DioGuardi “Leaning Very Heavily” Toward U.S. Senate Run
Former Westchester County congressman Joseph DioGuardi said he’ll decide officially in the next few weeks whether to run for the U.S. Senate against Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
DioGuardi, a Republican, said “I’m leaning very heavily toward running.” And he said he would have a famous co-chair of his finance committee: his daughter, Kara DioGuardi, a judge on American Idol.
The Ossining resident served two terms in the U.S. House, from 1985 thorugh 1989, and runs Truth In Government, a non-profit organization “dedicated to strengthening our country’s financial foundation by promoting accountability and transparency in congressional spending and reporting.”
DioGuardi, 69, spoke earlier this week at the state Conservative Party Political Action Conference and said today “at the end of it I said look, the bottom line now is we’re spending money we don’t have – which I said back then—and we’re borrowing from countries we don’t trust.”
Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long said DioGuardi is someone the Conservative Party would have to consider for its nomination, along with other Senate candidates, former Nassau County Legislator Bruce Blakeman and former Rudy Giuliani aide David Malpass, who is considering a run.
“He minced no words about that he getting ready in a couple of weeks to make an announcement,” Long said of DioGuardi. “He certainly has experience and background and he’s run before and he’s been in Congress.”
In other races, Long noted that he was particularly impressed with Scarsdale-resident Harry Wilson, a Republican who is planning a run for state comptroller.
“He’s a real fresh face. He delivered a great, positive message. I think people really liked him,” Long said.
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if dioguardi runs for the senate I will personally
oppose his candidacy for many reasons the least
of which is his aboniable performance in his last
congressional loss
Which was finkelstein and mahoney…..he’s running done deal
He may be running… but his loss is inevitable.
Two words: has been.
Probably the only one down there, were he elected, who actually knows how money works. That said, Gillibrand is so vulnerable, the Republicans must think hard and true about who will run successfully against her
So you’ll have Rick Lazio, who last won an election in 1998, as the candidate for governor.
Joe DioGuardi, who last won an election in 1986, wants to run for U.S. Senate.
Is there any chance former 1970s Republican Congressman Bruce Caputo of Westchester and a small part of the Bronx, can run against Schumer or for Attorney General?
To complete the NY GOP’s intergenerational dream ticket, is there a NY Republican who was last elected in the 1960s and who is still alive, who can run as well?
republicans need to search for the best candidates
not just the first ones
Joe – If you get the nomination and decide to run I will support you – edie