Author: David Laska

ALBANY  — NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement: “Governor Hochul, Speaker Heastie, and Senate Leader Stewart-Cousins have finally admitted what we all knew: that their effort to racially gerrymander NY-11 was done in reckless disregard for the federal and state constitutions. “In addition, our feckless and legally incompetent Attorney General Letitia James again demonstrated…

ALBANY  — NYGOP Chair Ed Cox today released the following statement in response to a new Washington Free Beacon report showing that charter schools make up a majority of New York City’s top-performing public schools in both math and English: “Once again, the facts are in, and they completely shatter the left’s narrative. Public charter schools, many serving overwhelmingly low-income and…

ALBANY  — NYGOP Chair Ed Cox today released the following statement: “Robert Smullen is exactly the kind of leader we need representing Upstate New York in Washington. After 24 years of distinguished service as a United States Marine Corps Colonel, including multiple combat tours in Afghanistan, Robert has already proven his commitment to defending our country…

ALBANY  — NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement: “Lewis Lehrman was a visionary entrepreneur, a passionate student of American history, and a principled conservative whose ideas helped shape the modern Republican movement. His remarkable 1982 campaign for Governor of New York — the first gubernatorial campaign I had the privilege of working on —…

NEW YORK CITY  — NYGOP Chair Ed Cox today released the following statement in response to the New York City Council’s disciplinary charges brought against Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, which could lead to her expulsion from the Council: “The New York State Republican Party stands unequivocally with Councilwoman Vickie Paladino in her fight against the radical New…

ALBANY  — NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement: “This evening, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a stay in the NY-11 case. This blatantly political case violated both the New York State and federal constitutions and, as Justice Alito stated, the lower court’s decision was a full-blown racial gerrymander.  “The case was a…

ALBANY  — NYGOP Chair Ed Cox today released the following statement in response to Zohran Mamdani and Albany Democrats’ proposal to slap a 25% “surcharge” on NYC businesses: “New York state already leads the nation in outmigration as the most taxed state in America. As New York bleeds, states and cities with no- or low-tax, business friendly environments are…

NEW YORK CITY  — The NYGOP released the following statement in response to Alvin Bragg’s decision to drop assault charges against a 27-year-old who participated in the attack on NYPD officers in Washington Square Park, in which rocks were packed in snow before being hurled at uniformed police officers: “Zohran Mamdani and Alvin Bragg are New York City’s Axis…

NEW YORK CITY  — The NYGOP released the following statement after an unruly mob in Central Park assaulted two members of the NYPD: “Yesterday’s mob attack on New York City police officers is a direct consequence of the lawless culture that Zohran Mamdani and the radical left have spent years cultivating. When you vilify police, you empower the mob.…