Lewis E. Lehrman, Store Chain Heir Who Ran for N.Y. Governor, Dies at 87

Mar 13, 2026 - 18:00
Lewis E. Lehrman, Store Chain Heir Who Ran for N.Y. Governor, Dies at 87
After helping his family’s Rite-Aid drugstore empire flourish, he waged a surprisingly close but losing race as a Reagan Republican against Mario Cuomo in 1982.