StickerMule CEO Anthony Constantino has announced his run for U.S. Representative in New York’s 21st Congressional District, succeeding Congresswoman Elise Stefanik as she runs for Governor.
Constantino has some big shoes to fill with the departure of Stefanik, one of the most vocal advocates of MAGA in the House. But his campaign launch has shown that he is up to the task, combining grassroots support, community building and cultural impact in a way that few campaigns have done before.
Constantino held a campaign launch event at his StickerMule headquarters in Amsterdam, New York, near the world’s biggest Trump sign that he famously fought city hall for the ability to display publicly. Constantino gave out turkeys to the needy people in his community for Thanksgiving in an event that turned out hundreds of supporters on a cold winter night. He has also announced that he has put $5 million of his own money into his campaign account, showing that he is the rare Congressional candidate who cannot be bought by special interests.
“President Trump can’t fix the country on his own. I can’t fix [New York’s 21st Congressional District] on my own, but I think I’m more equipped than anyone to inspire other people and help and that’s the way to do things,” Constantino said in an interview with NTD News.
“The most exciting thing we can do to send shockwaves through the country is to turn New York red and show people that we are going to go in a different direction, that we are going to work on cutting costs, cutting taxes, cutting regulations, which is going to make people want to come back here, and it’s going to make us exciting again,” Constantino added.
In addition to rallying the district for community service, Constantino also traveled to Miami over the weekend where he put together an event centered around the release of his “‘Thank You President Trump’ album, featuring patriotic music drawing from hip-hop, rock and country themes.
The event launch party featured Trump supporter, social media star and NFL legend Antonio Brown, iconic political consultant Roger Stone, former Congressman Madison Cawthorne and many other major cultural influencers who unabashedly support MAGA.
Constantino was thrust into the national spotlight after he erected the largest Trump sign in the world at the headquarters of his business last year. At a time of great uncertainty in the nation amidst a constitutional crisis, Constantino put his neck on the line to wholeheartedly give his support to President Trump.
Constantino received positive and negative feedback from his decision to unveil the sign. Trump supporters rallied to his defense, but he lost business from liberals and faced their cancellation attempts. After the municipality came after Constantino and attempted to force him to take down the sign, the ensuing case had tremendous 1st Amendment implications.
Amsterdam Mayor Michael Cinquanti, a Democrat, claimed that Constantino’s sign was in violation of “presents a dangerous distraction and impacts traffic flow.” The city forced Constantino to take the sign down with a temporary restraining order that stopped the sign from being “displayed” or “illuminated.”
Constantino appealed the ruling and took the matter to state Supreme Court Judge Rebecca Slezak, who lifted the injunction. Sticker Mule attorney Sal Ferlazzo said that Judge Slezak “found the city did not demonstrate any safety concerns related to the structure of the sign or to its visibility from the public highways.” The sign has since become a landmark of sorts, a reminder that the flame of liberty cannot be extinguished when good men and women stand and make their voices heard.
The only competitor against Constantino in his Congressional race is State Assemblyman Robert Smullen of Mohawk Valley, whose tax troubles have been well-documented for many years. Smullen was hit with felony charges after being accused of forging tax documents that allowed him to unlawfully receive military property tax exemptions on two properties. Smullen was ultimately able to plead guilty to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct after striking a deal with the courts.
Constantino is the clear choice in New York’s 21st Congressional District to continue the MAGA legacy of Elise Stefanik and give President Trump an outspoken advocate in Washington D.C. for his America First agenda.
