HERRICKS GRAD SENTENCED Santos files papers to run in ‘24

Local GOP groups, officials have rescinded support for embattled rep

BY ROBERT PELAEZ

U.S. Rep. George Santos, in a letter to the Federal Election Commission Tuesday, said he will be running for reelection in 2024, despite GOP groups including the Nassau County Republican Committee saying they will not back him going forward.

Contributions have been made to

Devolder-Santos for Congress, which has been designated as the embattled congressman’s campaign finance committee, according to multiple reports.

Efforts to reach a Santos representative for official comment were unavailing.

Nassau County Republican Committee Chairman Joseph Cairo, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman,

Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, newly-elected state Sen. Jack Martins and newly-elected U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito have been vocal in expressing their lack of support for Santos going forward.

“He’s disgraced the House of Representatives and we do not consider him one of our congresspeople,” Cairo said in a press conference earlier this year.

Santos has been the face of local and federal probes into his personal, professional and financial background.

Articles from the New York Times and other publications unearthed the congressman’s lies earlier this year, following his win over Democrat Robert Zimmerman in the state’s 3rd Congressional District in November.

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