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Via The Leader-Herald In announcing his Republican bid for governor on Tuesday, Harry Wilson has leaned heavily into his Johnstown roots. Not only did Wilson shoot his announcement video in Johnstown – including on the former dairy farm property where he grew up – but he also pointed to the city as the kind of community he […]

Via WSKG The Republican roster of candidates seeking the party’s nomination for governor grew wider Tuesday, with the entrance of businessman Harry Wilson, who’s come closer than anyone else in his party to winning statewide office in the last two decades. When Wilson last ran for public office in 2010, he lost his challenge to

Via WKTV UTICA, N.Y. – A Republican who has joined the race for New York State governor visited Utica Wednesday morning. Harry Wilson is a native of Johnstown, and says he was raised by a working-class family. He is a businessman who works with struggling companies to help them restructure. His campaign slogan is “Turn

Via New York Daily News We thought business turnaround expert Harry Wilson was terrific when he ran for state comptroller a dozen years ago. So did the Times and the Post, the first time that the three papers endorsed a statewide challenger since we all backed Pat Moynihan’s first Senate run in 1976. Wilson lost narrowly in

Via WNYT Another Republican candidate and a Johnstown native is throwing his hat in the ring for the New York governor’s race. Businessman Harry Wilson is the fourth Republican candidate to enter the race. He lost the 2010 New York comptroller race to Tom DiNapoli. In a video announcing his candidacy, Wilson says he was

Via Spectrum Local News Republican businessman Harry Wilson lanched his bid for governor on Tuesday, entering what has become a crowded GOP field for the nomination. His announcement on Tuesday morning comes a week before Republicans meet in Garden City to formally designate their preferred slate of candidates at their convention. “I’m running for Governor

Via New York Post Millionaire GOP businessman Harry Wilson announced his bid for governor Tuesday, vowing to fix a pandemic-ravaged New York with the same skills he’s used to save reeling corporations. “I’m running for governor to turn around New York,” Wilson said in a tweet. “Our state is totally broken. Rising crime, sky-high taxes, closed schools, corrupt