Gubernatorial candidate rallies voters in Chenango
NORWICH – Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino made an appearance in Chenango County on Tuesday to rally local voters for what is likely to be a long and highly contested campaign season leading to the November general election.
Supporters of Astorino gathered at a Tuesday morning meet and greet at Fred’s Inn in Norwich. The appearance marked Astorino’s first stop in Chenango since making his run for the Governor’s seat official back in March. It also marks the first time a Republican gubernatorial candidate has made an appearance in the county since George Pataki in 2002. Astorino is challenging incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo who was first elected in 2010 and will seek re-election on the Democrat line this year.
Chenango Republican Committee Chair Tom Morrone said Tuesday’s event provided an excellent opportunity for locals to share concerns about state policies and politics with Astorino and become more familiar with his stance on the issues that matter most to them.
Astorino is presently serving a second term as Westchester County Executive, a position he has held since 2009. During his tenure as county executive, Astorino has established a record of cutting spending in Westchester by 4 percent, reducing the county property tax levy by 2 percent, and creating nearly 30,000 new private jobs in the last four years. That, he said, will help leverage his campaign when voters head to the polls in November.
“I ask a simple question to every New Yorker I meet,” said Astorino. “Are we winning or losing as a state under this governor? ... Under any objective standard, I think we are firmly in the losing column.”
Astorino pointed out that New Yorkers currently pay the highest taxes in the country and that the state has a longstanding reputation of being the least business-friendly. “We have the worst economic outlook in America. We have the worst business climate in America. We have the most corruption in America. We have the highest electricity in America,” he said. “No matter how you objectively look at it, we are losing.”
Astorino is running on a platform to cut taxes for homeowners and cut spending for state-run programs. Additionally, he said he will ease the tax burden on businesses to help create new jobs. He has also vowed to address the controversial issue of natural gas development by permitting gas drilling in the state – a contested decision he said will ultimately create more jobs, bolster the local economy and reduce electric bills across the state. In recent months, he has also come out strongly in opposition of the New York Safe Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act, which was implemented under Governor Cuomo in 2013.
Astorino’s appearance in Norwich was followed by a visit to Marshman Farms in Oxford, where owner John Marshman voiced some of the leading concerns of the area’s agriculture industry. Despite its environmental regulations, the farming industry faces the same challenges of other businesses in the state, Marshman said, including high taxes and pending labor laws that don’t work for the ag industry.
Astorino is likely to get the full endorsement of the Republican Party of New York State at the state Republican convention scheduled for May 14 -15.
Supporters of Astorino gathered at a Tuesday morning meet and greet at Fred’s Inn in Norwich. The appearance marked Astorino’s first stop in Chenango since making his run for the Governor’s seat official back in March. It also marks the first time a Republican gubernatorial candidate has made an appearance in the county since George Pataki in 2002. Astorino is challenging incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo who was first elected in 2010 and will seek re-election on the Democrat line this year.
Chenango Republican Committee Chair Tom Morrone said Tuesday’s event provided an excellent opportunity for locals to share concerns about state policies and politics with Astorino and become more familiar with his stance on the issues that matter most to them.
Astorino is presently serving a second term as Westchester County Executive, a position he has held since 2009. During his tenure as county executive, Astorino has established a record of cutting spending in Westchester by 4 percent, reducing the county property tax levy by 2 percent, and creating nearly 30,000 new private jobs in the last four years. That, he said, will help leverage his campaign when voters head to the polls in November.
“I ask a simple question to every New Yorker I meet,” said Astorino. “Are we winning or losing as a state under this governor? ... Under any objective standard, I think we are firmly in the losing column.”
Astorino pointed out that New Yorkers currently pay the highest taxes in the country and that the state has a longstanding reputation of being the least business-friendly. “We have the worst economic outlook in America. We have the worst business climate in America. We have the most corruption in America. We have the highest electricity in America,” he said. “No matter how you objectively look at it, we are losing.”
Astorino is running on a platform to cut taxes for homeowners and cut spending for state-run programs. Additionally, he said he will ease the tax burden on businesses to help create new jobs. He has also vowed to address the controversial issue of natural gas development by permitting gas drilling in the state – a contested decision he said will ultimately create more jobs, bolster the local economy and reduce electric bills across the state. In recent months, he has also come out strongly in opposition of the New York Safe Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act, which was implemented under Governor Cuomo in 2013.
Astorino’s appearance in Norwich was followed by a visit to Marshman Farms in Oxford, where owner John Marshman voiced some of the leading concerns of the area’s agriculture industry. Despite its environmental regulations, the farming industry faces the same challenges of other businesses in the state, Marshman said, including high taxes and pending labor laws that don’t work for the ag industry.
Astorino is likely to get the full endorsement of the Republican Party of New York State at the state Republican convention scheduled for May 14 -15.
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