NY GOP Nominates Ex-NYPD Detective to Challenge US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Defeated candidate Josh Eisen is vowing to collect signatures to primary GOP nominee Mike Sapraicone in June.

(L) Mike Sapraicone in Binghamton, N.Y., on Feb. 22, 2024. (Courtesy of the Broome County Republican Committee). (R) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) speaks in Dubuque, Iowa, on March 19, 2019. Scott Olson/Getty Images

More than 100 New York state Republicans voted yesterday to nominate retired New York Police Department detective Mike Sapraicone as their candidate for the U.S. Senate to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in November’s general election.

Mr. Sapraicone received some 80 percent of the weighted vote of GOP county chairs and state committee members, according to Broome County GOP data. The state Republican nominating convention was hosted by the Broome County GOP in Binghamton.