WATERTOWN â Contending that the state is âhemorrhaging people, jobs and hope,â former Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino announced Tuesday heâs again challenging Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for the stateâs top seat. Among Mr. Astorinoâs stops across upstate as he launched his campaign for the 2022 race was the front steps of the Jefferson County Court Complex on Arsenal Street. Mr. Astorino lost the gubernatorial race to Gov. Cuomo in 2014, despite giving the governor the closest race of his seven statewide elections. He said many of the issues the state faces today are the same as in 2014, including a governor being under investigation, high taxes, a poor business climate and people leaving the state.