The payments, first reported byBusiness Insider, include $186,000 from op-eds and speeches alone.

Zeldin also disclosed $45,475 in casino gambling winnings.

He has said that energy dominance is one of his top priorities in leading the EPA.

Trump’s EPA Pick Has Been Writing Op-Eds on Behalf of Secret Clients

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., in Milwaukee on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.Bill Clark//Getty Images

The former lawmaker wrote a series of op-eds on behalf of the lobbying firm CGCN Group.

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