Remember Anthony Constantino? The StickerMule CEO employs nearly a thousand citizens of Amsterdam, NY. He erected a 100 foot-long illuminated "Vote For Trump" sign atop his warehouse headquarters in the upstate town in the months leading up to the election.
Constantino was initially thwarted by Michael Cinquanti, the Trump-hating mayor of Amsterdam. Cinquanti claimed that the sign would distract drivers, and must remain covered. In October, a judge ruled that Constantino had the right to display his sign, so the entrepreneur threw a party for the town.
Now he is considering running for the open House seat vacated by GOP star Elise Stefanik, who accepted Trump's offer to serve as his UN ambassador on Monday.
Anthony Constantino, the patriot who put a giant "Vote for Trump" sign on his building in New York, says he's considering running for Elise Stefanik's open seat
— George (@BehizyTweets) November 12, 2024
He's a man who employs hundreds of New Yorkers. He would be an excellent congressman.pic.twitter.com/FMiaVxFuoy https://t.co/T1tq8Y3dsO
Amsterdam is part of New York's 20th District, which includes our deep blue capital, Albany. Amsterdam is in Montgomery County, however, and Republicans nearly flipped the county red in the House race between Dem incumbent Paul Tonko and Kevin Waltz.
Tonko won the other four counties in the district comfortably, but took Montgomery by less than 1%. In a bleak section of New York for conservatives, this is positive news.
Constantino is an example of the type of conservative leaders who need to step up across the state and country to fill seats vacated by those who are serving in Trump's cabinet. The Republican majority in the House, once certified, will be slim.
If Constantino runs, it would be to represent District 21, and its much more conservative voting population.
The clock is already ticking for the midterms, when agendas are often derailed by giving back hard-won congressional majorities.
