Author: David Laska

NEW YORK CITY – NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement: “Zohran Mamdani is now the face of the Democratic Party. Americans must assume that any Democrat who does not explicitly say otherwise stands with Mamdani and his support of Islamic terrorism, Communism, and defunding the police. “New Yorkers already know that Kathy Hochul does…

ALBANY – NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement in response to the Tax Foundation ranking New York dead last in its 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index: “If we needed another reminder, here it is: under Kathy Hochul and one-party Democrat rule, New York has become the most taxed, most regulated, least free state in America.  “Businesses…

ALBANY – The NYGOP released the following statement in response to Rep. Josh Riley’s latest demagoguery over the Schumer Shutdown. Riley is now attempting to blame utility companies for furloughed federal workers’ hardship: “Josh Riley is a liar and a demagogue. If he cared one ounce about federal workers not being paid, he would have voted to keep the…

ALBANY – NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement following the release of a bombshell poll showing Elise Stefanik beating Kathy Hochul: “A new independent poll shows Elise Stefanik beating Kathy Hochul, before Elise has even declared her candidacy.  “Under Kathy Hochul and one-party Democrat rule, New York has become the most taxed, most regulated, least free…

ALBANY – NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement in response to House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ endorsement of Zohran Mamdani: “In an act of supreme cowardice and capitulation, Democrats’ Minority Leader in Congress just threw his lot in with an openly Communist, anti-Semitic, defund-the-police, globalize-the-intifada extremist.  “Hakeem Jeffries has kept the government closed and…

ALBANY – NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement in response to Attorney General Letitia James indictment on mortgage fraud: “Letitia James is unfit for an office with the power to dispense impartial justice. She campaigned for the office promising to punish former president Trump and in office she pursued partisan lawfare against Trump with…

ALBANY – The NYGOP released the following statement: “There is not now and never has been a state of Palestine. Those western leaders who recognize a Palestinian state explicitly reward the vile acts of October 7, to their eternal shame.  “We know where Zohran Mamdani stands: he has outrageously vowed to arrest the duly elected leader…

ALBANY – NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement: “In a four-way race, Kathy Hochul just endorsed an avowed communist and anti-Semite for Mayor of the City of New York.  “It’s no wonder Kathy Hochul’s New York continues to lead the nation in outmigration: New Yorkers are fleeing Democrats’ worst-in-the-nation tax and regulatory regime, as…

NEW YORK CITY – NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement in response to the New Yorker Festival’s invitation to Hasan Piker, a radical zealot who has expressed support for the 9/11 attacks, open anti-Semitism and called for violence against Republicans: “As we approach the 24th anniversary of 9/11, a supposedly mainstream gathering of left-wing New Yorkers…