The New York Conservative Party certainly has the attention of President Trump, having delivered 321,788 votes for his reelection. He expressed his gratitude in a letter read by Chairman Gerard Kassar at the party’s 57th Annual Conservative Party Political Action Conference in Albany.
“Together, we are standing on the cusp of the most extraordinary period of political reform in the history of our country,” Trump wrote. “As you know, we have been given a resounding mandate to implement our agenda of prosperity, safety, and success-and we have spared no time in making good on our promises to the American People.”
The party issued its 2025 Legislative Program at the capital event, a platform that spells out many of the priorities also voiced by the President. “My Administration is working tirelessly to seal the border, stop the invasion of illegal aliens, rebuild our economy, drastically cut energy prices, reduce government waste and inefficiency, clean up our corrupt bureaucracies, bring back law and order, reassert peace through strength on the world stage, and restore common sense in our culture, our classrooms, and our public square,” Trump said.
The 47th President received the endorsement of the state Conservatives at their convention in August at Jericho’s Milleridge Inn. Trump sent Congressman Jim Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, to accept the nomination on his behalf. Trump tightened his losing margin in the decidedly blue New York from 23% in his loss to Joe Biden to 11.6% against Kamala Harris. His 2024 Conservative vote total in the state was second only to Richard Nixon’s 1972 landslide victory over George McGovern. Trump’s Conservative plurality enabled the party to maintain Row C on New York ballots, a line needed by many Republicans in local races to edge out the Democrats.
According to Chairman Kassar, the 2024-2026 State Legislature elected 24 Senators and 50 Assembly Members designated by the Conservative Party. “The 119th Congress elected seven Representatives from New York State who ran with Conservative support,” he said, adding, “Our party has forged strong links to the Republicans and common sense Democrats of compatible views that have slowed the complete leftward drift of local governments.”
“Propelled by the support, commitment, and hard work of proud New York patriots like all of you, we will continue to build on this extraordinary momentum,” Trump told the Conservatives. “We will rescue the American Dream for citizens of every race, religion, color, and creed. And we will make New York safer, more prosperous, more beautiful, and greater than ever before.”
The President boasted that the “Golden Age of America is finally upon us—and we are only getting started.” He thanked the Third Party for its “incredible service to the State of New York, our movement, and our Nation. I look forward to seeing what you achieve in the months and years to come. May God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United States of America.”