Chairman Mondello, Members of the State Committee, Senator Skelos, Leader Kolb, distinguished guests, fellow Republicans and fellow New Yorkers…

I stand before you humbled and gratified by your support, honored by your confidence and ready to lead our great party forward to victories … to victories with a purpose – to victories by and for the people of New York.

To all of you who over these past months have encouraged and supported my candidacy – I thank you from the bottom of my heart.   Without your trust, your advice, your friendship, and most importantly, your dedication to a strong and independent State Party — I would not have this extraordinary opportunity.  (more…)

A longtime Republican activist, Cox steadily built support for his bid throughout the summer, traveling the state and meeting with individual county chairmen. (more…)

Republicans across New York State must work to reclaim and reassert the issues that are the basic tenets of our Party – fiscal responsibility, individual initiative and equal rights, justice and opportunity for all. We will be successful by rebuilding our grassroots to enroll new members in our Party, communicating our message, recruiting and supporting qualified candidates for office and encouraging participation on behalf of our great Party. Every Republican must take part in this vital task.  I encourage every registered member of our Party to contact your local county or town committee to find what you can do to help with their efforts to strengthen and revitalize our Party.

Joseph N. Mondello
Chairman