A Moment with Marc: Culture of Corruption
Candidate for governor Mark Molinaro discusses the corrosive culture of corruption in Governor Cuomo’s Albany and how New Yorkers deserve a government as great as they are.
READ MOREQueens GOP Endorses Simon Minching In State Senate Race
The Queens County Republican Party and Queens County Conservative Club endorsed earlier this month newcomer Simon Minching over Vickie Paladino, who are both running in State Senate District 11.
Minching, a Douglaston resident with a vast background in technology, government finance, and education, thanked the parties for their endorsements and anticipated the upcoming election.
“I am honored to have the endorsement of both the Republican and Conservative Party,” Minching said. “By focusing on issues and running a positive, data-driven campaign, we will overcome the tribalism and corruption that has beset Albany.”
The 30-year-old candidate is running with a platform that includes smart regulation, improving the education system, and reforming government ethics and transparency.
READ MOREQueens GOP backs Molinaro in race for governor
The Queens Republican Party last Wednesday voted unanimously, with two abstentions, to endorse Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro in the race for New York governor.
“Thank you @QueensCountyGOP for your support,” Molinaro tweeted shortly after the vote. “I am humbled & grateful.”
Joann Ariola, chairwoman of the Queens Republican Party, said she and the GOP’s executive committee were impressed with the candidate’s resume and that he outlined a strategy for accomplishing his platform promises.
“It wasn’t just saying ‘A chicken in every pot,’” Ariola told the Chronicle. “He explained how you were going to get that chicken. I think that’s what everyone was impressed with.”
Molinaro was 36 when elected Dutchess County executive in November 2011, the youngest person ever to win that position. He started his public service at 18 when he was elected to the Board of Trustees for the village of Tivoli and a year later became the youngest-ever mayor in the United States.
He’s also served in the Dutchess County Legislature and state Assembly.
Molinaro will face state Sen. John DeFrancisco (R-Syracuse) and Joe Holland, former commissioner of the state Department of Housing and Community Renewal, in the September primary.
The winner of that race will face the Democratic nominee. Cuomo is being challenged by former “Sex and the City” actress Cynthia Nixon.
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