Lee Zeldin

Suffolk County Republican Chairman Jesse Garcia wants to draft Rep. Lee Zeldin to run for governor next year. Garcia says the four-term congressman is weighing his options.

The League of Conservation Voters' 2020 scorecard ranked the NY-01 representative at the bottom of New York's congressional delegation based on 21 votes taken last year on issues ranging from PFAS cleanup and air pollution to land conservation and renewable energy.

The complaint accuses the congressman of violating “the most fundamental ethics rules, including participating in frivolous litigation, making false statements regarding the presidential election, and committing, arguably, a criminal act that reflects on his trustworthiness.”

Local residents, environmental advocates and officials are “united” in their demand for the U.S. Navy to pay the cost of bringing public water to homes near the the former Grumman Aerospace manufacturing plant in Calverton. The Navy, however, is unimpressed.

Several local students are among 30 applicants nominated by Rep. Lee Zeldin to the United States service academies.

Rep. Lee Zeldin argued that the attack on the Capitol last week was "pre-planned" and not the result of the President's speech. He praised the President for doing "a lot to make America greater than ever."

After the President posted a video acknowledging President-elect Biden's win and pledging to focus on a smooth transition of power, Rep. Lee Zeldin issued a statement saying he would not "dwell on any doubt" but would "recommit to working towards a vigorous defense of lady liberty at all costs, and the pursuit of unity whenever possible.”

“Many of my constituents have been outraged and demanding that I voiced their objections here today,” Rep. Lee Zeldin said during a debate on the House floor last night, as he argued against certifying the results of the presidential election in Arizona.

After rioters stormed and occupied the U.S. Capitol today in an unprecedented siege as 2020 Electoral College ballots were being counted in a joint session of Congress, Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) issued a statement calling for “zero tolerance for violence in any form.”

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) was sworn in to a fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives by newly re-elected Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Sunday, Jan. 3.