GOP businessman Harry Wilson announces run for New York governor

[Kamaji]

GOP businessman Harry Wilson announces run for New York governor

By Carl Campanile
February 22, 2022

Millionaire GOP businessman Harry Wilson announced his bid for governor Tuesday, vowing to fix a pandemic-ravaged New York with the same skills he’s used to save reeling corporations.

“I’m running for governor to turn around New York,” Wilson said in a tweet.

“Our state is totally broken. Rising crime, sky-high taxes, closed schools, corrupt politicians. I’ve spent my career turning around failing organizations. Let’s get this done.”

The Post reported last month that Wilson, 50, the son of Greek immigrants, narrowly lost the 2010 race for state comptroller to Tom DiNapoli and was seriously weighing a run for governor.

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Three other candidates have been running for some time.

Long Island Congressman Lee Zeldin has the backing of nearly the entire Republican and Conservative Party leadership and will almost certainly be voted the GOP’s choice at next week’s convention.

Former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and Andrew Giuliani, the son of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani who served as a Trump White House aide, are also seeking the GOP nomination.

Wilson will likely need to collect signatures of Republican voters to petition to get on the primary ballot.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/02/22/gop-businessman-harry-wilson-announces-run-for-ny-governor/

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Does he have a chance?

[Kamaji]

Does he have a chance?

Probably not, but I've been wrong often enough before, so ...

[jmyrlefuller]

Leave it to the New York GOP to wait until one guy (Zeldin) has nearly full party support, then throw a wrench into the race at the last moment.

[Gefn]

Interesting. I wonder if Ms. Holchul will run?

I haven’t really been following the NY races, I’ve been reading world news…… and local weather.