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Prior to leaving office, Senator D'Amato published his memoir entitled ''Power, Pasta and Politics.'' He also became a columnist for the since defunct ''George'' [[magazine]] and a contributor to [[Fox News]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/03/09/damato/|title=D'Amato to pen advice column|date=March 9, 1999|publisher=[[CNN]]|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref>

Prior to leaving office, Senator D'Amato published his memoir entitled ''Power, Pasta and Politics.'' He also became a columnist for the since defunct ''George'' [[magazine]] and a contributor to [[Fox News]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/03/09/damato/|title=D'Amato to pen advice column|date=March 9, 1999|publisher=[[CNN]]|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref>

In 2008, D'Amato endorsed U.S. Senator [[Fred Thompson]] of [[Tennessee]] for the Republican presidential nomination, which instead went to [[John McCain]], who was handily defeated by [[Barack Obama]]. In 2012, D'Amato supported  [[Mitt Romney]], the former governor of [[Massachusetts]] and the current junior U. S. Senator from [[Utah]]], in the second losing race to Obama. In 2016, he endorsed [[Ohio]] Governor [[John Kasich]], a Moderate Republican who claimed the ability to stop runaway deficits. In that race, former Governor Pataki was also a candidate. Kasich was quickly upended by D'Amato's fellow New York Republican, [[Donald Trump]].

In 2008, D'Amato endorsed [[actor]] and U.S. Senator [[Fred Thompson]] of [[Tennessee]] for the Republican presidential nomination, which instead went to [[John McCain]], who was handily defeated by [[Barack Obama]]. In 2012, D'Amato supported  [[Mitt Romney]], the former governor of [[Massachusetts]] and the current junior U. S. Senator from [[Utah]]], in the second losing race to Obama. In 2016, he endorsed [[Ohio]] Governor [[John Kasich]], a Moderate Republican who claimed the ability to stop runaway deficits. In that race, former Governor Pataki was also a candidate. Kasich was quickly upended by D'Amato's fellow New York Republican, [[Donald Trump]].

In 2020, the former senator spoke against the policy of Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] to transfer [[coronavirus]] patients to nursing homes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/04/30/damato-blasts-ny-for-putting-coronavirus-patients-in-nursing-homes/|title=D'Amato blast NY for putting coronavirus patients in nurshing homes|author=Carl Campanile|publisher=''The New York Post''|date=April 30, 2020|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref>

In 2020, the former senator spoke against the policy of Democrat Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] to transfer [[coronavirus]] patients to nursing homes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/04/30/damato-blasts-ny-for-putting-coronavirus-patients-in-nursing-homes/|title=D'Amato blast NY for putting coronavirus patients in nurshing homes|author=Carl Campanile|publisher=''The New York Post''|date=April 30, 2020|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref>

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