Rick Lazio announces candidacy for governor
Quick ReadRepublican Rick Lazio has officially announced his bid for governor Tuesday, calling for a one-house Legislature, property tax cap and great autonomy for the big SUNY campuses such as Stony Brook University.
Photo credit: AP | Former U.S. Rep. Rick Lazio announces his candidacy for governor during a news conference in Albany Tuesday. (Sept. 22, 2009)
ALBANY - Republican Rick Lazio officially announced his bid for governor Tuesday, calling for a one-house Legislature, property tax cap and greater autonomy for the big SUNY campuses such as Stony Brook University.
The former four-term congressman from Brightwaters vowed to remain in the race, regardless of whether former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, also a Republican, enters the fray....
