GOP Candidate for New York Governor Zeldin Fights Off Stabbing Attack

  • Representative Lee Zeldin not hurt at rally; suspect arrested
  • Zeldin has made crime centerpiece of campaign against Hochul
Lee Zeldin in 2021. Photographer: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg
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Representative Lee Zeldin, the Republican nominee for governor of New York, fended off an attempted stabbing at a campaign rally near Rochester on Thursday night.

“Someone tried to stab me on stage during this evening’s rally,” Zeldin, 42, said in a statement released by his campaign, “but fortunately, I was able to grab his wrist and stop him for a few moments until others tackled him.”