On Jan. 29 Lee Zeldin was sworn in as the 17th administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA reports that Administrator Zeldin will work closely with the dedicated career officials at the agency to fulfill the its mission to protect human health and the environment.
“It is my honor to serve as the 17th Environmental Protection Agency Administrator. Under President Trump’s leadership, we will take great strides to defend every American’s access to clean air, clean water and clean land," says Zeldin. "We will maintain and expand the gold standard of environmental stewardship and conservation that President Trump set forth in his first administration while also prioritizing economic prosperity. I look forward to working with the agency’s talented staff and scientists to deliver results for the American people. It’s time to get to work.”
Zeldin has dedicated his life to public service. He is currently in his 22nd year in the U.S. military, having deployed to Iraq in 2006 with the Army’s Elite 82nd Airborne Division and continues to serve as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve. He served in the New York State Senate from 2011-2014 and later represented New York’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015-2023.
During his eight years in Congress, Zeldin worked across party lines to preserve the Long Island Sound and Plum Island. He supported key legislation that became historic, bipartisan success stories like the Great American Outdoors Act and Save our Seas Act to clean up plastics from our oceans, according to the. He also led the fight for Sea Grant, combated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water, voted for the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act, and supported clean energy projects on Long Island.
At just 23, Lee became the youngest attorney in New York State at the time. Born and raised in Suffolk County, New York, Zeldin and his wife Diana have twin daughters, Mikayla and Arianna.
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