Disgraced former representative George Santos ends race for new House seat
by The Independent
The Independent— The former congressman was ousted from the House of Representatives in December and currently faces 23 federal criminal charges, including charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and theft of public funds
Washington Examiner—George Santos withdraws independent bid for New York House seat: ‘Goodbye for now’. Former New York Rep. George Santos is saying goodbye to national politics “for now” after announcing on Tuesday he will withdraw his 2024 independent bid for New York’s 1st Congressional District. Santos, a former representative of New York‘s 3rd District, said his decision to bow out of the race was because he does not want […]
The Guardian—George Santos, indicted fabulist expelled from Congress, drops bid for New York seat. The colorful former congressman facing multiple charges gave his support, of sorts, to ‘feckless RINO’ Nick LaLotaThe expelled US congressman, fabulist and multiply indicted criminal defendant George Santos said he would not run for re-election in New York after all, because to do so would risk splitting the Republican vote and handing Democrats a prized Long Island seat.“Although Nick and I don’t have the same voting record and I remain critical of his abysmal record, I don’t want to split the...
POLITICO—George Santos drops independent House bid. Santos, who faces numerous criminal charges, wants to remain in the public spotlight.