Stuart Amoriell announces his candidacy for the NY-21 House seat at John Brown Farm on Wednesday. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)

LAKE PLACID — From a podium on the bed of a pickup truck at John Brown Farm, Stuart Amoriell announced his candidacy for New York’s 21st Congressional District to a crowd of supporters on Wednesday.

The owner of the Pickled Pig restaurant gave a passionate, wide-ranging speech covering many political topics, focused on American “greatness.” He said America has fallen short of its promise of greatness, and that greatness does not need to be restored, but remembered.

Amoriell will run on the Democratic line. There are currently three other Democrats vying for the seat, which U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is expected to vacate as she runs for governor of New York next November — Blake Gendebien, Dylan Hewitt and Maylon Haller. The Republican party features Assemblyman Robert Smullen and Anthony Constantino, who are running to keep Stefanik’s seat as a GOP one.

This sets up expected primary elections for both major parties next June.

The NY-21 race will take place on Nov. 3, the same day as the gubernatorial race.

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