Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro is entering the race for New York’s 19th House District.
The former gubernatorial candidatefiled paperworkdeclaring his candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Friday.
Molinaro, a Republican, was thought to have been considering a second run for New York governor in 2022. But he endorsed Representative Lee Zeldin for the job.
The 19th District is currently represented by Democrat Antonio Delgado, who won a second term after defeating Republican Kyle Van De Water in 2020.
Van De Water was found dead in a confirmed suicide earlier this month. He killed himself shortly after withdrawing his candidacy for 2022.
The contours of the district will be changing, with New York losing a House seat in the next round of redistricting.