Carl Paladino

American businessman and political activist

Carl Pasquale Paladinois an American businessman and political activist. Paladino is the chairman of Ellicott Development Co., a real estate development company he founded in 1973.

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About the Carl Paladino

Carl Pasquale Paladinois an American businessman and political activist. Paladino is the chairman of Ellicott Development Co., a real estate development company he founded in 1973.

Paladino ran for Governor of New York in the 2010 election. He upset Rick Lazio in the Republican primary, but was defeated by Democrat Andrew Cuomoin the general election. Paladino’s candidacy was supported by the Tea Party movement and by residents of his native Western New York.

Paladino was elected to the South Buffalo seat on the Buffalo School Board in 2013, and was re-elected in 2016. In December 2016, the board condemned racist remarks that Paladino had made about President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama and demanded that he resign. On August 17, 2017, following a public hearing, the New York State Education Department removed Paladino from his board seat for publicly disclosing confidential information obtained in executive session. Paladino was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives for New York’s 23rd District in 2022 but narrowly lost in the Republican primary to Nick Langworthy.

10 Quotes by Carl Paladino

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    We are angry about paying the highest income taxes and property taxes in the nation and getting less and less for it. We are angry about our incompetent, dysfunctional government that pays no attention to the desires of the people. We are angry about the cesspool of corruption and conflicts of interests and self-dealing that is Albany.

    Carl Paladino

    American businessman and political activist

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    I see a New York that is once again the empire state.

    Carl Paladino

    American businessman and political activist

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    I think the media has been in denial just like the party regulars have been in denial. They just don’t understand that the government that we have today is not what the people want as a government.

    Carl Paladino

    American businessman and political activist

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    I believe in the American Dream because I have lived the American Dream.

    Carl Paladino

    American businessman and political activist

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    I see a New York where there is no barrier to the God-given potential of every New Yorker. I see a New York where everyone who wants a good job can find one. I see a New York where the people can believe in a grounded government again.

    Carl Paladino

    American businessman and political activist

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    Three thousand people died at ground zero. Their families are entitled to a little bit of respect, to respect the memory of those poor people that died there. And how about the families of all those soldiers that died in the two ensuing wars? Aren’t they entitled to a little bit of respect – the kids, the wives, the parents?

    Carl Paladino

    American businessman and political activist

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    I want everyone in the Republican party who opposed me to know this: you are welcome to join this people’s crusade. Come aboard. You are both welcome and needed. If we unite, we’ll win – and we’ll rebuild New York.

    Carl Paladino

    American businessman and political activist

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    People want a grounded government. They want a government that’s going to be responsible to them.

    Carl Paladino

    American businessman and political activist

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    We’re going to restructure the state government into a government that’s responsive to the needs of New York state taxpayers.

    Carl Paladino

    American businessman and political activist

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    I see a New York where people who are down on their luck can get back on the road to responsibility, a job and dignity.

    Carl Paladino

    American businessman and political activist