2022 NY Governor's race: on Crime


Andrew Cuomo: Signed police reform package, including ban on chokeholds

The governor has repeatedly called for the repeal of 50-A, a statute used by police departments to keep disciplinary records secret. Included in the package is a repeal of 50-A, a ban on chokeholds and a ban on false race-based 911 calls. One bill will clarify that a person not under arrest has the right to record police activity and maintain custody and control of the recording. The governor called the package "nation-leading criminal justice and police reform bills."
Source: U.S. News & World Report on 2022 New York gubernatorial race Dec 12, 2020

Andrew Giuliani: Curbing crime a top priority, no greater friend to police

Giuliani, citing an increase in shootings, said curbing crime will be a top priority. He said Cuomo and the Democrats have been more interested in helping defendants by eliminating cash bail for many crimes. "This has to be something dealt with at the state level. The police are not getting protection from City Hall and Albany to do the job right. There will be no greater friend to the police than Andrew Giuliani," he said.
Source: New York Post on 2022 New York Gubernatorial race May 18, 2021

Andrew Giuliani: Stop the war on police; end bail reform

[Campaign announcement interview]: "We need a leader who is going to light the economic furnace in New York and keep our streets safe again," said Mr. Giuliani in a telephone interview. "Stop the war on police that has been going on. End bail reform."
Source: New York Times on 2022 New York Gubernatorial race May 18, 2021

Kathy Hochul: Spearheaded campaign against college sexual assaults

Hochul became Cuomo's running mate in 2014, when he won his second term. She's been lieutenant governor ever since, warding off primary challenges that year and in 2018.

As lieutenant governor, she has spearheaded a campaign to combat sexual assault on college campuses.

Source: LoHud Journal News on 2022 New York gubernatorial race Mar 2, 2021

Lee Zeldin: Gun control measures won't reduce crime

Crime has emerged as the central talking point of the election and that held for large portions of the gubernatorial debate, with Zeldin criticizing Hochul for not taking more aggressive steps to combat its rise. Hochul responded by talking up various initiatives but also frequently tried to turn the tables on the Republican, pointing to his opposition to gun control measures.

"I'm running to take back our streets," Zeldin said in the first volley of the debate.

Hochul dismissed her opponent's attacks as vague and cynical. "You can work on keeping people scared or on keeping people safe," she said, adding, "There is no crime fighting plan if it doesn't include guns."

Zeldin sought to pivot off the gun argument by noting that firearms didn't play a role in many recent hate crimes or when innocent bystanders have, in recent months, been pushed on to subway tracks.

Source: CNN Politics on 2022 New York Gubernatorial race Oct 25, 2022

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Candidates and political leaders on Crime:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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