Former US Rep. George Santos, expelled
from Congress, says he is running again
Posted By: sunset, 3/9/2024 7:52:30 PM
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from Congress in December and faces federal charges of defrauding donors to his 2022 campaign, has announced he is running for the House again. Santos, a Republican who is just the sixth member to be ousted by fellow House members, posted Thursday night on X that he will challenge Republican Rep. Nick LaLota, who represents a district on New York’s Long Island that is different from the one Santos represented before he was expelled. Santos made the announcement after attending President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address and mingling with former colleagues who voted to kick him out of Congress
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Santos, a Republican who is just the sixth member to be ousted by fellow House members, posted Thursday night on X that he will challenge Republican Rep. Nick LaLota, who represents a district on New York’s Long Island that is different from the one Santos represented before he was expelled.
Santos made the announcement after attending President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address and mingling with former colleagues who voted to kick him out of Congress
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145,824 New Yorkers elected Santos to caucus with the GOP in congress. 105 republicans then nullified that congressional district's choice for constituent representation. Result: the subsequent election resulted in that congressional seat going to a democrat for only 91,338 votes. Face, meet palm.