{"id":2113448,"date":"2023-12-01T14:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T19:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-eyes-on-new-york-as-process-to-replace-santos-gets-underway\/"},"modified":"2023-12-01T14:12:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T19:12:59","slug":"all-eyes-on-new-york-as-process-to-replace-santos-gets-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-eyes-on-new-york-as-process-to-replace-santos-gets-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"New York&#8217;s search for Santos&#8217; replacement begins, all eyes on the process"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fall-eyes-on-new-york-as-process-to-replace-santos-gets-underway%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2113448&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Democrats Eye Opportunity to Flip Former Rep. George Santos&#8217;s Seat in New York<\/h2>\n<p>With the historic ouster of former Rep. George Santos (R-NY),\u200b all eyes are now\u200d on the state\u200d of New York\u2062 as Democrats seek to flip his\u200b seat blue and chisel away at Republicans\u2019\u2062 tight\u2064 majority in the House.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Santos was removed Friday in a 311-114 vote, marking\u2062 only the sixth time a lawmaker has been ousted from the lower chamber in U.S. \u2064history. His removal\u200b offers an opportunity for Democrats to reclaim a seat that was crucial to Republicans \u2062winning control of the House last year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Special Election Process Begins<\/h3>\n<p>Santos\u2019s expulsion triggered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sec-chairman-warns-chinese-companies-to-play-by-rules-or-face-delisting\/\" title=\"SEC Chairman Warns Chinese Companies to Play by Rules or Face Delisting\">special process<\/a> to elect a new representative\u2063 to carry out the\u2063 rest of his term. That process\u2064 will be headed by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), who has vowed to \u201cundertake the solemn responsibility of filling\u200d the \u2063vacancy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people of Long Island deserve nothing less,\u201d Hochul said in a statement on \u200cFriday.<\/p>\n<p>With Santos\u2019s removal,\u2063 Hochul has 10 days to schedule the election, according to state law. Before that election occurs, each party must select its nominee within 30 days of Hochul\u2019s announcement. County parties are expected to pick their \u2062nominees rather than hold a\u200c primary election.<\/p>\n<h3>Competition for\u2063 the Seat<\/h3>\n<p>At least 16 candidates have\u2064 expressed interest in running for Santos\u2019s seat in 2024, with several likely to compete in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-poll-majority-of-americans-want-republican-party-to-control-the-senate-sean-hannity\/\" title=\"LATEST POLL: Majority of Americans Want Republican Party to Control the Senate | Sean Hannity\">special election<\/a>. Among them is former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi, who held the \u2064seat before retiring to launch an unsuccessful bid for governor\u2064 in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow the focus is on\u200b doing the work of\u200c the American people, and\u2062 at \u2062least\u2062 back home finding a good conservative Republican who&#8217;s \u200cgoing to represent the people of the 3rd Congressional District the way they should be,\u201d said Rep. Anthony D\u2019Esposito (R-NY), one of the New York Republicans who led the charge in Santos\u2019s \u200dremoval.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kentucky-county-demands-mitch-mcconnell-resign-as-gop-leader-of-the-us-senate-over-disgusting-attacks-against-president-trump\/\" title=\"Kentucky County Demands Mitch McConnell Resign as GOP Leader of the US Senate Over Disgusting Attacks Against President Trump\">county chairman<\/a>, who I would argue is \u200cone of the best Republican chairmen in this country, I am super confident that \u2062he will come up with a great \u200dcandidate,\u201d he added. \u201cOne that is a Republican conservative, who&#8217;s going to be trustworthy, and [will] represent that district just the way it needs to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Implications for Balance of \u200dPower<\/h3>\n<p>Both parties and their respective candidate committees are already \u2062looking at the race and how it will play a role in possibly shifting the balance of power for the remainder of this Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NRCC is monitoring the district closely in concert with state and \u200bcounty parties. We will continue to win elections in New\u200b York despite the Democrats\u2019 all-out effort to gerrymander their way through weak candidates \u200band extreme policies,&#8221; National Republican Congressional Committee spokeswoman Savannah Viar said in \u200ba statement.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic groups are already vowing to get involved with the election, which will take\u2064 place in a toss-up district. \u200dThe House Majority PAC, a super PAC dedicated to electing Democrats\u200b to the lower \u200cchamber, said it plans to &#8220;play a \u200dsignificant role\u201d in\u200c the special election and \u201cwill do whatever it takes to \u2062flip \u2062this district blue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic \u200cCongressional Campaign Committee\u2062 is also pouncing on Santos\u2019s expulsion, with the party\u2019s main fundraising \u2062arm already using his ouster to raise money \u200bto flip the seat. The group sent emails shortly after the vote passed soliciting funds\u2063 to further cut down on the GOP\u2019s \u200dalready-slim majority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir desperation to protect their slim majority is emblematic of the dysfunction and hypocrisy of MAGA Republicans,\u201d DCCC Chairwoman \u2063Suzan DelBene\u2062 (D-WA) said. \u201cThe simple truth is George Santos is unfit for Congress, and families\u2062 across Queens and Nassau County deserve a representative who fights for \u2063their community. House Democrats are ready to get to work \u2062and take back \u2063this seat, moving the House one step closer to \u2063delivering for the middle class and working\u2064 families once more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is not yet clear whether Democratic leadership will \u200bweigh into the election. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) declined to say whether he \u200cwould endorse a candidate in the primary, \u2062telling reporters Thursday he would wait until the expulsion resolution vote was over to make a decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ll be in the hands\u200b of the Nassau County Democratic Party and the \u2064Queens County Democratic Party, at which point it would be my\u200c expectation that there will be some conversations between those two county organizations and stakeholders \u2026 to chart the path forward\u200d so that New \u200dYork&#8217;s 3rd Congressional \u2064District can elect someone who&#8217;s actually interested in\u2062 solving problems,\u201d Jeffries said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the special\u2062 election process work in selecting\u200b a new\u200d representative \u200bfor Santos&#8217;s seat?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Martin said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats see\u2062 an opportunity to\u2062 gain ground in the House with the potential flipping of former Rep. George\u2064 Santos&#8217;s seat in New York. Santos was \u2064recently ousted from his position in a\u200c historic vote, making him only the sixth lawmaker to be removed\u2062 from the\u2063 lower chamber in U.S.\u200d history. This presents a \u200bchance for Democrats \u2063to reclaim a seat \u200cthat\u2062 played a crucial role \u2064in Republicans winning control \u200dof the House last year.<\/p>\n<p>The process of electing\u200d a new representative \u200bto serve the remainder of Santos&#8217;s \u200dterm has now \u2062begun. Governor Kathy Hochul will oversee this special election process and has promised to take\u200d on this responsibility \u200bwith\u200c utmost seriousness, ensuring that the people\u200c of Long Island are well-represented. According to state law, \u2063Hochul has 10 days to\u2063 schedule the election, and within 30\u2063 days of \u200bher announcement, \u200deach party must select their\u200d respective nominees. It is expected that county parties will choose their nominees rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newt-gingrich-trumps-triumphant-endorsements\/\" title=\"Newt Gingrich: Trump\u2019s Triumphant Endorsements\">holding primary elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With the seat now up \u2062for grabs, at least 16 candidates\u2062 have expressed interest in running, \u2063with\u200c several \u2064expected to compete in the special election. Among \u2062them is former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi, who previously held\u2063 the\u200d seat but retired to run an unsuccessful\u200d campaign for governor in 2022. On the Republican\u200c side, \u2062there is a strong\u2063 push to find a\u200d trustworthy and \u2062conservative candidate who will represent the 3rd Congressional\u2064 District effectively. Representative \u200cAnthony D&#8217;Esposito has expressed confidence in the county chairman&#8217;s ability to select a great\u2063 candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The implications of this special election go beyond just filling a vacant seat. Both \u2063parties, and their candidate\u2064 committees, are\u2063 carefully \u200cconsidering how the outcome will affect the balance \u2064of power in Congress for\u200c the \u200bremainder of this\u200b term. The\u200c National\u2064 Republican Congressional Committee, \u200bfor \u2063instance, is closely monitoring the district, determined to win despite what they perceive as Democrat&#8217;s efforts to gerrymander\u200b their way to\u2062 victory through weak candidates and extreme policies.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2062 this special \u2062election unfolds, the eyes\u200d of the nation will\u2062 be on New York, as Democrats aim to swing \u2062the seat in their favor\u200d and chip away at the Republican majority in the House. The\u2063 race will \u2064undoubtedly have significant implications for the balance of power \u2062in Congress \u200dand may shape the legislative agenda\u2062 for the rest of this term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With George Santos (R-NY) ousted, attention shifts to New York as Democrats aim to turn his seat blue and weaken the Republican majority in the House. Santos&#8217; removal, by a 311-114 vote on Friday, is a rare occurrence, happening only six times in history<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2113449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2113448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2113448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2113449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2113448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2113448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2113448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}