Lee Zeldin is an American personality and is currently working as a Lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. In the US Army, he was previously active from 2003 to 2007 and later became active again after 2007. From January 2011 to December 2014, Lee Zeldin was a New York State Senate member from the 3rd district.
From January 2015 to January 2023, he was an active U.S. House of Representatives member from New York’s 1st district. Besides, he holds a law certification and is liable for practicing law in the United States.
Lee Zeldin Net Worth
Lee Zeldin is known to make $137,000 (minimum outside revenue) to $270,000 (maximum outside revenue). The government published the salary and revenue details for the lawmakers’ income outside government service in 2012.
Net Worth: | $3 Million |
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Real Name: | Lee Michael Zeldin |
Birth Date: | January 30, 1980 |
Age (as of 2024): | 44 Years |
Birth Place: | East Meadow, New York, USA |
Height: | – |
Girlfriend: | Diana Zeldin |
Early Life
Lee Zeldin [30th January 1980] has a birth name, Lee Michael Zeldin. Zeldin was born in East Meadow, New York, to loving and caring parents Merrill Schwartz and David Zeldin. He was raised in Suffolk County, New York, where he attended William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach, New York, in 1998 and later attended Hebrew school.
Lee Zeldin has received a political science degree from the SUNY University at Albany. He received the degree in 2001. After that, he received a JD in law from Albany Law School in May 2003. In 2004, he gained admission to the New York State Bar.
Career
Military & Legal Career
Lee was hired as a second lieutenant in the Army ROTC commission, where he served from 2003 to 2007. First, he was employed in the Military Intelligence Corps department; after that, in 2007, he received a transfer from the Military Intelligence Corps department to the Army Reserve.
In the Army Reserve Department, he served the designation of lieutenant colonel. In 2007, Lee Zeldin became an active lawyer and a member of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Then, in 2008, he started his self-funded company, a general-practice law firm in Smithtown, New York. Lee operated his law firm single-handedly until he began working as a politician and gained the designation of New York’s 3rd State Senate district in 2010.
Member of the New York State Senate from the 3rd district [2011 to 2014]
In 2010, Lee stood for the Republican Party for the designation of Senate from the 3rd district of New York State and challenged the democratic party & the candidate, Brian X. Foley. Zeldin received 57% more votes than his competitor.
After that, in 2012, he was re-elected and again won against the candidate of the Democratic party, winning 56% of the votes. During his time as a senate of New York State [3rd district], he was actively involved in making acts and other curriculums for the state. In January 2011, he made providing a 2% property tax cap compulsory.
After that, in June 2011, he passed the Marriage Equality Act, stating his belief that marriage should be the act between a man and a woman. In March 2014, he voted against the New York Dream Act, according to which undocumented students with in-state tuition requirements will be provided with financial aid to study at the university level.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York’s 1st district
He stood for the election for the Ist district in 2008, but he was defeated then. Then, in 2014, he announced that he would again seek the Republican nominations against Tim Bishop. This time, he defeated Bishop with 54% of votes, and the results were announced on 4 November 2014. After that, he took the chair from 3rd January 2015 until 3rd January 2023.
Personal Life
Lee Zeldin is a happy-living married man. His wife’s name is Diana, and the pair has given birth to identical twins. Those identical twins’ children might have become teens by 2024. As per Lee Zendil’s Facebook account, his twin daughters have become high school graduates since 29th June 2024. Their names are Mikayla and Arianna.
Social Media
Lee is available on LinkedIn with the same name. He has 36 connections and 572 followers. On LinkedIn, he mentions that he belongs to Shirley, New York, United States. On Instagram, he goes by the handle name – leezeldin.
He has 67.4K followers, 1,370 following members, and 2,254 posts. He came on Fox News as a commentator and spoke about the candidates – Joe Biden and Donald Trump and their nominations for the 2024 elections.
He had also posted an image of “assassination on Donald Trump” when he was hit by a gun by a 20-year-old man while he was addressing the audience in his speech. Lee Zeldin captioned the image as “Praying for President Trump 🙏” Zeldin is verified on Twitter by the name – Lee Zeldin [@leezeldin]. Lee is available on Facebook with 4.5K friends.