Republican · New York's 21st District · 2026
Anthony Constantino
Constantino began running his family's printing business at 19, years after his father's death, and later founded Sticker Mule in Amsterdam.
Biography
Anthony Constantino began running his late father's printing company at 19 and later founded Sticker Mule, the online printing business headquartered in Amsterdam.1 His campaign biography says he personally handled customer service during Sticker Mule's first two years.1 It identifies manufacturing operations in New York, South Carolina and Italy.1
His interests also took him into a boxing ring: he moved to Mexico to train at 40 and competed as both an amateur and a professional.2 He has also produced and performed on an album, Thank You President Trump, which includes a song called Fight.1
In an October interview, Constantino described local investments including renovating Amsterdam buildings, opening the Fitness Mule club after another gym closed during the pandemic and supporting a senior center.2 He also pointed to a scholarship at the Catholic primary school he attended.2
Constantino, a Republican making his first political run, faces Democrat Blake Gendebien for the seat Elise Stefanik is leaving.2 His agenda includes stronger border enforcement, lower energy costs, expanded broadband and cellular service, more support for rural healthcare and national legislation allowing firearm carrying without a government permit.2 He cites his mother's experience with medical care when making the case for wider use of telehealth.2
Record and controversies
Farm allegation and source payment
About both candidates: Anthony Constantino and Blake Gendebien
Constantino accused Gendebien of illegal dumping on his farm; Gendebien denied ordering workers to dump dead cattle and described the accusations as retaliation by a former employee fired for cause.3 October 27 reporting quoted DEC saying it had closed the September complaint after finding no violations, with no open investigation.4
City & State identified a $28,000 campaign payment to someone with the same name as the former worker's partner, who had supplied allegations, labeled GOTV strategy consulting.3 Constantino declined to specify the work and called the payment a small part of his spending.3 He also asserted the investigation had reopened, citing his investigator's account of evidence review; DEC said none was open as of October 27.3
Advertising disclaimer complaint
An April 1 WPTZ report described an FEC complaint alleging campaign money paid for Sticker Mule ads.5 Campaign counsel said a Google labeling error caused the wrong funding disclaimer, Sticker Mule actually paid for the ads, and the labels had been corrected to the campaign's knowledge; Constantino called the complaint meritless.5 The report describes a complaint, rather than an FEC finding.5