Lee Zeldin was elected to the United States Congress in 2014, representing New York’s First Congressional District, after unseating a six-term Democrat incumbent. In Congress, Lee quickly became a leading voice in America on top local, domestic, and foreign policy issues. He ran for Governor in 2022, nearly unseating Democrat Kathy Hochul in a state with a mere 22 percent Republican registration. Lee also served in the state senate in New York. Lee spent four years on Active Duty with the U.S. Army after completing ROTC and served in different capacities, including as a Military Intelligence Officer, Prosecutor, and Military Magistrate. In the summer of 2006, while assigned to the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division, Lee deployed to Iraq with an infantry battalion of fellow paratroopers in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2007, Lee returned to Suffolk County with his family. It was at this time that Lee transitioned from Active Duty to the Army Reserve, where he currently serves with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Albany and then his law degree from Albany Law School, becoming New York’s youngest attorney at the time at the age of 23.