Lee Zeldin | |
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 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 17thAdministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |
| Assumed office January 29, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | David Fotouhi |
| Preceded by | Michael S. Regan |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's1st district | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Bishop |
| Succeeded by | Nick LaLota |
| Member of theNew York State Senate from the3rd district | |
| In office January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Brian X. Foley |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Croci |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lee Michael Zeldin (1980-01-30)January 30, 1980 (age 46) East Meadow, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Diana Gidish |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Isaiah Zeldin (uncle) |
| Education | |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | |
| Years of service |
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| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | Military Intelligence Corps |
| Battles/wars | Global War on Terrorism |
Lee Michael Zeldin (born January 30, 1980) is an American politician who has been serving as the 17thadministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since January 29, 2025. A member of theRepublican Party, he representedNew York's 1st congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023. From 2011 to 2014, Zeldin served as a member of theNew York State Senate from the3rd Senate district.
A close ally of PresidentDonald Trump, Zeldin prominently defended Trump during hisfirst impeachment hearings concerning theTrump–Ukraine scandal. Zeldin was the Republican nominee forGovernor of New York in2022. He defeated three challengers in the Republican primary, becoming the nominee of the Republican Party and theConservative Party. Zeldin lost the election to incumbent governorKathy Hochul while receiving the highest percentage of the vote for a Republican gubernatorial nominee since2002 and the highest raw vote total for a Republican gubernatorial nominee since1970.
In November 2024, Zeldin was nominated for Administrator of the EPA as part of thesecond administration of President Trump. He was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in on January 29, 2025. During his tenure at the EPA, Zeldin has pushed for substantial environmental deregulation, including going after rules aimed at cutting emissions from power plants, preventing pollution of waterways, and Biden-era restrictions on harmful chemicals.[1][2][3]
Zeldin was born inEast Meadow, New York, the son of Merrill Schwartz and David Zeldin.[4][5] He was raised inSuffolk County, New York,[6] and graduated fromWilliam Floyd High School inMastic Beach, New York, in 1998.[7] He also attendedHebrew school.[8]
Zeldin received a bachelor's degree inpolitical science from theSUNY University at Albany in 2001.[7][9] He received aJuris Doctor fromAlbany Law School in May 2003.[5][7] In 2004, he was admitted to theNew York State Bar, becoming the youngest attorney in New York at the time.[10][11]
Zeldin received anArmy ROTC commission as asecond lieutenant, and served in theUnited States Army from 2003 to 2007,[8][12] where he initially joined theMilitary Intelligence Corps.[8] In 2007, he transitioned from active duty to theArmy Reserve, where he achieved the rank[when?] oflieutenant colonel before his retirement on April 30, 2025.[6][13]
In 2007, Zeldin became an attorney for thePort Authority of New York and New Jersey.[14] In 2008, he started a general-practice law firm inSmithtown, New York. He operated it full-time until he was elected toNew York's 3rd State Senate district in 2010.[6]
In 2010, Zeldin ran in theNew York State Senate's 3rd District, challengingDemocratic incumbentBrian X. Foley. Zeldin defeated Foley with 57% of the vote.[15] Zeldin was reelected in 2012, defeating Democrat Francis Genco with 56% of the vote.[16]
In January 2011, a bill co-sponsored by Zeldin that provided for a 2%property tax cap to become law.[17]
In June 2011, Zeldin voted against theMarriage Equality Act, which the Senate passed 33–29.[18][19] GovernorAndrew Cuomo signed the bill into law.[20] 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."[21]
In December 2011, Zeldin supported a $250 million cut to theMTA payroll tax.[22][23]
In March 2012, Zeldin helped to create the PFCJoseph DwyerPTSD Peer-to-Peer Veterans Support program; funding for the program was included in the 2012–13 New York State Budget.[24][25]
In February 2014, Zeldin introduced a bill that sought to halt implementation of theCommon Core curriculum for three years.[26]
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.[27]
In 2008, Zeldin challenged incumbent representativeTim Bishop inNew York's 1st congressional district. Bishop defeated Zeldin 58%–42%.[28]
On October 6, 2013, Zeldin announced he would again seek the Republican nomination to run against Bishop.[29][30] His state senate district included much of the congressional district's western portion.
Zeldin defeatedGeorge Demos in the Republican primary[31] and ran unopposed for theConservative Party nomination in the June 24 primary. On November 4, he defeated Bishop with 54% of the vote.[32][33][34]
In February 2015, theNational 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.[35][36]
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 theSouthampton Town Board.[37] Zeldin won with 58% of the vote.[38]
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 theWorking Families Party.[39]
Zeldin's 2018 campaign featured fundraisers withBreitbart News founderSteve Bannon[40] andSebastian Gorka. At the Gorka event, reporters from local news outlets were removed.[41]
Zeldin defeated Gershon, 51.5%–47.4%.[42]
Zeldin ran unopposed in the Republican primary. In the November 3 general election, he defeated Democratic nomineeNancy Goroff,[43][44] 54.9%–45.1%.[45]
In May 2015, Zeldin voted for thePain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a bill he co-sponsored, which would prohibitabortions 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.[46] It did not pass.
On September 18, 2015, Zeldin voted for the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015,[47] a bill that would defund the nonprofit organizationPlanned Parenthood for one year unless the organization agreed not to provide abortion services.[48][49]
In January 2020, Zeldin joined anamicus curiae brief encouraging theU.S. Supreme Court to overturnRoe v. Wade.[50]
In July 2015, Zeldin attached an amendment to theStudent Success Act to allow states to opt out ofCommon Core without penalty.[51] The amendment was passed and signed into law.[52]
In 2014, Zeldin "expressed doubts about the severity" ofclimate change.[53] While some sources have since stated that Zeldindenies thescientific consensus on climate change,[54][55] in 2025, Zeldin said that climate change is a real issue and needs to be addressed.[56]
In April 2015, Zeldin and SenatorChuck Schumer introduced the Fluke Fairness Act. The bill would have changed the current system for managingfluke fishing quotas by creating a regional approach to updating quotas and standards based on geographic, scientific, and economic data.[57] It did not pass.[58]
On July 15, 2015, Zeldin introduced the Exclusive Economic Zone Clarification Act.[59] The bill proposed to amend the boundary in part of the federalExclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). It would give fisheries management ofBlock Island Sound exclusively to New York and Rhode Island. (Some Connecticut fishermen alleged that the bill could put them out of business.)[60] The bill died in committee.[61]
In September 2015, Zeldin andCitizens 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 theLong Island Sound is environmentally benign."[62][63]
In April 2018, Zeldin said he did not support theParis Agreement. 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".[64]
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In January 2016, theNew York Post reported that Zeldin was a no-show in 2015 at 12 of 18House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearings that dealt specifically withISIL and withSyria.[65]
In February 2016, Zeldin and representativesMike Pompeo andFrank LoBiondo sought visas to travel toIran to check the country's compliance with theIran nuclear deal framework.[66][67] In June 2016, Iran called the request a "publicity stunt" and said it would deny the visas.[68]
Zeldin has said thatIsrael is "America's strongest ally" and that Congress must "protect Israel's right to self-defense".[12][dead link] In 2016, he spoke in support of the anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) legislation that passed theNew 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".[69] He supported the Trump administration's decision to relocate the U.S. Embassy in Israel fromTel Aviv to Jerusalem in May 2018 as part of theUnited States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel.[70]
Zeldin spoke highly of theAbraham Accords and nominatedJared Kushner andAvi Berkowitz for aNobel Peace Prize for their work on the agreement.[71]
Amid the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Zeldin was one of 963 Americans theRussian Foreign Ministry banned from entering Russia.[72]
In 2015, Zeldin co-sponsored two bills in Congress to combatLyme disease, the Tick-Borne Disease Research and Accountability and Transparency Act of 2015[73] and the21st Century Cures Act.[74][75]
On May 4, 2017, Zeldin voted to repeal theAffordable Care Act (Obamacare) and pass theAmerican Health Care Act.[76][77][78]
According to an April 2020 announcement by Zeldin, he helped Suffolk County obtain more than 1.2 million pieces ofpersonal protective equipment from the White House for Suffolk County to aid workers against theCOVID-19 pandemic, after conversations withJared Kushner.[79][80][81][82]
After GovernorKathy Hochul imposed a vaccination mandate on healthcare workers, Zeldin criticizedStony 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.[83] He opposedmask mandates[84] and COVID-19 vaccine mandates for schoolchildren.[85]
Zeldin voted against both the bipartisanInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on July 1, 2021,[86] and the Senate amendment to it on November 5, 2021.[87][88]
In April 2016, Zeldin introduced legislation to prevent the federal government's sale ofPlum Island to the highest bidder[89] and his bill unanimously passed in May.[90]
In June 2015, after theUnited States Supreme Court ruled inObergefell v. Hodges that state-level bans onsame-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.[91] A month later, he co-sponsored theFirst Amendment Defense Act,[92] 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".[93] Critics of the measure said it would enable people to violate same-sex couples' and their children's legal rights by discriminating against them.[94][95][96]
In May 2019, Zeldin voted against theEquality Act.[97][98][99]
In July 2022, Zeldin was one of 47 Republican representatives who voted in favor of theRespect for Marriage Act, which would codify the right to same-sex marriage in federal law.[100]
In November 2017, Zeldin said he was unsatisfied with the proposed Republican tax bill. He cited his concerns with eliminating thestate and local tax deduction (SALT). The same month, House SpeakerPaul Ryan canceled plans to attend a fundraiser for Zeldin after Zeldin voted against the House version of the bill.[101] In December, Zeldin called the tax bill "a geographicredistribution of wealth" that takes money from some states while providingtax relief to others. He suggested that the removal of thestate tax deduction could have been implemented gradually.[102][103]
Zeldin voted against theTax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, passed in December 2017.[104] He supported thecorporate tax cuts in the bill but did not approve of the limit forproperty tax deductions, preferring a cap of $20,000 or $25,000 to the $10,000 cap in the bill.[105]
In 2022, he voted against theInflation Reduction Act.[53]
On May 3, 2016, Zeldin endorsedDonald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee.[106] Zeldin had previously indicated that he would support whoever won the Republican nomination.[107] During the campaign, Zeldin faulted Trump for a comment aboutKhizr and Ghazala Khan, aGold Star family whose son Humayun, acaptain in theArmy, was killed during theIraq War, but said he would continue to support Trump's candidacy.[108]
Zeldin is considered a close Trump ally.[109] In 2017, Zeldin supported Trump'sfiring ofFBI DirectorJames Comey, saying it offered theFBI a chance at a "fresh start" to rebuild trust.[110] In May 2018, Zeldin called for the criminal prosecution of former FBI deputy directorAndrew McCabe.[111] Also that month Zeldin called for creating aspecial counsel investigation into the FBI and theDepartment of Justice regarding their investigations intoRussian interference in the 2016 United States elections.[112] 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.[112] He called for an investigation into the FBI's decision to conclude its investigation into theHillary Clinton email controversy.[112][113]
During the2018-19 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."[114]
Zeldin prominently defended Trump during hisfirst impeachment hearings concerning theTrump–Ukraine scandal, where Trump requested that Ukrainian presidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy investigate Democratic presidential candidateJoe Biden and his sonHunter. 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."[115] In the seven impeachment deposition transcripts released as of November 2019, no Republican had spoken more than Zeldin, referenced more than 550 times.[116] On February 1, 2020, days before the conclusion ofTrump's first impeachment trial, Zeldin opined that Republicans shouldexpunge the impeachment if they won a House majority in the upcoming2020 House elections,tweeting, "The House of Representatives should EXPUNGE this sham impeachment in January 2021!"[117][118]
After Trump lost the2020 presidential election and madefalseclaims of fraud, Zeldin was one of 126 Republican members of theHouse of Representatives to sign anamicus curiae in support ofTexas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at theUnited States Supreme Court contesting the results of the election, in which Biden defeated Trump.[119] The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lackedstanding underArticle III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.[120][121][122] When asked in January 2021 to respond to the release of an audio recording of aphone call in which Trump pressured Georgia secretary of stateBrad Raffensperger to overturn the 2020 election and "find" enough votes for him to win, Zeldin said "I wish the reporting on it was a full and honest discussion – as opposed to the one-sided, biased take."[123]
After the2021 United States Capitol attack, Zeldinvoted against certification ofArizona's andPennsylvania's electoral votes.[124][125][126][127] He disavowed the violence and argued with protesters at hisPatchogue office who linked his espousal of election fraudconspiracy theories to the Capitol attack and called on him to resign.[128] On January 7, he publicly acknowledged for the first time that Biden would be the next president.[129][130]
In February 2015, Zeldin introduced his first bill to eliminate the dollar limit for loans that theUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs can guarantee for a veteran.[131] 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.[132]
In April 2021, Zeldin announced he would run forgovernor of New York in 2022.[141][142] On April 30, 2021, Zeldin announced thatErie andNiagara counties' Republican Party chairs had endorsed his campaign, giving him the necessary 50% of state committee support to gain the Republican nomination.[143][144] In June 2021, Republican state chairNick 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 theConservative Party of New York State.[145][146] As of August 2021, Zeldin had been endorsed by 49 of New York's 62 county Republican party chairs.[147]
Zeldin's campaign 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.[148][149] Zeldin visited every county in New York State twice during his campaign.[150] In November 2021, he declined to commit to campaigning withDonald Trump, saying, "There are plenty of New Yorkers who love him, there are plenty of New Yorkers out there who don't."[151]
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On March 1, 2022, Zeldin received theNew York Republican State Committee's designation forgovernor of New York; 85% of the committee voted to back him.[152] He has also received theConservative Party's designation.[153] Zeldin's preferred pick forlieutenant governor, retiredNYPD Deputy Inspector Alison Esposito, ran unopposed and also received the state party's designation.[154]
Zeldin facedRob Astorino,Andrew Giuliani, andHarry Wilson in the 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary[155] and was declared the winner on June 29, 2022. He faced incumbent governorKathy Hochul in the November general election.[156]
Two additional petitions were circulated for the Republican slate. TheIndependence Party of New York, which had previously ran Cuomo, filed with theNew York State Board of Elections, with the Republican slate seeking to restore the Independence Party line.[157] The party had lost ballot status in 2020. On July 14, 2022, the Board of Elections denied the petitions submitted by the Zeldin campaign, due to contested signatures.[158][159] A petition for the Parent Party was also filed with the New York State Board of Elections, with the Republican slate seeking to create the Parent Party line. The Parent Party endorsed Lee Zeldin and the Republican slate in May 2022. In July 2022, the Board of Elections rejected the party's petitions for ballot access.[158] Zeldin only appeared on two lines, the Republican and Conservative Party lines, the first time since the2006 election.
Although the election was closer than most gubernatorial contests since 2002,[156] Zeldin lost to Hochul, 53.2% to 46.8%.[160] He received the highest percentage of the vote for a Republican gubernatorial nominee since2002 and the highest raw vote total for a Republican gubernatorial nominee since1970.[156]
On July 21, 2022, Zeldin was attacked at a campaign event inPerinton, New York. A man, later identified as David Jakubonis,[161] 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.[162][163]AMVETS national director Joe Chenelly stopped the attacker.[164] TheMonroe County Sheriff's Department detained the man[165] before releasing him the next day without bail.[166]Monroe County district attorneySandra Doorley, who was also a co-chair of Zeldin's campaign,[167] recused herself from the case because she was at the event.[168] After his initial release, Jakubonis was arrested on federal assault charges.[161] After being indicted, he said he had been drinking on the day of the attack and "did not know who" Zeldin was.[169]
During his gubernatorial campaign, he pledged to reverse New York state's 2015 ban onhydraulic fracturing.[170]
Zeldin opposes abortion but has said that regardless of what the Supreme Court decides onRoe v. Wade, "nothing changes in the state of New York", where abortion is legal.[171] When the CourtoverturnedRoe v. Wade in June 2022, Zeldin said it was "a victory for life, for family, for theConstitution, and forfederalism".[172] In April 2022, Zeldin said it would be "a great idea" to appoint a health commissioner who opposed abortion.[173][174] In October 2022, Zeldin said that as governor, he would not change New York's abortion laws.[175]
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.[176][177]
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In 2023, Zeldin launched Leadership America Needs, aPAC aimed at increasing Republican turnout among the young and voters of color.[178]
In November 2024,CNN reported that Zeldin was Trump's nominee forAdministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.[179] His confirmation hearing was held on January 16, 2025.[180] The committee advanced his nomination in a 11–8 vote on January 23.[181]
During his confirmation hearing for EPA Director, Zeldin stated that climate change is a real issue and needs to be addressed.[56]
He was confirmed by the Senate on January 29, in a 56–42 vote.[182] Democratic SenatorsJohn Fetterman,Mark Kelly, andRuben Gallego joined all Republicans in voting for Zeldin.
On January 29,Supreme Court JusticeBrett Kavanaugh swore Zeldin into office as the 17th administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.[183] In March 2025, Zeldin presented what he described as the "largest deregulatory announcement in U.S. history" wherein he reframed the purpose of the EPA towards deregulation and energy production in lieu of public health and environmental protections.[1] Zeldin announced plans to repeal dozens of major environmental regulations, including protections for wetlands, limits on pollution from tailpipes and smokestacks, and the endangerment finding, the legal basis for regulation of greenhouse gases.[1][184] Under Zeldin, the agency announced plans to cut agency jobs, eliminate its scientific research arm, and reduce the EPA's budget by 65%.[185]
In March 2025, the Climate United Fund, a nonprofit that was awarded nearly $7 billion by the Biden administration to finance energy and climate projects, sued the EPA, accusing it of improperly freezing a grant.[186]
In March 2025, the EPA informed coal- and oil-burning power plants that they could potentially bypass environmental restrictions by sending an email to the agency requesting an exemption.[185] By April 15, nearly 70 coal power plants were exempted.[187] Zeldin also said that he would allow coal-burning power plants to apply for exemptions for coal ash pollution.[185]
In May 2025, the EPA rolled back limits onforever chemicals in drinking water. Zeldin stated that the EPA was dedicated to protecting Americans from forever chemicals in drinking water, but that the agency also wanted "common-sense flexibility in the form of additional time for compliance."[188] In July 2025, Zeldin announce the closure of the EPA's Office of Research and Development.[189]
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In July 2025, Zeldin announced a repeal of theendangerment finding, which declaresgreenhouse gases a public health threat and which forms the basis of the government's legal authority to act on climate change.[190][55] Zeldin described this as "the largest act of deregulation in the history of the United States."[191] The formal process of repealing the endangerment finding was finalized by President Donald Trump on January 12th, 2026.[192]
Zeldin was raised within a mix ofConservative Judaism andReform Judaism,[193] the grandson of Reform and Conservative rabbis, while his wife Diana isMormon.[194] The couple have identical twin daughters.[6] They live inShirley, New York.[6] In 2024, the Zeldins purchased a home inWashington, D.C. on aprimary residence mortgage while maintaining a primary residence mortgage received in 2007 on their home in Shirley.[195][196][197] 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-uncleIsaiah Zeldin was a prominent rabbi who founded theStephen S. Wise Temple inLos Angeles, and his great-grandfather Morris A. Zeldin cofounded theUJA-Federation of New York.[198][199] As of August 2020, Zeldin was one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress.[200]
On September 18, 2021, Zeldin announced that he had been diagnosed withleukemia in November 2020 but had achieved disease remission following treatment.[201]
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lee Zeldin | 10,283 | 61.3 | |
| Republican | George Demos | 6,482 | 38.7 | |
| Total votes | 16,765 | 100.0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
| 2,879,092 | 48.77% | −7.39% | |
| Working Families |
| 261,323 | 4.43% | +2.55% | |
| Total |
| 3,140,415 | 53.20% | −6.42% | |
| Republican |
| 2,449,394 | 41.49% | +9.89% | |
| Conservative |
| 313,187 | 5.31% | +1.15% | |
| Total |
| 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 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| 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 Jeffries | 212 | 49.07% | |
| Total votes | 432 | 100% | ||
| 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 Jeffries | 212 | 48.96% | |
| Total votes | 433 | 100% | ||
| 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 Jeffries | 210 | 49.18% | |
| Total votes | 427 | 100% | ||
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