Queens County Republican Party endorsed candidate Anthony Como and the Democratic County candidate Elizabeth Crowley. Ognibene was chosen as Buffalo developer Carl Paladino's running mate in the New York gubernatorial election, 2010. He secured a spot on the November ballot on the Taxpayers Party line only to be removed later to avoid a split ticket, and he petitioned his way onto the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor where he ran against the party's designee, Greg Edwards, the County Executive in Chautauqua County, in western New York. Ognibene lost on September 14, 2010 in what had been a bitter primary. Personal life Originally from Middle Village in Queens, Ognibene graduated from C.W. Post College in 1966, served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1970 and graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1974. He was a resident of Queens and was married for 48 years to his wife Margaret who survives him, a former New York City junior high school teacher. He has two children, Guy and Eve. Ognibene died of cancer on October 12, 2015 at the age of 71. References External links Gotham Gazette 2005 webpage |- 1943 births 2015 deaths New York City Council members Brooklyn Law School alumni LIU Post alumni New York (state) Republicans New York (state) lawyers 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Candidates in the 2010 United States elections