George Santos withdraws independent bid for New York House seat: ‘Goodbye for now’

Washington Examiner— 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.

chappaqua.dailyvoice.com—'Goodbye For Now': George Santos Ends NY Congressional Bid. Just a month after launching his independent congressional bid, disgraced former New York Rep. George Santos is withdrawing from the race. The ex-Republican lawmaker from Long Island announced that he was ending his campaign for the state’s 1st District, representing eastern Suffolk County, in a post on X Tuesday, April 23. “I have decided to withdraw from my independent run for #NY1,” Santos said. “I don’t want my run to be portrayed as reprisal against [Republican] Nick Lalota Although Nick...