Richard Hanna Advances to ‘On the Radar’

Richard Hanna Advances to ‘On the Radar’

New York Candidate Takes Important Step Toward ‘Young Gun’ Status

Washington- The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has officially announced Richard Hanna (NY-24) as an ‘On the Radar’ candidate, an important first step in its Young Guns program. Founded in the 2007-2008 election cycle by Reps. Eric Cantor (R-VA), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Paul Ryan (R-WI), the Young Guns program is a member-driven organization dedicated to electing open-seat and challenger candidates nationwide. Hanna is running in New York’s Twenty-Fourth Congressional District against Rep. Michael Arcuri.

The Young Guns program is designed to assist Republican candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives achieve goals and benchmarks throughout the election cycle focused on the fundamentals of a winning campaign. By achieving ‘On the Radar’ status, Hanna has already proven his ability to build a successful campaign structure and achieve important fundraising goals.

“The NRCC is committed to working with Richard Hanna as he continues to meet the rigorous goals of the Young Guns program,” said NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions. “Hanna is an accomplished, independent leader who will fight for job creation, which is why he already has significant momentum behind his campaign. I am confident that Republicans will be successful in our effort to defeat Michael Arcuri, who is an out-of-touch politician solely focused on his party’s big-government, big-spending agenda.”

As a lifelong resident of upstate New York and a successful businessman and entrepreneur, Hanna knows what it takes to create jobs and build a successful business from the ground up. After graduating college, Richard Hanna started Hanna Construction which over 25 years went from working alone on small residential projects to completing a multitude of commercial and municipal projects across New York state. In addition to being a successful business owner, Hanna is a sustaining member of the CATO Institute and the Foundation on Economic Education. Hanna is not only a successful job creator, but also a public servant to Central New Yorkers. His philanthropic work has earned him numerous awards, such as the 2007 Rosamond Childs Award and he was honored by the YWCA for “Being a Champion of Women.”

Having achieved certain benchmarks to place him on the road to victory, Richard Hanna now faces a new set of rigorous goals that will help him advance to the next level of the Young Guns program and help him build a competitive, effective and winning campaign.

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