Expelled George Santos announces bid for return to Congress as Independent
Santos was expelled from Congress amid allegations that he misused campaign funds
By Louis Casiano Fox News
Published March 22, 2024 3:59pm EDT
Expelled former U.S. Rep. George Santos of New York on Friday announced another congressional bid to reclaim a seat in the House, but this time as an Independent candidate.
Santos will run to unseat Rep. Nick LaLota, a Republican, who represents New York's 1st Congressional District.
"The Republican Party continues to lie and swindle its voter base," Santos wrote Friday on X. "I in good conscience cannot affiliate myself with a party that stands for nothing and falls for everything."
"I am officially suspending my petitioning in #NY01 to access the ballot as a Republican and will be filing to run as an independent…" he added.
Santos previously represented New York's 3rd Congressional District as a Republican. U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat, took the seat after winning a special election after Santos was booted from Congress.
In a post on X earlier this month, Santos called LaLota a RINO – Republican in name only.
"He is a willing to risk the future of our majority and the future of this country for his own political gain," he wrote at the time in which he announced a run to unseat LaLota without stating his political affiliation.
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