Trump coming to Jersey Shore fundraiser for NY gubernatorial candidate

LONG BRANCH - Former President Donald Trump is expected to be at the Chera family home in Long Branch this weekend, supporting a fundraiser for New York congressman Lee Zeldin as he runs for governor.

The event, scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, will not be Trump's first appearance at the home. He's held two fundraisers of his own there in the past: one in 2016 during his first presidential campaign, and another in 2020.

The Chera house was once a summer home to Stanley Chera, a New York real estate tycoon, prominent face of the Sephardic Syrian Jewish community and friend of Trump, who suffered complications and died from the coronavirus in April of 2020.

Attendance is $1,000 per person, and the "VIP reception" costs $5,000, a photo opportunity costs $25,000 and being named an "event chair" costs $100,000, according to a tweet from Zack Fink, a reporter for Spectrum News NY1.

Zeldin is the Republican nominee against Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat who took over the job after the resignation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo following a series of allegations of sexual misconduct.

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Jenna Calderón covers breaking news and cold cases in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Before coming to the Press, she covered The Queen City for Cincinnati Magazine in Ohio. Contact her at 330-590-3903; jcalderon@gannettnj.com

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