Both candidates
previously ran for the governor's seat.
Astorino
previously ran for governor in 2014, losing to Andrew Cuomo.
Paladino, in addition to his current role as a Buffalo School Board member,
previously ran for governor and was one of President - Elect Donald Trump's strongest and most active campaigners in New York State.
Not exact matches
The seat was
previously held by Jon Corzine, who gave it up to
run for New Jersey
governor in 2005.
He was victorious in his first
run for federal office, having
previously run for lieutenant
governor and
governor, as well as twice
for mayor of Philadelphia.
He has
previously run for mayor,
governor, U.S. Senate and the Syracuse Common Council.
Krawitz, who claimed to have been hacked and has
run for the office several times before,
previously made the news back in 2008 when he impersonated then - State Senator Donald Norcross to get through to
Governor Jon Corzine.
Nixon, an actress best known
for her role in «Sex and the City,»
previously visited Central New York in February on a trip to Skaneateles and Syracuse as she considered whether to
run for governor.
That opened the door
for strong contenders from both sides of the aisle: Republican John Faso and Democrat Zephyr Teachout both
previously made
runs for governor.
The
governor has
previously said he's not interested in hiking taxes while
running for re-election.
Democrats who have expressed interest in
running for the job this fall include Dutchess County resident Zephyr Teachout, a
previously unsuccessful candidate
for governor and New York's 19th Congressional District seat; New York City Public Advocate Letitia «Tish» James; and state Sen. Michael Gianaris, D - Queens.
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