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With House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi expected by his side, Gov. Cuomo on Tuesday is set to launch a “New York Fights Back” campaign designed to help the Democrats win a House majority.
The effort seeks to raise several million dollars to unseat six New York House Republicans, sources with knowledge of the plan said.
The six GOPers being targeted are Lee Zeldin (Suffolk County), John Faso (Columbia County), Elise Stefanik (Essex County in the Adirondacks), Claudia Tenney (Oneida County), Tom Reed (Steuben County in the Southern Tier) and Chris Collins (Erie County).
It’s the first time Cuomo, who is up for reelection in 2018 and has been mentioned as a possible 2020 presidential candidate, is actively involving himself in the effort to flip control of the House.
The inspiration was the recent House vote for the health care bill backed by President Trump, which Cuomo has said could cost the state $7 billion, sources said. He was particularly upset with Faso and Collins, who sponsored an amendment that would shift billions of dollars in local Medicaid costs onto the state.
A source close to the effort said the campaign will not only point out to people in the districts how their representatives voted, but also what it could cost them.
Gov. Cuomo launching bid to unseat N.Y. House Republicans
The effort seeks to raise several million dollars to unseat six New York House Republicans, sources with knowledge of the plan said.
The six GOPers being targeted are Lee Zeldin (Suffolk County), John Faso (Columbia County), Elise Stefanik (Essex County in the Adirondacks), Claudia Tenney (Oneida County), Tom Reed (Steuben County in the Southern Tier) and Chris Collins (Erie County).
It’s the first time Cuomo, who is up for reelection in 2018 and has been mentioned as a possible 2020 presidential candidate, is actively involving himself in the effort to flip control of the House.
The inspiration was the recent House vote for the health care bill backed by President Trump, which Cuomo has said could cost the state $7 billion, sources said. He was particularly upset with Faso and Collins, who sponsored an amendment that would shift billions of dollars in local Medicaid costs onto the state.
A source close to the effort said the campaign will not only point out to people in the districts how their representatives voted, but also what it could cost them.
Gov. Cuomo launching bid to unseat N.Y. House Republicans
