ Lee, Stephanie (January 3, 2011). "At 29, Mr. Carlucci goes to Albany". Times Union. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Kook, Elana (November 6, 2014). "Lee Zeldin: What Jew Need To Know". The Times of Israel. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  12. ^ Press, The Associated (June 29, 2022). "Lee Zeldin named winner in NY Governor Republican primary". WPTZ. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "ZELDIN, Lee M - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov.
  14. ^ "Recertified 2010 New York State Senate Election Results" (PDF). Elections.NY.gov. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  15. ^ "New York State Senate Election Results, 2012" (PDF). Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  16. ^ Civiletti, Denise (November 3, 2014). "Hotly contested — and very expensive — congressional race draws to a close". Riverhead Local. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  17. ^ a b Johnston, Garth (June 24, 2011). "FINALLY: NY State Senate Passes Gay Marriage". Gothamist. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  18. ^ "A8354-2011 – NY Senate Open Legislation – Enacts the Marriage Equality Act relating to ability of individuals to marry – New York State Senate". nysenate.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  19. ^ a b Confessore, Nicholas; Barbaro, Michael (June 25, 2011). "New York Allows Same-Sex Marriage, Becoming Largest State to Pass Law". The New York Times.
  20. ^ Lavers, Michael (July 19, 2011). "Fire Islanders Celebrate Passage of Marriage Equality Bill". Fire Island News. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  21. ^ Hamilton, Colby (December 12, 2011). "NY Governor Cuomo Signs MTA Tax Reduction Into Law". WNYC. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  22. ^ "Long Island Officials Lobby To Eliminate MTA Payroll Tax". CBS New York. February 3, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  23. ^ Fertoli, Annmarie (April 8, 2012). "4 New York Counties Set to Receive Funding for Vets Peer Pilot Program". WNYC News. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  24. ^ LaRocco, Paul (October 14, 2013). "Suffolk: Bellone credits Zeldin on state PTSD program". Newsday. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  25. ^ "Project Vote Smart – The Voter's Self Defense System". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  26. ^ Bragg, Chris (August 5, 2019). "Six years later, key SAFE Act database undone". Times Union.
  27. ^ Civiletti, Denise (August 6, 2019). "Zeldin on gun control: a 'flawed system' that Democrat-sponsored bills won't fix". Riverhead Local.
  28. ^ Bonner, Ryan (January 15, 2013). "Zeldin Releases Statement on Gun Legislation". Patchogue Patch. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  29. ^ Franchi, Jaime (February 16, 2014). "Common Core Adjustments Do Not Go Far Enough, Blast Opponents". Long Island Press. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  30. ^ Ramirez, David (March 31, 2012). "New York Dream Act Proponents Increase Pressure On Governor Cuomo To Provide Budget Support". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  31. ^ "Our Campaigns – NY – District 01 Race". ourcampaigns.com. November 4, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  32. ^ Brand, Rick (October 6, 2013). "Zeldin to challenge Bishop for House seat". Newsday. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  33. ^ "Zeldin earns GOP support to challenge Bishop". The Suffolk Times. October 7, 2013.
  34. ^ Gannon, Tim; Pinciaro, Joseph (June 24, 2014). "Zeldin tops Demos, will face Bishop this fall". Riverhead News-Review. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  35. ^ LaRocco, Paul (November 5, 2014). "Lee Zeldin Defeats Tim Bishop". Newsday. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  36. ^ Parpan, Grant; Pinciaro, Joseph; Gannon, Tim; Nuzzo, Jen; Murray, Cyndi (November 4, 2014). "Zeldin defeats Bishop as Suffolk GOP wins big on Election Day". The Suffolk Times. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  37. ^ "Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections.
  38. ^ "Exclusive: NRCC Announces 12 Members in Patriot Program". Roll Call: At the Races. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  39. ^ Hohmann, James; Viebeck, Elise (September 3, 2015). "The Daily 202: Contract with the NRCC — The deal GOPers make to get reelected". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  40. ^ Pathé, Simone (July 8, 2016). "Throne-Holst Will Challenge New York's Lee Zeldin". Roll Call. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  41. ^ "On night of Trump win, Zeldin makes history". Suffolk Times. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  42. ^ Zegers, Kelly; Werkmeister, Joe (June 26, 2018). "Perry Gershon prevails in Democratic primary; will challenge Lee Zeldin". Riverhead News-Review. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  43. ^ Chayes, Matthew (December 15, 2017). "Steve Bannon's appearance at Lee Zeldin fundraiser draws protests". Newsday. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  44. ^ Grossman, Karl (July 29, 2018). "Assault on the press hits close to home". Riverhead Local. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  45. ^ "New York 1st District - Zeldin vs. Gershon". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  46. ^ Gormley, Michael (November 30, 2020). "Zeldin wins after thousands of mailed ballots counted". Newsday.
  47. ^ "2020 Election Results | New York State Board of Elections". www.elections.ny.gov.
  48. ^ Walsh, Christopher (December 10, 2020). "Suffolk Election Results Finally Official". The East Hampton Star.
  49. ^ "Lee Zeldin, one of the 2 Jewish Republicans in Congress, made the case for Trump at the RNC". Haaretz. August 27, 2020.
  50. ^ "Complete list of 963 Americans banned from Russia forever. Hunter Biden, Bob Casey, AOC, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and a few deceased included". Hazleton Standard Speaker. May 24, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  51. ^ a b "Members of Congress in an Addiction Related Caucus and/or Group" (PDF). NAADAC - National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors. October 6, 2020.
  52. ^ "Estuary Caucus". Restore America's Estuaries. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  53. ^ "House Republicans launch conservative climate caucus". Washington Examiner. June 23, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  54. ^ "Climate Solutions Caucus". Citizens Climate Lobby. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  55. ^ Smith, Tara (January 5, 2017). "Citizens lobby for the environment". The Long Island Advance. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  56. ^ "Trump signs waiver, won't move embassy to Jerusalem now". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. June 1, 2017.
  57. ^ "EPA Funding To Support Health Of Long Island Sound". WSHU. December 7, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  58. ^ "MEMBERS". RMSP.
  59. ^ Glueck, Katie (April 8, 2021). "Rep. Lee Zeldin, an Avid Trump Backer, to Run for N.Y. Governor". The New York Times. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  60. ^ Clark, Dan. "More Than Half of NY's Republican County Chairs Have Now Endorsed Rep. Lee Zeldin for Governor". nynow.wmht.org. WMHT. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  61. ^ McCarthy, Robert J. (April 30, 2021). "Erie, Niagara support appears to hand GOP nod for governor to Rep. Lee Zeldin". The Buffalo News. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  62. ^ Gronewold, Anna (June 28, 2021). "Zeldin is GOP's 'presumed nominee' against Cuomo after straw poll of county leaders". Politico PRO. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  63. ^ "Zeldin called 'presumptive nominee' for Conservative Party". nystateofpolitics.com. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  64. ^ Goot, Michael (August 7, 2021). "Warren County GOP endorses Zeldin for governor". Glens Falls Post-Star. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  65. ^ Steinhauser, Paul (July 16, 2021). "Zeldin outpaces Cuomo in NY gubernatorial fundraising fight". Fox News.
  66. ^ "Cuomo sees drop in donations, wields $18M in campaign funds". AP NEWS. July 16, 2021.
  67. ^ "New York Senate Democrats build campaign war chest to keep supermajority". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  68. ^ "Lee Zeldin: James 'will most likely be our opponent' in NY governor's race". www.ny1.com. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  69. ^ Klein, Rick; Harper, Averi; Wiersema, Alisa (November 8, 2021). "'I'm done': Trump's post-Jan. 6 threat to GOP comes to light: The Note". ABC News. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  70. ^ Lewis, Rebecca C. (March 1, 2022). "NY GOP officially backs Zeldin for governor in 2022". cityandstateny.com. Government Media Executive Group LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  71. ^ "In race for governor, it's Lee Zeldin all the way for NY Conservative Party". nystateofpolitics.com. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  72. ^ "Republicans are backing a Brooklyn cop for lieutenant governor". City & State NY. February 23, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  73. ^ Roy, Yancey (May 2, 2022). "Astorino, Giuliani get OK to join 4-way GOP primary for governor". Newsday.com. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  74. ^ a b Gronewold, Anna; Goldenberg, Sally; Dunn, Danielle Muoio (November 8, 2022). "Hochul beats Zeldin to be New York's first elected female governor". politico.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  75. ^ a b Beech, Samantha; Paget, Sharif; Campbell, Josh (July 23, 2022). "Suspected attacker of GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin arrested on federal assault charge". CNN. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  76. ^ Fandos, Nicholas; Bromwich, Jonah E.; D’Avolio, Lauren (July 22, 2022). "G.O.P. Assails N.Y. Bail Laws After Suspect in Zeldin Attack Is Released". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  77. ^ LeBlanc, Paul (July 22, 2022). "GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin attacked but unharmed at New York gubernatorial campaign event". CNN. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  78. ^ Linton, Jacob (July 21, 2022). "Congressman Lee Zeldin attacked during campaign event". WHEC-TV. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  79. ^ Battaglia, James; Garzone, Christian (July 21, 2022). "Rep. Lee Zeldin attacked at Perinton campaign stop". WIVB-TV. Retrieved July 21, 2022. Witnesses say Zeldin was giving a speech about bail reform at the VFW on Macedon Center Road when a man got on stage, started yelling, 'wrestled with him a bit, and pulled a blade out.' The alleged attacker was suppressed by AMVETS national Director Joe Chenelly.
  80. ^ Schemmel, Alec (July 22, 2022). "Suspected Lee Zeldin attacker released without bail, Zeldin blames lenient N.Y. laws". WSTM. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  81. ^ Fandos, Nicholas; Bromwich, Jonah; D'Avolio, Lauren (July 22, 2022). "G.O.P. Assails N.Y. Bail Laws After Suspect in Zeldin Attack Is Released". The New York Times. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  82. ^ Emblidge, Doug (July 26, 2022). "Monroe County DA says she recused herself from Zeldin case right away". WHAM. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  83. ^ Porter, David (July 31, 2022). "Investigators: Attacker 'did not know who' Zeldin was". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  84. ^ "2022 General Election Governor and Lt. Governor Results". New York State Board of Elections.
  85. ^ Brand, Rick (June 1, 2015). "Emily's List declares Zeldin 'on notice' for 2016; Rep. responds". Newsday. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  86. ^ "H.R.3134". congress.gov. September 22, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  87. ^ Harding, Robert (September 19, 2015). "HOW THEY VOTED: House passes bill to defund Planned Parenthood; Katko, Hanna split on vote". The Citizen. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  88. ^ Merrill, Kitty (September 23, 2015). "Throne-Holst On The Offensive". The Independent. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  89. ^ Walsh, Christopher (January 9, 2020). "Zeldin Joins Call to Overturn Roe v. Wade". The East Hampton Star. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  90. ^ Frey, Kevin (April 28, 2022). "Zeldin: Appointing 'pro-life' health commissioner for NY state is 'great idea'". NY1. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  91. ^ Gormley, Michael (May 11, 2022). "Zeldin's differing comments show political risks of abortion issue for GOP, experts say". Newsday. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  92. ^ Fink, Zack (May 9, 2022). "Lee Zeldin explains abortion position, following Supreme Court leak". NY1. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  93. ^ Fandos, Nicholas (June 30, 2022). "How Zeldin's Anti-Abortion Stance May Affect the N.Y. Governor's Race". The New York Times. Section A. p. 17. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  94. ^ Sovani, Rhea (October 16, 2022). "In New Ad, Zeldin Says He Will Not Change NYC's New Abortion Law". Yid Info. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  95. ^ Brodsky, Robert (November 10, 2021). "Suffolk GOP lawmakers call for repeal of state's cashless bail law". Newsday. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  96. ^ Lisa, Kate (November 10, 2021). "Hochul sidesteps bail reform issue as GOP demands repeal". nny360.com. Watertown Daily Times and Northern New York Newspapers. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  97. ^ Bakeman, Jessica (March 3, 2015). "Zeldin begins with an anti-Common Core amendment". Politico. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  98. ^ Civiletti, Denise (December 3, 2015). "Zeldin Common Core amendment to education bill passes". Riverhead Local.
  99. ^ a b "Trump Chooses Lee Zeldin to Run E.P.A. as He Plans to Gut Climate Rules". November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  100. ^ Civiletti, Denise (April 25, 2015). "Schumer, Zeldin introduce 'Fluke Fairness Act'".
  101. ^ Schumer, Charles (April 28, 2015). "S.1107 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): Fluke Fairness Act of 2015". congress.gov. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  102. ^ "H.R.3070". congress.gov. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  103. ^ "Bill in Congress could hurt Connecticut fishermen, and fish". WTNH. Retrieved February 27, 2015."On Long Island Sound, Discord Over Push for Fishing Rights". ABC News. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  104. ^ Lee, Zeldin (June 8, 2016). "Text - H.R.3070 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): EEZ Transit Zone Clarification and Access Act". congress.gov. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  105. ^ Blasl, Katie (September 17, 2015). "Long Island Sound is 'not a landfill', say environmentalists opposed to open water waste dumping plan". Riverhead Local. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  106. ^ "Rep. Zeldin joins call to halt Sound dumping". News12 LongIsland. September 16, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  107. ^ Rep. Zeldin Says U.S. Should Be Willing to Decertify Iran Deal Bloomberg April 25, 2018
  108. ^ "Rep. Lee Zeldin's hearing absences draw fire from rivals". Newsday. January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  109. ^ Brune, Tom (February 4, 2016). "Rep. Lee Zeldin seeks Iran visa to check on nuke compliance". Newsday. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  110. ^ Nicholas, Elizabeth (February 25, 2016). "Meeting the Tea Party in Tehran". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  111. ^ Vahdat, Amir (June 7, 2016). "Iran says US congressmen can't visit amid nuclear deal row". Associated Press. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  112. ^ "Bipartisan Bill Against Israel Boycotts Introduced in House of Representatives". The Tower. March 24, 2017.
  113. ^ "Congressman Lee Zeldin Attends Opening Of U.S. Embassy In Israel". May 15, 2018.
  114. ^ "Lee Zeldin nominates Jared Kushner and Avi Berkowitz for Nobel Peace Prize for work on Abraham Accords". St. Louis Jewish Light. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  115. ^ "H.R.789". congress.gov. February 6, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  116. ^ "H.R.6". congress.gov. July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  117. ^ Grossman, Karl (September 20, 2015). "Grossman Column: Time to legislate against Lyme disease". The Suffolk Times. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  118. ^ Smith, Tara (May 11, 2017). "Zeldin votes to repeal Affordable Care Act". Long Island Advance. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  119. ^ Soffen, Kim; Cameron, Darla; Uhrmacher, Kevin (May 4, 2017). "How the House voted to pass the GOP health-care bill". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  120. ^ "How every member voted on health care bill". CNN. May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  121. ^ "Nurses at two Catholic hospitals want more protective gear". Newsday. April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  122. ^ Peterson, Oliver (April 6, 2020). "White House Sent Desperately Needed PPE to Suffolk at Zeldin's Request". www.danspapers.com. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  123. ^ Sampson, Christine. "Zeldin Intercedes With White House on County's Behalf". The East Hampton Star. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  124. ^ Bolger, Timothy (August 27, 2020). "Zeldin Endorses Trump's Re-election in RNC Speech". Long Island Press. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  125. ^ Chinese, Vera (June 21, 2020). "Zeldin criticized by opponents for not wearing mask at rally". Newsday. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  126. ^ "Zeldin Joins Health Workers Rallying Against Vaccine Mandate". WSHU. September 27, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  127. ^ Lyons, Brendan J. (October 26, 2021). "Zeldin takes aim at SUNY for its actions against unvaccinated healthcare workers". Times Union. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  128. ^ "Rep. Zeldin Holds Anti-Mask Mandate Rally In Long Island". WSHU. June 2, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  129. ^ Reisman, Nick (October 1, 2021). "Rep. Lee Zeldin opposes mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for kids". Spectrum Local News. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  130. ^ "FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 208". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. July 1, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  131. ^ Brune, Tom (November 6, 2021). "Rice details impasse that almost derailed vote on infrastructure bill, and how it was solved". Newsday. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  132. ^ Broadwater, Luke; Montague, Zach (November 7, 2021). "In Infrastructure Votes, 19 Members Broke With Their Party". The New York Times. Section A. p. 20. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  133. ^ Finn, Lisa (April 24, 2016). "Rep. Lee Zeldin on Battle to Preserve Plum Island: 'Losing's Not An Option'". North Fork Patch. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  134. ^ Irizarry, Lisa (May 16, 2016). "Plum Island protection bill passed by House". Newsday. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  135. ^ "Supreme Court Ruling Legalizes Gay Marriage; Bridgehampton Ceremony Was At Center Of Case". 27east.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  136. ^ "HR 2802". congress.gov. June 17, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  137. ^ Killough, Ashley (March 9, 2018). "Sen. Mike Lee reintroduces religious freedom bill, LGBTQ groups cry discrimination". CNN.
  138. ^ Lee, Steve (June 20, 2015). "HRC: First Amendment Defense Act is 'reckless'". San Diego LGBT Weekly (San Diego California). Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  139. ^ "First Amendment Defense Act". Huffington Post. July 16, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  140. ^ "H.R. 2802: First Amendment Defense Act". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved March 2, 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  141. ^ Cicilline, David N. (May 20, 2019). "H.R.5 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Equality Act". www.congress.gov.
  142. ^ "VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 217".
  143. ^ Israel, Josh (May 17, 2019). "These 25 Republicans should have known better about the Equality Act". Think Progress.
  144. ^ Schnell, Mychael (July 19, 2022). "These are the 47 House Republicans who voted for a bill protecting marriage equality". The Hill. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  145. ^ "Roll Call 513". Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  146. ^ Goldmacher, Shane (November 29, 2017). "Paul Ryan Cancels Fund-Raiser for Lee Zeldin Over Tax Bill Vote". The New York Times. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  147. ^ "Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin On His Opposition To GOP Tax Bill". NPR. November 3, 2017.
  148. ^ "GOP congressman votes 'no' on tax bill, calls it a 'geographic redistribution of wealth'". CNBC. December 20, 2017.
  149. ^ Almukhtar, Sarah (December 19, 2017). "How Each House Member Voted on the Tax Bill". The New York Times. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  150. ^ "GOP congressman votes 'no' on tax bill, calls it a 'geographic redistribution of wealth'". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  151. ^ Brune, Tom (May 4, 2016). "Reps. Peter King, Lee Zeldin endorse Donald Trump for president". Newsday. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  152. ^ Clancy, Ambrose (March 3, 2016). "Zeldin will support whoever GOP nominates". Suffolk Times. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  153. ^ Brune, Tom (August 2, 2016). "Peter King, Lee Zeldin fault Donald Trump for dispute with Khans". Newsday. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  154. ^ "Zeldin to object to count of electoral votes". Newsday. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  155. ^ Brune, Tom; Ngo, Emily (May 9, 2017). "With Comey out, Schumer urges special prosecutor". Newsday. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  156. ^ Hooper, Molly K. (May 23, 2018). "WATCH: NY Republican wants McCabe prosecuted". The Hill. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  157. ^ a b c Beavers, Olivia (May 22, 2018). "House conservatives introduce resolution calling for second special counsel". The Hill. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  158. ^ Herb, Jeremy; Diaz, Daniella. "Republicans renew push for second special counsel". CNN. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  159. ^ Civiletti, Denise (January 4, 2019). "In the new minority: Rep. Lee Zeldin's first day of his third term in Congress". Riverhead Local. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  160. ^ "Intel official to testify as new texts pile pressure on Trump". AFP.com. January 16, 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  161. ^ Smith, Allen (November 11, 2019). "How a little-known GOP lawmaker became a point man in Trump's impeachment defense". NBC News. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  162. ^ @LeeMZeldin (February 2, 2020). "The House of Representatives should EXPUNGE this sham impeachment in January 2021!This was absolutely disgusting what Pelosi and Schiff just dragged our country through. The end is near not only for impeachment, but hopefully also for their abusive grip on their gavels" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  163. ^ Stableford, Dylan (February 7, 2020). "Trump backs idea to 'expunge' impeachment". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  164. ^ Blood, Michael R.; Riccardi, Nicholas (December 5, 2020). "Biden officially secures enough electors to become president". Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  165. ^ Liptak, Adam (December 11, 2020). "Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  166. ^ "Order in Pending Case" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United States. December 11, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  167. ^ Diaz, Daniella. "Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court". CNN. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  168. ^ Raju, Manu; Herb, Jeremy (January 4, 2021). "House Republicans rush to Trump's defense over Georgia call as Democrats prep censure resolution". CNN. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  169. ^ Brune, Tom (January 6, 2021). "Rep. Zeldin to object to count of electoral votes". Newsday. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  170. ^ Yourish, Karen; Buchanan, Larry; Lu, Denise (January 7, 2021). "The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  171. ^ Zhou, Li (January 7, 2021). "147 Republican lawmakers still objected to the election results after the Capitol attack". Vox. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  172. ^ Young, Beth (January 7, 2021). "Lee Zeldin Sticks With Objection to Election as Mob Storms Capitol". East End Beacon. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  173. ^ Werkeister, Joe (January 13, 2021). "Zeldin continues support for Trump as House plans to vote for impeachment; Congressman says 'not a chance' he'll resign after protests". Suffolk Times. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  174. ^ Walsh, Christopher (January 10, 2021). "Rep. Zeldin's Backtrack on Fraud Claims Fails to Silence His Critics". The East Hampton Star. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  175. ^ Leonard, Ben (March 18, 2021). "Zeldin gets testy when asked if Biden won election". Politico. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  176. ^ Figueroa, Laura (March 16, 2015). "Rice, Zeldin file first bills aimed at aiding vets". Newsday. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  177. ^ Evans, Martin (February 14, 2016). "Lee Zeldin proposes $25M veterans counseling program". Newsday. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  178. ^ U.S. Congress: Joint Committee on Printing (March 30, 2016). Official Congressional Directory 114th Congress, 2015-2016, Convened January 2015. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office. pp. 180–. ISBN 978-0-16-092997-7.
  179. ^ Ain, Stewart (November 12, 2014). "L.I.'s Zeldin Stepping Into GOP Minefield". The New York Jewish Week. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  180. ^ "Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-NY) Remembers Rabbi Zeldin on the House Floor". Wise Temple LA. January 31, 2019. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  181. ^ "An Orthodox favorite, Lee Zeldin discusses his Democratic grandparents and Reform upbringing". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  182. ^ Diaz, Daniella; Janfaza, Rachel (September 18, 2021). "Rep. Lee Zeldin announces he was diagnosed with leukemia last fall and is in remission". CNN. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  183. ^ Vakil, Caroline (March 1, 2023). "Zeldin launches PAC aimed at increasing GOP turnout among voters of color, younger demographics". The Hill. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  184. ^ "2022 General Election Governor and Lt. Governor Results". New York State Board of Elections.
Wikiquote has quotations related to Lee Zeldin.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lee Zeldin.
New York State Senate
Preceded by Member of the New York Senate
from the 3rd district
2011–2014 		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 1st congressional district
2015–2023 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of New York
2022 		Most recent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Representative 		Succeeded byas Former US Representative