and that year, Santos lost to Suozzi, who had represented parts of the district since 2016. But New York's congressional districts wereredrawn ahead of the 2022 election, making the district more friendly to Republicans. Long Island also became one of the only bright spots for the ...
MINEOLA, N.Y.--Tom Suozzi, the man who previously heldGeorge Santos' congressional seat, wants his old job back. Suozzi on Wednesday met withGov. Kathy Hochul, who he tried to unseat in last year's gubernatorial race, because he needed her endorsement to run in the ...
13 special election to succeed ousted lawmaker George Santos in the U.S. House of Representatives, local party leaders said on Thursday. Suozzi, who had previously held the seat before resigning to mount an ultimately unsuccessful run for New York governor, was one...
In the end, it wasn't particularly close: Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip 54%-46% in the hotly contested Long Island special election to replace disgraced former Rep. George Santos. Now, the House is closer than ever: the flip puts Democrats at 213 s...
Jacobs, also the party’s Nassau County chair, has described the Santos debacle as an affront he wanted to reverse. The special election victory will likely quiet Jacobs’ critics on the left — at least in the short term — who believe he’s too moderate and too timid to lead the ...
And yet, it's Democrats who are approaching the Feb. 13 special election to replace Santos in New York's 3rd District with slightly more urgency and optimism — particularly after an unsteady rollout for the newly minted GOP nominee, Nassau County Legislator and Israel Defense Force...
The special election was watched nationwide. Would voters choose another Republican to replace the now-disgraced Santos? "George Santos is absolutely the past. The issues, really, securing the borders, controlling illegal immigrants coming to our country, to create safe communities, supporting law enf...
Who ran in the special election for George Santos' former seat? Suozzi formerly held the seat, leaving after three terms for an unsuccessful run against Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul in the 2022 New York governor's race. Pilip, who was born in Ethiopian and raised in Israel and served in ...
MINEOLA, N.Y.--Tom Suozzi, the man who previously heldGeorge Santos' congressional seat, wants his old job back. Suozzi on Wednesday met withGov. Kathy Hochul, who he tried to unseat in last year's gubernatorial race, because he needed her endorseme...