Lee Zeldin

Exclusive – Republican Rep-Elect Nick LaLota: Time to ‘Secure the Damn Border Already’

The U.S. government needs to “secure the damn border already,” according to newly-elected Republican congressman Nick LaLota (NY-1 House seat previously held by Lee Zeldin), who also called to put the country’s economy “back on the right track” by making America energy independent and expressed his wish for leaders in Washington to be “as concerned with our own border as they [are] with other nations’ borders.”

Congressional candidate Nick LaLota speaks to supporters on election night at the Suffolk County Republican election night headquarters at Stereo Garden in Patchogue, New York on November 8, 2022. (Photo by Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images)

Republican Lee Zeldin Touts GOP Wins Across New York

New York Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin, whose bid to unseat incumbent Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul was unsuccessful, promoted the significant wins GOP candidates had across the Empire State, which could end up being a large factor in the House majority.

HAUPPAUGE, NY - OCTOBER 29: New York Republican gubernatorial hopeful, Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) campaigns alongside Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) at a Get Out The Vote Rally on October 29, 2022 in Hauppauge, New York. Zeldin has closed the gap in recent polls to four points after the head …