Huntington, Suffolk County, NY – A vandal scrawled threatening and antisemitic graffiti on a Long Island lawn sign supporting GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin (Jewish), the pol’s camp said Sunday, just days before his party’s primary election.
The hateful message, which included a swastika and the number 187, was found on a sign in a yard in Huntington, Suffolk County, the congressman’s home turf, his campaign said in a statement.
The campaign said the number 187 is the California penal code for murder, and “has been universally adopted as a common death threat.”
Zeldin rep Katie Vincentz added, “In the United States, we settle our scores at the ballot box, and this type of raw hate must never have any home on Long Island or anywhere else in our state and country.
“Congressman Zeldin is thankful for the Suffolk County Police Department as they work to identify the perpetrators.”
Zeldin faces Rob Astorino, Andrew Giuliani and Harry Wilson in Tuesday’s Republican primary. He was out traversing upstate New York on Sunday ahead of the primary voting.
The 42-year-old, four-term congressman, who The Post endorsed on June 16, has consistently led in the polls against his opponents.
