ALBANY, N.Y. — You can cross Carl Paladino's name off the list of possible candidates to challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the 2018 New York gubernatorial election.
Speaking at the 51st Annual Conservative Party Political Action Conference in Albany, Paladino said that he will not be running for governor this year, according to Capital Tonight reporter Nick Reisman.
Paladino later confirmed that decision with 2 On Your Side's Scott Levin.
Paladino has said for the last few years that he was "strongly considering" a run for governor. Paladino ran for governor in 2010, eventually losing to Cuomo.
Just this past June, Paladino was removed from the Buffalo School Board by NYS Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia.
Paladino faced a five-day hearing that included more than 20 hours of testimony from 10 different witnesses in Albany this past June. A petition had been filed by six of the school board members, who sought to boot Paladino from the school board over allegations of illegal disclosures of sensitive district negotiations.