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After losing to Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2014, Rob Astorino suggested it wouldn't be his last bid for governor.
"We have planted a flag, and we will be back to reclaim it and advance it further," Astorino said in his concession speech.
But his potential plans were derailed Tuesday when he lost re-election as Westchester County executive. His spokeswoman said Thursday he will not run for governor next year.
"He’s not going to run for governor," campaign spokeswoman Jessica Proud told the USA Today Network's Albany Bureau, saying she discussed the matter with him Wednesday. "He’s just going to work right now on a smooth transition and figuring out the next chapter. I think he’s going to think about what makes sense for him and his family."
Astorino, 50, has been viewed as a rising star in the state Republican Party, and he cruised to the party's nomination against Cuomo in 2014.
Despite being heavily outspent and running in a state with twice as many Democrats as Republicans, he fared well, beating Cuomo everywhere outside New York City.
But his defeat to state Sen. George Latimer, D-Rye, on Tuesday ended his deliberations over another run for the state's top post, Proud said.
He was swept up in a backlash to Republicans and President Donald Trump and lost to Latimer by 14 percentage points.
Regardless of Tuesday's outcome, Proud said there was no consensus in Astorino's camp that he would even run for governor next year, despite continuing to meet with GOP leaders across the state.
"But elective office at this point is not something that he’s thinking about," Proud said. "He’s looking to a different chapter."
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/pol...ss-astorino-rules-out-run-governor/107498110/
"We have planted a flag, and we will be back to reclaim it and advance it further," Astorino said in his concession speech.
But his potential plans were derailed Tuesday when he lost re-election as Westchester County executive. His spokeswoman said Thursday he will not run for governor next year.
"He’s not going to run for governor," campaign spokeswoman Jessica Proud told the USA Today Network's Albany Bureau, saying she discussed the matter with him Wednesday. "He’s just going to work right now on a smooth transition and figuring out the next chapter. I think he’s going to think about what makes sense for him and his family."
Astorino, 50, has been viewed as a rising star in the state Republican Party, and he cruised to the party's nomination against Cuomo in 2014.
Despite being heavily outspent and running in a state with twice as many Democrats as Republicans, he fared well, beating Cuomo everywhere outside New York City.
But his defeat to state Sen. George Latimer, D-Rye, on Tuesday ended his deliberations over another run for the state's top post, Proud said.
He was swept up in a backlash to Republicans and President Donald Trump and lost to Latimer by 14 percentage points.
Regardless of Tuesday's outcome, Proud said there was no consensus in Astorino's camp that he would even run for governor next year, despite continuing to meet with GOP leaders across the state.
"But elective office at this point is not something that he’s thinking about," Proud said. "He’s looking to a different chapter."
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/pol...ss-astorino-rules-out-run-governor/107498110/
