Hon. Lee Zeldin

U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has dedicated his life to public service. He served twenty-two years in the U.S. Army which included service as an intelligence officer, prosecutor, and military magistrate. In the summer of 2006, Lee deployed to Iraq with an infantry battalion of fellow paratroopers from the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division. He then spent four years in the New York State Senate and eight years in the U.S. House of Representatives. After nearly pulling off a historic upset to become Governor of New York, President Trump asked Lee Zeldin to join his Cabinet, as the 17th Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

At the Trump EPA, Administrator Zeldin has proven that we can both protect our environment and grow our economy. At his helm, EPA will do more deregulation at one agency in one year than entire federal governments have done across all agencies across entire terms of presidencies. His commitment to being a good steward of tax dollars has resulted in the termination of over $29 billion in grants which equates to roughly three times the agency’s annual operating budget. Administrator Zeldin also canceled $1 million in media subscriptions, saved over $18 million annually in real estate consolidations, and another $750 million annually in staff reductions, while closing the $4 million Biden EPA museum that barely anyone visited, or let alone knew existed.

Beyond helping reform Washington, Administrator Zeldin has delivered results across our country, including along our border. He signed a binational agreement with Mexico to implement a permanent, 100% solution to the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis. He oversaw the completion of a historic wildfire cleanup in Los Angeles in less than 30 days. And he has taken decisive action to Power the Great American Comeback.

Lee Zeldin was born and raised on Long Island. He went to college and law school in Albany, New York, and at 23 years old became the youngest attorney in the state at that time. He is a husband to his wife, Diana, and father to their twin daughters, Mikayla and Arianna, who are now in their Sophomore year of college.