Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) announced on Monday that he’s running for reelection, despite facing multiple ongoing investigations, questions over his background, and repeated calls to resign.
Santos, who represents New York’s 3rd Congressional District, has been in Congress since January after defeating Rob Zimmerman, a Democrat, in the 2022 midterm elections with 53.8 percent of the vote.
“I was elected to fulfill my campaign promises of securing our border, lowering the high cost of living, solving the disastrous SALT issue in our tax code, and fighting the [Gov. Kathy] Hochul crime crisis of policies empowering criminals to terrorize the people of New York,” Santos said in his announcement.
“I’ve been in office for 100 days, and through legislation and my votes, I’ve already made significant efforts to honor those promises,” the 34-year-old continued. “Since the Left is pushing radical agendas, the economy is struggling, and Washington is incapable of solving anything, we need a fighter who knows the district and can serve the people fearlessly, and independent of local or national party influence.”
Background Scrutiny
During his last campaign, Santos portrayed himself as a graduate of Baruch College who went on to work for high-profile financial firms Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, while also touting he ran an animal charity, in addition to other falsehoods.“The Chairman of the Nassau GOP and the elected officials condemned Santos’ campaign of deceit and lies,” the statement said. “His fabrications have hurt people. What’s more, he deceived voters and has disgraced the House of Representatives. Santos has got to go!”
McCarthy has stood by Santos, stating that the people of New York’s 3rd Congressional District voted him into office.
“He has a responsibility to uphold what they voted for, to work and have their voice here, but at any time if it rises to a legal level, we will deal with it then,” he said.