Chairman's Corner


Welcome to my corner of our State Party website.  As Chair, I am often called upon to comment on various topics and I always take the opportunity to promote our message of economic growth, fiscal responsibility, accountability, limited government and local control.  I will use this page to share them with you as well.


  • Letter to the Editor: Gillibrand's Jobs Plan is Merely Pandering

    The following is a Letter to the Editor submitted by Chairman Cox to the Binghamton Press Connect, published Dec. 12.  View the original version  here . To the Editor: Senator Kirstin Gillibrand’s “Upstate Works Plan” will not help her falling approval...

  • Letter to the Editor: State GOP seeks strong challenger for Gillibrand

    The following is a Letter to the Editor submitted by Chairman Cox to the Syracuse Post Standard, published Dec. 9.  View the original version  here . To the Editor: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s vapid personality and flip-flops on gay marriage, gun control and amnesty for...

  • Op-Ed: Cut Capital Gains Tax, Create Jobs

    Last week, Governor Cuomo, in the midst of developing an economic growth plan and staring at surprise budget gaps of $350 million this fiscal year and $3.5 billion next year, told the Post that “some people on the tax code say you should increase taxes; some people say you should decrease...

  • Letter to the Editor: Governor Should Push Mandate Reform

    The following is a Letter to the Editor submitted by Chairman Cox to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, published Nov. 28.  View the original version  here . To the editor: The Adirondack Daily Enterprise was spot-on in its call for real mandate relief from Albany....

  • Op-ed: "Why Jewish Voters Should Vote Republican," Long Island Jewish World

    Click  HERE  to see Chairman Cox's op-ed as it appeared in the Long Island Jewish World (pdf). While most ethno-religious groups have followed the rule that increasing prosperity leads to an increasing identification with the Republican Party, Jewish voters have been a reliable...

  • Remarks to General Meeting of Republican County Chairs, Sept. 27, 2011

    On September 27, 2011, Ed Cox was elected to his seond two-year term as Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee.  The following are excerpts of his remarks that day: Members of the State Committee, County Chairs, fellow Republicans and distinguished guests: When you...

  • Op-ed: "Windfall Makes Case for Reform," Crain's New York Business

    Click HERE to see the Chairman's op-ed as it appeared in Crain's New York Business. Republican state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has suggested that “if this positive trend continues, the governor and state Legislature should focus on cutting taxes so businesses across the...

  • Op-ed: "Reform Laws to Grow Business," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

    Governor Cuomo recently stopped in Rochester to announce the formation of his “regional economic development councils,” whose mission and responsibilities remain vaguely defined.  Public relations tours and councils of campaign donors and lobbyists are not the solution to New...

  • Op-ed: "Cuomo's Unfinished Jobs Agenda," New York Post

    Click HERE to see the Chairman's op-ed as it originally appeared in the New York Post. On Tuesday, Gov. Cuomo announced a key part of his plan for his second six months in office: a $10 million ad campaign aimed at "business leaders across the world." Sorry: That's not delivering...

  • Op-ed: "GOP Looks at Pro-Growth Future," Crain's New York Business

    Click HERE to see the Chairman's op-ed as it originally appeared in Crain's New York Business. In a commanding performance, Gov. Andrew Cuomo opted for a new venue (Albany's Convention Center versus the traditional Assembly Chamber), an unprecedented format (Senate Republican Leader...