Mineola native files to run for Santos’ seat

BY ROBERT PELAEZ

The list of people running to oust embattled Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos next year continues to grow as Democrat William Murphy filed to run in the state’s 3rd Congressional District election.

Murphy, 39, is a legal studies professor at St. John’s University, according to his campaign biography. Born in Mineola, Murphy now lives in Farmingdale with his wife, Megan and his 3-yearold son Connor.

Prior to St. John’s, Murphy worked in the courts as a lawyer with a Long Island labor and employment law firm, mostly representing small businesses with legal matters against larger insurance companies. Currently, he said, the 3rd District has no real representation and stressed the importance of electing someone who will end “the disgraceful and embarrassing reality show in D.C.”

“Nobody there is fighting for the rights and values of real people,” Murphy said in a statement. “We deserve better than career politicians without

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