Lee Zeldin

Zeldin criticizes the president's proposal to raise taxes on upper income earners and large financial institutions as 'aggravated class warfare.' Instead of higher taxes for 'hardworking job creators,' taxes and regulations should be cut, he says, to 'reward success' and spur economic growth that will benefit workers.

Rep. Lee Zeldin yesterday announced the opening of his district and D.C. offices. Here's all his contact info: phone, fax, web, Facebook & Twitter.

The newly sworn-in representative in New York's 1st Congressional District expresses his gratitude and says he's optimistic about the future.

Rep. Lee Zeldin took the oath of office as a member of the 114th Congress last week and casted his first votes in the House of Representatives.

Republican Lee Zeldin of Shirley ousted six-term incumbent Congressman Tim Bishop (D-Southampton), 55 to 45 percent. Anthony Palumbo easily beat Tom Schiliro in the 2nd AD, winning 63 percent of the votes cast. See full election night rundown.

Reflections on how RiverheadLOCAL's good-faith attempt to provide a forum for political discourse in the local community became a campaign rally for one candidate and an arena for an angry mob.

Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) and Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), candidates for New York's 1st Congressional District faced off in a heated debate in front of a sometimes raucous crowd of Zeldin supporters Oct. 8 in Riverhead.

Incumbent 1st District Rep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) faces off against challenger NYS Sen. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) in debate hosted by RiverheadLOCAL.