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Zeldin became one of Trump's staunchest defenders during his public impeachment hearings. In the seven impeachment deposition transcripts released as of November 2019, no Republican had spoken more than Zeldin, who is referenced more than 550 times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/trump-s-defender-how-little-known-gop-lawmaker-became-point-n1076046|title=How a little-known GOP lawmaker became a point man in Trump's impeachment defense|website=NBC News|language=en|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref>
Zeldin became one of Trump's staunchest defenders during his public impeachment hearings. In the seven impeachment deposition transcripts released as of November 2019, no Republican had spoken more than Zeldin, who is referenced more than 550 times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/trump-s-defender-how-little-known-gop-lawmaker-became-point-n1076046|title=How a little-known GOP lawmaker became a point man in Trump's impeachment defense|website=NBC News|language=en|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref>


In December 2020, Zeldin was one of 126 Republican members of the [[House of Representatives]] who signed an [[amicus brief]] in support of ''[[Texas v. Pennsylvania]]'', a lawsuit filed at the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] contesting the results of the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], in which [[Joe Biden]] prevailed<ref>{{cite web|last=Blood|first=Michael R.|last2=Riccardi|first2=Nicholas|date=December 5, 2020|title=Biden officially secures enough electors to become president|url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa|url-status=live|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=[[Associated Press|AP News]]|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208201209/https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa}}</ref> over incumbent [[Donald Trump]]. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked [[Standing (law)|standing]] under [[Article Three of the United States Constitution|Article III of the Constitution]] to challenge the results of the election held by another state.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Liptak|first=Adam|author-link=Adam Liptak|date=2020-12-11|title=Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|access-date=2020-12-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234955/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Order in Pending Case|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|date=2020-12-11|publisher=[[Supreme Court of the United States]]|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234004/https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|title=Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court|first=Daniella |last=Diaz|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212000435/https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> New Jersey Representative [[Bill Pascrell]], citing section three of the [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|14th Amendment]], called for Pelosi to refrain from seating Zeldin and the other Republicans who signed the brief.<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Jordan|date=2020-12-11|title=Democrat asks Pelosi to refuse to seat lawmakers supporting Trump's election challenges|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/529883-rep-pascrell-jr-asks-pelosi-to-refuse-to-seat-lawmakers-supporting-trumps|access-date=2020-12-12|website=TheHill|language=en|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212055323/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/529883-rep-pascrell-jr-asks-pelosi-to-refuse-to-seat-lawmakers-supporting-trumps|url-status=live}}</ref> When asked in January 2021 to respond to the release of an audio recording of a phone call where Trump pressured the Georgia Secretary of State to overturn the 2020 election and "find" enough votes for him to win, Zeldin responded by criticizing the media.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb|title=House Republicans rush to Trump's defense over Georgia call as Democrats prep censure resolution|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/04/politics/trump-call-republican-reaction-censure-resolution/index.html|access-date=2021-01-04|website=CNN}}</ref>
In December 2020, Zeldin was one of 126 Republican members of the [[House of Representatives]] who signed an [[amicus brief]] in support of ''[[Texas v. Pennsylvania]]'', a lawsuit filed at the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] contesting the results of the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], in which [[Joe Biden]] prevailed<ref>{{cite web|last=Blood|first=Michael R.|last2=Riccardi|first2=Nicholas|date=December 5, 2020|title=Biden officially secures enough electors to become president|url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa|url-status=live|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=[[Associated Press|AP News]]|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208201209/https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa}}</ref> over incumbent [[Donald Trump]]. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked [[Standing (law)|standing]] under [[Article Three of the United States Constitution|Article III of the Constitution]] to challenge the results of the election held by another state.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Liptak|first=Adam|author-link=Adam Liptak|date=2020-12-11|title=Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|access-date=2020-12-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234955/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Order in Pending Case|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|date=2020-12-11|publisher=[[Supreme Court of the United States]]|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234004/https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|title=Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court|first=Daniella |last=Diaz|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212000435/https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> When asked in January 2021 to respond to the release of an audio recording of a phone call where Trump pressured the Georgia Secretary of State to overturn the 2020 election and "find" enough votes for him to win, Zeldin responded by criticizing the media.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb|title=House Republicans rush to Trump's defense over Georgia call as Democrats prep censure resolution|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/04/politics/trump-call-republican-reaction-censure-resolution/index.html|access-date=2021-01-04|website=CNN}}</ref>


In January 2021, Zeldin objected to the official certification of the results of the 2020 presidential election in Congress.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Yourish|first=Karen|last2=Buchanan|first2=Larry|last3=Lu|first3=Denise|date=2021-01-07|title=The 147 Republicans Who Voted To Overturn Election Results|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html|access-date=2021-01-07|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Young|first=Beth|date=2021-01-07|title=Lee Zeldin Sticks With Objection to Election as Mob Storms Capitol|url=https://www.eastendbeacon.com/lee-zeldin-sticks-with-objection-to-vote-as-mob-storms-capitol/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=East End Beacon|language=en-US}}</ref>
In January 2021, Zeldin objected to the official certification of the results of the 2020 presidential election in Congress.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Yourish|first=Karen|last2=Buchanan|first2=Larry|last3=Lu|first3=Denise|date=2021-01-07|title=The 147 Republicans Who Voted To Overturn Election Results|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html|access-date=2021-01-07|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Young|first=Beth|date=2021-01-07|title=Lee Zeldin Sticks With Objection to Election as Mob Storms Capitol|url=https://www.eastendbeacon.com/lee-zeldin-sticks-with-objection-to-vote-as-mob-storms-capitol/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=East End Beacon|language=en-US}}</ref>

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Lee Zeldin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2015
Preceded byTim Bishop
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2014
Preceded byBrian X. Foley
Succeeded byThomas Croci
Personal details
Born
Lee Michael Zeldin

(1980-01-30) January 30, 1980 (age 44)
East Meadow, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDiana Zeldin
Children2
EducationState University of New York, Albany (BA)
Albany Law School (JD)
Signature
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service2003–2007 (Active)
2007–present (Reserve)
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/warsIraq War

Lee Michael Zeldin (born January 30, 1980) is an American attorney, member of Congress, and officer in the United States Army Reserve. A Republican, he has represented New York's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2015. New York's 1st district includes Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, East Hampton, and Shelter Island, and a small portion of Islip.

During Donald Trump's presidency, Zeldin was a staunch Trump loyalist. Zeldin was a prominent defender of Trump during his impeachment hearings in relation to the Trump-Ukraine scandal.

Early life and education

Zeldin was born in East Meadow, New York, the son of Merrill Schwartz and David Zeldin.[1][2] He was raised in Suffolk County, New York,[3] and graduated from William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach, New York, in 1998.[4] He also attended Hebrew school.[5]

Zeldin received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University at Albany in 2001.[4][6] He then earned a Juris Doctor from Albany Law School in May 2003.[2][4] In 2004 he was admitted to the New York State Bar.[7]

U.S. Army Captain Lee Zeldin deployed to Iraq in 2006

Zeldin received an Army ROTC commission as a second lieutenant, and served in the United States Army from 2003 to 2007,[5][8] first in the Military Intelligence Corps.[5] In summer 2006 he was deployed to Tikrit, Iraq, with an infantry battalion of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Zeldin also served as a prosecutor in the Judge Advocate General's Corps and as a military magistrate.[9] In 2007 he transitioned from active duty to the Army Reserve, where he still serves with the rank of lieutenant colonel.[9]

In 2007 Zeldin became an attorney for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.[10] In 2008 he started a general practice law firm in Smithtown, New York. He operated it full-time until he was elected to New York's 3rd State Senate district in 2010.[11]

New York Senate (2011–2014)

In 2010 Zeldin ran in the New York State Senate's 3rd district, challenging Democratic incumbent Brian X. Foley. Zeldin defeated Foley with 58% of the vote.[12] In 2012 he was reelected to a second two-year term, defeating Democrat Francis Genco with 56% of the vote.[13]

In January 2011 Zeldin co-sponsored legislation, which became law, that enacted a 2% property tax cap.[14]

In June 2011 Zeldin voted against the Marriage Equality Act, which the Senate passed 33–29.[15] In a statement after the bill passed, he said: "It is my belief that marriage should be defined as between a man and a woman."[16]

In December 2011 Zeldin supported a $250 million cut to the MTA payroll tax.[17][18]

In March 2012 Zeldin created the PFC Joseph Dwyer PTSD Peer-to-Peer Veterans Support program as part of the 2012–13 New York State Budget.[19][20]

On January 14, 2013, Zeldin did not vote on the NY SAFE Act, a gun control bill that passed the New York State Senate, 43 votes to 18.[21] In a statement released to the press after the vote, he said he would have voted against the measure.[22] In February 2014 Zeldin introduced a bill that sought to halt implementation of the Common Core curriculum for three years.[23] The bill was referred to the Senate Education Committee.

In March 2014 Zeldin voted against the New York Dream Act.[24][25]

U.S. Congress

Elections

2008

See also: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 1

In 2008 Zeldin challenged incumbent Democratic Congressman Tim Bishop in New York's 1st congressional district. Bishop defeated Zeldin 58%–42%.[26]

2014

See also: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 1

On October 6, 2013, Zeldin announced he would again seek the Republican nomination to run against Bishop.[27][28] He defeated George Demos in the Republican Party primary,[29] and ran unopposed for the Conservative Party nomination in the primary on June 24, 2014. On November 4, 2014, Zeldin defeated Bishop with 54% of the vote.[30][31][32]

2016

See also: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 1

In February 2015 the National Republican Congressional Committee announced that Zeldin was one of 12 members in the Patriot Program, a program designed to help protect vulnerable Republican incumbents heading into the 2016 election.[33][34]

In the 2016 Republican primary, Zeldin faced no opposition. In the November 8 general election, he faced Democrat Anna Throne-Holst, a member of the Southampton Town Board.[35] Zeldin won with 58% of the vote.[36] He became the only Jewish Republican in Congress, following Representative Eric Cantor’s primary defeat.[28][37]

2018

See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 1

Zeldin ran unopposed in the 2018 Republican primary. In the November general election he faced Democratic nominee Perry Gershon and Working Families Party nominee Patricia Latzman.[38]

Zeldin's 2018 campaign featured fundraisers with Breitbart News founder Steve Bannon[39] and Sebastian Gorka. At the Gorka event, reporters from local news outlets were removed.[40]

Zeldin defeated Gershon, 53%–47%.[41]

2020

See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 1

Zeldin ran unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary. In the November 3, 2020 general election, he defeated Democratic challenger Nancy Goroff.[42][43]

In January 2021, Zeldin objected to the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results in Congress based on spurious allegations of widespread voter fraud.[44]

Committee assignments

Caucuses

Zeldin is a member of the Climate Solutions Caucus[45][46] and the Republican Main Street Partnership.[47] As of 2017 he was co-chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus.[48]

Political positions

Education

In July 2015 Zeldin attached an amendment to the Student Success Act to allow states to opt out of Common Core without penalty.[49] The amendment was passed and signed into law.[50]

Environment

In April 2015, along with Senator Charles Schumer, Zeldin introduced the Fluke Fairness Act. The bill would have changed the current system for managing fluke fishing quotas by creating a regional approach to updating quotas and standards based on geographic, scientific, and economic data.[51] The bill did not pass.[52]

On July 15, 2015, Zeldin introduced the Exclusive Economic Zone Clarification Act.[53] The bill proposed to amend the boundary in part of the federal Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). It would give fisheries management of Block Island Sound exclusively to New York and Rhode Island; some Connecticut fishermen said the bill could put them out of business.[54] The bill died in committee.[55]

In September 2015, Zeldin and Citizens Campaign for the Environment executive director Adrienne Esposito, condemned a proposed federal plan for dumping of dredged materials, saying, "We can't just assume that dumping these waste spoils in the Long Island Sound is environmentally benign."[56][57]

In April 2018 Zeldin said he did not support the Paris Accords in their form at that time. He expressed concern about “other countries that are contributing to very adverse impacts on our climate but not having the level of responsibility that they need to have in stepping up and making a positive change in their own countries.”[58]

In 2018, the American Conservation Coalition endorsed Zeldin for reelection.[59] The ACC is an organization dedicated to supporting action on climate change and other environmental issues among conservatives and Republicans.[60]

Foreign affairs

In July 2016 Zeldin criticized President Obama's Iran Nuclear Deal.[61]

In January 2016 the New York Post reported that Zeldin was a no-show in 2015 at 12 of 18 House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearings that dealt specifically with ISIL and with Syria.[62][63]

In February 2016, along with Representatives Mike Pompeo of Kansas and Frank LoBiondo of New Jersey, Zeldin sought visas to travel to Iran to check the country's compliance with the Iran nuclear deal framework.[64][65] In June Iran called the request a "publicity stunt" and said it would deny the visas.[66]

Health care

In May 2015 Zeldin voted for H.R.36, a bill he co-sponsored, which would prohibit abortions in cases where the probable age of the fetus is 20 weeks or later, and would impose criminal penalties on doctors who violate the ban.[67]

In 2015 Zeldin co-sponsored two bills in Congress to combat Lyme disease, the Tick-Borne Disease Research and Accountability and Transparency Act of 2015[68] and the 21st Century Cures Act.[69][70]

On September 18, 2015, Zeldin voted for the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015,[71] a bill that would defund Planned Parenthood for one year unless the organization agreed not to provide abortion services.[72][73]

On May 4, 2017, Zeldin voted in favor of repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and passing the American Health Care Act.[74][75][76]

Israel

Zeldin has said that Israel is "America's strongest ally" and that Congress must "protect Israel's right to self-defense."[8] In 2016, he spoke in support of the anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) legislation that passed the New York State Senate. In March 2017, he co-sponsored a bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives, the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, to oppose boycotts of Israel and "to further combat the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement."[77] He supported the Trump administration's decision to relocate the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May 2018 as part of the United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel.[78]

Land management

In April 2016 Zeldin introduced legislation to prevent the federal government's sale of Plum Island to the highest bidder.[79] In May 2016 his bill unanimously passed the House.[80]

LGBT rights

As a New York state senator in 2011, Zeldin voted against the Marriage Equality Act, which legalized same-sex marriage in the state.[81] In June 2015, after the United States Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that state-level bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, Zeldin would not comment about his view of same-sex marriage, but indicated that he believed the issue should have been decided at the state level.[82] A month later he signed on as a co-sponsor of the First Amendment Defense Act,[83] a bill whose supporters said was designed to protect Americans who used their religious beliefs to deny services to same sex couples or unmarried pregnant women. Critics of the measure said it would enable people to violate the legal rights of same-sex couples and their children by discriminating against them.[84][85][86] In May 2019, Zeldin voted against the Equality Act.[87][88][89]

Taxes

In November 2017, Zeldin said he was not yet satisfied with the proposed Republican tax bill. He cited his concerns with the elimination of the state and local tax deduction. That same month, House Speaker Paul Ryan canceled plans to attend a fundraiser for Zeldin after Zeldin voted against the House version of the bill.[90] In December, Zeldin called the tax bill "a geographic redistribution of wealth" that takes money from some states while providing tax relief to others. He suggested that the removal of the state tax deduction could have been implemented gradually.[91][92]

Zeldin voted against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which passed in December 2017.[93] He supported the corporate tax cuts in the bill but did not approve of the limit for property tax deductions, preferring a cap of $20,000 or $25,000 as opposed to the $10,000 that was in the bill.[94]

Trump administration

On May 3, 2016, Zeldin endorsed Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee.[95] Zeldin had previously indicated that he would support the eventual Republican nominee.[96] During the campaign, Zeldin faulted Trump for a comment about Khizr and Ghazala Khan, a Gold Star family whose son Humayun, a Captain in the Army, was killed during the Iraq War, but stated he would continue to support Trump.[97]

During Trump's presidency, Zeldin was a staunch Trump ally.[98]

In 2017, Zeldin supported Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey, saying it offered the FBI a chance at a "fresh start" to rebuild trust.[99] In May 2018 Zeldin called for the criminal prosecution of former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe.[100] Also that month Zeldin called for creating a special counsel investigation into the FBI and the DOJ regarding their investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.[101] Zeldin said the investigations were launched with "insufficient intelligence and biased motivations", with surveillance warrants for Trump campaign staffers obtained in "deeply flawed and questionable" ways.[101] He also called for an investigation into the FBI's decision to conclude its investigation into the Hillary Clinton email controversy.[101][102]

During the 2018–19 United States federal government shutdown, Zeldin voted with the Republican caucus against the appropriations measure to fund the federal government. He instructed the House to withhold his pay until the shutdown ended, saying: "It's crazy to me that members of Congress get paid while other federal employees do not."[103]

Zeldin defended Trump amid the Trump–Ukraine scandal, which set off an impeachment inquiry against Trump over his request that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. Zeldin said in October 2019, "It is crystal clear... that any allegation that President Trump was trying to get President Zelensky to manufacture dirt on the Bidens is just not true".[104]

Zeldin became one of Trump's staunchest defenders during his public impeachment hearings. In the seven impeachment deposition transcripts released as of November 2019, no Republican had spoken more than Zeldin, who is referenced more than 550 times.[105]

In December 2020, Zeldin was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives who signed an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden prevailed[106] over incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of the election held by another state.[107][101][108] When asked in January 2021 to respond to the release of an audio recording of a phone call where Trump pressured the Georgia Secretary of State to overturn the 2020 election and "find" enough votes for him to win, Zeldin responded by criticizing the media.[109]

In January 2021, Zeldin objected to the official certification of the results of the 2020 presidential election in Congress.[110][111]

Veterans affairs

In February 2015 Zeldin introduced his first bill, to eliminate the dollar limit for loans that the United States Department of Veterans Affairs can guarantee for a veteran.[112] In February 2016 he proposed federal legislation to fund a three-year, $25-million nationwide veterans' peer-support program modeled on one he helped establish while a member of the New York State Senate.[113]

Other

In July 2015, Zeldin was among nine Republicans who addressed the Long Island chapter of Oath Keepers, an anti-government American far-right organization associated with the militia movement.[114]

Personal life

Zeldin is Jewish,[115] and his wife, Diana, is Mormon.[116] The couple has identical twin daughters, Mikayla and Arianna.[117][28] They live in Shirley, New York.[11]

See also

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