“Lee Zeldin “voted for Cuomo’s Billion Dollar Tax hike and every Cuomo budget.”
Harry Wilson
Republican candidate for governor of New York. in a campaign ad. Claim dated 6 May 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Zeldin voted for budgets during the Cuomo administration, but they were negotiated by the legislature. A tax reform package lowered most rates, but was expected to bring in more revenue.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Harry Wilson (Republican candidate for governor of New York) made this claim around 6 May 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 May 2022, 21 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- harrywilsonforgovernor.comhttps://harrywilsonforgovernor.com/new-harry-wilson-tv-ad-lee-zeldin-was-andrew-cuomos-fa…
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