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Rob Astorino formally launches Republican bid for New York governor
ALBANY Former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino is once again running for governor.
Astorino, 54, is one of several Republicans eyeing the Executive Mansion in what is expected to be a crowded field of conservatives entering the 2022 race.
The two-time county executive, who has a gig as a paid CNN contributor and has done consulting work for a handful of real estate firms recently, lost to Gov. Cuomo in the 2014 general election and mounted a failed bid for state Senate last year.
However, he thinks New Yorkers are ready for a change in leadership post-COVID and multiple scandals engulf the Cuomo administration.
Rob Astorino joins Republican field of 2022 governor candidates
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino speaks to the media about Wednesday s debate in Buffalo Thursday lunchtime, Oct. 23, 2014, during a press conference at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y.Days after losing his bid for re-election as Westchester County executive, Republican Rob Astorino is ruling out a second run for governor. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union archive)Lori Van Buren
ALBANY Rob Astorino, the former Westchester County executive and 2014 GOP candidate for governor, said Tuesday that he s running in the Republican primary for the 2022 governor s race.
Although there s a long way to the primary which will take place in June of 2022 Astorino is late at being early.
State GOP dusts off anti-Cuomo campaign strategy from 1994
Democratic Party chair ânot that worriedâ about GOP jump start May 11, 2021 9:47 AM By Keshia Clukey (Updates with Astorino announcement in the 5th paragraph.)
New York Republicans are trying to wrap up their 2022 gubernatorial election preliminaries a year early, while Democrats are in limbo waiting to find out whether the embattled Andrew Cuomo will be viable for re-election.
The state GOP plans to meet next month to try to home in on one hopeful, avoiding a 2022 primary and starting the work that will be required to sell their nominee to voters and donors, party Chairman Nick Langworthy said.
State-of-the-Art Mobile COVID-19 Testing Available in Hudson Valley
Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro announced Friday that Dutchess County has a new partnership that will provide mobile COVID-19 testing to residents with no out-of-pocket cost.
Dutchess County is partnering with ProPhase Labs to offer COVID-19 testing to provide residents with an easy and convenient testing option for free. The COVID-19 guidelines change for events like upcoming proms and graduations, the accessibility of rapid testing remains critical as these events can require vaccination or may ask for proof of negative COVID test in order to attend.
ProPhase will have a mobile testing vehicle located at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers starting on Monday, May 10. The state-of-the-art testing offers over 99 percent accuracy, test results within one day, and can be reported directly to a patient’s smartphone. ProPhase will also be offering an easy-to-use Antigen test that provides results within 15