Republicans Nominate Candidates on First Day of Convention

Joseph Pinion III accepts the nomination for US senator at the New York state Republican convention in Garden City, New York, on Feb. 28, 2022. Dave Paone/The Epoch Times

GARDEN CITY, New York—The New York state Republican Party nominated Paul Rodriguez for comptroller, Michael Henry for attorney general, and Joseph Pinion III for U.S. senator on Feb. 28, the first day of its two-day convention at the Garden City Hotel on Long Island.

The morning was kicked off by newly elected Nassau County Executive, Bruce Blakeman, who said it was time “to stop the decay and destruction of our beloved state.”