PERSON: Rob Astorino

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Robert P. Astorino (born May 3, 1967) is an American politician and television host who served as the county executive of Westchester County in the state of New York. He is also a media personality who was one of the founders of 1050 AM ESPN Radio in New York City, working as the station’s executive producer and as executive producer of The Michael Kay Show. He is also a host on the MSG Network.

A Republican, Astorino was a member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators from 2003 to 2005, when he launched an unsuccessful bid to unseat then-Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano. In 2009, he challenged Spano again and won. In 2013, Astorino defeated Democratic challenger Noam Bramson, mayor of New Rochelle,[1] in his run for reelection to the office of Westchester County Executive. In 2014, he was the Republican nominee for New York state governor in that year’s gubernatorial election, but was defeated by incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo. In 2017, Astorino ran for a third term as Westchester County Executive, but was defeated by Democratic challenger George Latimer.

Astorino resides in Mount Pleasant, New York with his wife and three children.

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