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Statement from Gov. Haley Barbour on Myers Mermel’s Entry into the Governor’s Race

Gov. Barbour on Mermel: “His entry is another encouraging sign for Republicans in the New
York governor’s race.”

NEW YORK, NY – New York Governor Candidate Myers Mermel released a statement
today from Governor Haley Barbour on Mermel’s entry into the governor’s race.

“I would like to welcome my friend Myers Mermel to the race for Governor of New York. He
is a successful businessman who holds core conservative values and principles,” Barbour said.
“His entry is another encouraging sign for Republicans in the New York governor’s race.”

“We look forward to Republicans in New York having a spirited debate about the future of the
state, and I am confident the eventual GOP nominee will be competitive in the fall,” Barbour
concluded.

“I’m encouraged that Gov. Barbour welcomes my run for Governor of New York,” Mermel
said. “Gov. Barbour was a key architect of the Republican resurgence in 1994 and played a
major role in allowing the Republican Party to rebuild itself into a powerful force representing
the will of the people.”

Mermel looks forward to working with Gov. Barbour if elected Governor of New York.

“Never before have we seen such disenfranchisement among the people,” Mermel said. “This
election is critical to ensure that voter confidence is restored with voters in New York and across
the country.”
 About Myers Mermel – Myers Mermel graduated from the St. Albans School, received a BA
from the University of Vermont, an MA from Columbia University and attended Yale Divinity
School. Myers moved to New York City after college and began work as a commercial lender
and then an investment banker. In 1994, he started a company to help advise businesses on
relocation efforts. Mermel’s firm was the exclusive real estate advisor in 2001and 2002 to Gov.
George Pataki in the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan in the aftermath of 9/11. In addition,
he now works in commercial real estate. In his career he has advised companies in the relocation
of over 200,000 jobs into and around New York State. His mother’s family, the Myers, have
roots in upstate New York that stretch back to the Revolution. His father’s family came to the
United States through Ellis Island in the late 19th century. Politically, Myers served as an intern
for then Vice President George HW Bush in the White House. He was New York State Chair for
Mike Huckabee for President, and later served as New York State Grassroots chair for Sen. John
McCain’s Presidential campaign. In 2009, he served on the New York GOP’s reform committee
known as the Eristoff Commission. Mermel is married and has two children.

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