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Lee Michael Zeldin
(born January 30, 1980) is an American attorney, politician, and officer in the
United States Army Reserve
. He is a
Republican
. He represented
New York's 1st congressional district
in the
United States House of Representatives
from 2015 to 2023. From 2011 to 2014, Zeldin served as a member of the
New York State Senate
from the
3rd Senate district
.
In 2022, he unsuccessfully ran for
Governor of New York
against the incumbent
Kathy Hochul
. He was seen as a possible candidate for Chair of the
Republican National Committee
in
2023
, however decided against running.
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