A new candidate has entered the race for New York’s 21st Congressional District. Republican Lonny Koons is a retired combat veteran who served 20 years in the Army and now drives a big rig after settling down in Fort Drum.
Koons is campaigning from the cabin of his 18-wheeler – decorated with a campaign banner – and is making stops across upstate New York.
On Wednesday, WAMC's Lucas Willard found Koons attending a rally in Saratoga Springs to protest a cancelled event organized by the Saratoga County Republican Committee and promoted by incumbent Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik in neighboring Wilton.
Note: Stefanik's campaign did not respond to a WAMC request for comment.
