Who Is Lee Zeldin? 5 Things to Know About Trump’s EPA Chief

Lee Zeldin served as a congressman for New York before mounting a failed bid to become governor of the Empire State.

New York Republican gubernatorial nominee Rep. Lee Zeldin in Thornwood, Westchester, N.Y., on Oct. 31, 2022. Chung I Ho/The Epoch Times

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 11 that former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin is his choice to take over the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

In a statement posted to the social media platform Truth Social, Trump said Zeldin “will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet.”