ALBANY—Rick Lazio will speak at the annual dinner of the Monroe County Conservative Party, with Chairman Thomas Cook billing the former congressman as “the next governor.”
“Mr. Lazio, from our point of view, is much more preferable than Mr. Giuliani,” Cook just told me by phone. “He’s for lower taxes, less government, personal responsibility, individual initiative, public safety. I believe he’s pro-choice, but there’s no 100 percent Conservative, especially in New York. The theme is that Rick Lazio is conservative enough.”
The dinner, held in Rochester on May 15, usually draws around 500 people. Cook said that will include Republican leaders from surrounding counties and elected officials such as Maggie Brooks, the Monroe County Executive who is talked about as a potential lieutenant governor, and Assemblyman Bill Reilich.
