New York gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin is challenging incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) over her lack of action to mitigate the crime crisis facing the Empire State.
The Republican congressman joined "The Faulkner Focus" Friday to respond to Hochul's office's comments on a father who was killed by a repeat offender while visiting his son at college.
A spokesperson for Hochul said Thursday the governor is committed to "keep New Yorkers safe," after a Marist College student's father was killed in a shooting Sunday at a hotel near campus.
FILE: Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting in New York, US, on Tuesday, Sept.
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