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HOLD FOR STORY UPDATE - In this image taken from video provided by WHEC-TV, David Jakubonis, left, attacks U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, right, as he delivered a speech while campaigning for governor as New York's Republican candidate, in Perinton, N.Y., July 21, 2022. Jakubonis, who pleaded guilty in September to a misdemeanor charge of assaulting a federal officer, received three years of probation Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. (WHEC-TV via AP)

A man who accosted former Rep. Lee Zeldin at an upstate NY campaign stop receives 3 years probation

A man who accosted Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin at a campaign stop in upstate New York last year received three years probation.
 
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., who has been nominated for Speaker of the House, speaks to members of the media on the House steps, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to supporters during her election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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FILE - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks about investments in microchip manufacturing in upstate New York at Onondaga Community College on Oct. 27, 2022, in Syracuse, N.Y. Democrats have created a super PAC in New York to boost incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul, a sign of the party’s growing fears that a late-stage surge by her Republican opponent Lee Zeldin could result in an upset in the blue state. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex, File)

Democrats to boost Hochul in tight New York governor’s race

 
Republican candidate for New York governor U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, left, participates in a debate against incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul hosted by Spectrum News NY1, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, at Pace University in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool)

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Man who accosted former Rep. Lee Zeldin at campaign stop pleads guilty in federal case

A man who climbed the platform at a campaign event in western New York last year and grappled with Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of assaulting a federal officer.
 

Alleged shooter outside Zeldin home indicted as part of gang

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) —

The suspect in a drive-by shooting outside the home of U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin is among 18 alleged gang members indicted for a series of crimes on Long Island that also include a murder, armed robberies and the theft of seven French bulldogs, Suffolk County officials announced Monday.
 

DA: Man arrested with gun from shooting near Zeldin’s house

NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been arrested with the gun used in a shooting last month outside the Long Island home of Rep.
 

NY Post fires employee for ‘vile’ takeover of Twitter feed

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Post fired an employee on Thursday for putting false and racist content targeting politicians on the newspaper’s website and Twitter feed.
 
FILE - Republican candidate for New York Governor Rep. Lee Zeldin, front left, greets spectators as he marches up 5th Avenue during the annual Columbus Day Parade, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Zeldin’s crime message resonates in New York governor’s race

Republican congressman Lee Zeldin has focused his campaign for New York governor on hammering Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul over rising violent crime.
 
In this image taken from video provided by WHEC-TV, David Jakubonis, left, is subdued as he brandishes a sharp object during an attack U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, right, as the Republican candidate for New York governor delivered a speech in Perinton, N.Y., July 21, 2022. Jakubonis will be released from jail into an alcohol treatment program. U.S. Magistrate Judge Marian Payson agreed Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 to allow Jakubonis to enter a treatment program administered by the Veterans Administration. (WHEC-TV via AP)

Man who accosted US Rep. Zeldin will be released to rehab

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The man who accosted Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin at a campaign event in western New York will be released from jail into an alcohol treatment program, a federal judge ruled.
 
Republican candidate for New York Governor Congressman Lee Zeldin, right, stands with his daughters Arianna, center, and Mikayla, left, as he speaks to reporters before marching in the annual Columbus Day Parade, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Shooting brings violent crime to Rep. Zeldin’s doorstep

A shooting outside New York U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin’s Long Island home is giving the Republican a fresh and personal perspective on a rash of violent crime that’s been a focus of his campaign for governor.
 
FILE - U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin speaks to delegates and assembled party officials at the 2022 NYGOP Convention on March 1, 2022, in Garden City, N.Y. The Republican candidate for governor says his family is safe after two people were shot outside his Long Island home Sunday, Oct. 9. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

NY Rep. Lee Zeldin says 2 people shot in front of his home

New York congressman and Republican candidate for governor Lee Zeldin says his family is safe after two teenagers were shot outside his Long Island home.
 
FILE - Suffolk County Congressman Lee Zeldin listens as he prepares to participate in New York's Republican gubernatorial debate at the studios of CBS2 TV, June 13, 2022, in New York. Zeldin, the Republican challenging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in next month's election, has delivered his anti-crime message while speaking at buildings and bodegas in diverse New York City neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

GOP steps up crime message in midterm’s final stretch

In cities and suburbs across the U.S., Republicans up and down the ballot have overwhelmingly focused on sending a message that violent crime is out of control.
 
FILE - In this image taken from video provided by WHEC-TV, David Jakubonis, left, brandishes a sharp object as he attacks U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, right, as the Republican candidate for New York governor delivered a speech in Perinton, N.Y., Thursday, July 21, 2022. Jakubonis will remain in custody while a federal judge considers his lawyer's plea to release the Army veteran, who he said was in an alcoholic relapse. (WHEC-TV via AP)

Man who accosted US Rep. Zeldin on stage remains jailed

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A man who accosted U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin on stage as the Republican campaigned for governor will remain in custody while a federal judge considers his lawyer’s plea to release the Army veteran, who he said was in an alcoholic relapse.
 
In this image taken from video provided by WHEC-TV, David Jakubonis, left, is subdued as he brandishes a sharp object during an attack U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, right, as the Republican candidate for New York governor delivered a speech in Perinton, N.Y., Thursday, July 21, 2022. Jakubonis, 43, has been charged with attempted assault, arraigned and released, a Monroe County sheriff's spokesperson said. (WHEC-TV via AP)

Investigators: Attacker ‘did not know who’ Zeldin was

A man accused of attacking New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin during a recent campaign rally told investigators he’d been drinking that day and didn’t know who the congressman was.
 
In this image taken from video provided by WHEC-TV, David Jakubonis, left, is subdued as he brandishes a sharp object during an attack U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, right, as the Republican candidate for New York governor delivered a speech in Perinton, N.Y., Thursday, July 21, 2022. Jakubonis, 43, has been charged with attempted assault, arraigned and released, a Monroe County sheriff's spokesperson said. (WHEC-TV via AP)

Lee Zeldin, GOP nominee for NY governor, attacked at rally

A man has been charged with attempted assault after brandishing a sharp object and attacking U.S. Rep.
 
FILE - U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin speaks to delegates and assembled party officials at the 2022 NYGOP Convention on March 1, 2022, in Garden City, N.Y. U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor, was attacked on Thursday, July 21, 2022 by man with knife at an upstate event but was uninjured, his campaign says.(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Lee Zeldin, GOP nominee for NY governor, assaulted at rally

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor, was assaulted by a man who apparently tried to stab him at an upstate event.
 
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during her primary election night party, Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Democrat Hochul holds big fundraising lead over GOP’s Zeldin

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul has a campaign war chest seven times the size of Republican challenger Lee Zeldin ahead of the November election.
 

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers began going to the polls Saturday to cast early votes in a primary election that could determine whether Gov. Kathy Hochul keeps her job.
 

Wilson walks back debate claim Zeldin asked him to team up

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Harry Wilson is walking back remarks implying that fellow contender U.S. Rep.
 
Former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, far left, businessman Harry Wilson, second from left, Suffolk County Congressman Lee Zeldin, second from right, and Andrew Giuliani, far right, son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, face off during New York's Republican gubernatorial debate at the studios of CBS2 TV, Monday, June 13, 2022, in New York. Giuliani participated via virtual broadcast after he was blocked from the studios for not meeting vaccine requirements. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

NY GOP governor candidates debate crime, economy and Trump

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Four Republican candidates for New York governor faced off Monday in their first televised debate, trying to bruise each other — and Democrats — with two weeks to go until the state’s primary election.
 
U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin speaks to delegates and assembled party officials at the 2022 NYGOP Convention, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Garden City, N.Y. Republicans from across New York met Tuesday to choose their gubernatorial nominee to run against Gov. Kathy Hochul in November. The GOP nominated Zeldin, of Long Island, as the party's designee for this year's gubernatorial race. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

New York GOP picks Rep. Lee Zeldin as gubernatorial nominee

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Republican Party leaders endorsed U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin as their candidate for governor Tuesday at a convention on Long Island, although he could still face a primary challenger in June.
 
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers her first State of the State address in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, Pool)

Hochul nabs biggest haul of 2022 gubernatorial field

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised nearly $22 million for her election campaign, a huge sum that gives her a dominant advantage over a narrowing field of opponents in the Democratic primary.
 
FILE - In this Friday Nov. 15, 2019, file photo Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Zeldin said Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, that he was diagnosed last November with early stage chronic myeloid leukemia but that he responded well to treatments and is now in remission. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Rep. Zeldin was treated for leukemia and is now in remission

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin revealed Saturday that he was diagnosed last November with early stage chronic myeloid leukemia but said he responded well to treatments and is now in remission.
 
FILE - This Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014 file photo, shows New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, standing behind New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, and Attorney General Letitia James, left, at the time the city's public advocate, during the 88th Annual Feast of San Gennaro Grand Procession in New York. Gov. Cuomo $18 million campaign war chest suggest he's seen a dip in financial support. James, a Democrat who has not said whether she's running for governor in 2022, reported that her campaign war chest is at $1.6 million. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Cuomo sees drop in donations, wields $18M in campaign funds

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Republican candidate for New York governor, has reported raising $4 million over the first half of this year, exceeding the $2.3 million taken in over the same period by incumbent Gov.
 
FILE — In this Nov. 4, 2014 file photo, then New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino gives his concession speech during his election night rally, in White Plains, N.Y. Astorino said Tuesday, May 11, 2021, he'll run for governor in 2022 in what would be his second bid to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo.(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

GOP’s Rob Astorino announces 2nd run for NY governor

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former Westcester County executive Rob Astorino said Tuesday he’ll run for governor in 2022 in what would be his second bid to unseat Democratic Gov.
 

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