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Albany, NY – Ed Cox, the chairman of the New York Republican State Committee, is cruising, unopposed to another two-year term. WAMC's Tristan O'Neill reports...
The Albany-Times Union reports that Cox appears safe, after backing two failed gubernatorial nominees, failing to win statewide office, and weathering a rocky, two-year term.
Ed Lurie, a Niskayuna resident and former top political aide to Senate Republicans, contacted local Republican chairs for months, but his potential candidacy failed to gain any footing.
Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards and Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy were also mentioned as possible candidates, but both chose not to seek the job.
That leaves Cox, who's won six congressional seats, and has been the Republican State Chairman since 2009.
Speaking with the T-U last week, the 64-year-old Republican said "I find myself in a position where we can really rebuild the party, rebuild the institutions of the party."
Cox added that "The Republican Party is back."
Tristan O'Neill, WAMC News.