{"id":2119283,"date":"2023-12-07T21:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T02:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-democrats-choose-tom-suozzi-as-candidate-for-george-santos-seat\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T21:30:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T02:30:27","slug":"n-y-democrats-choose-tom-suozzi-as-candidate-for-george-santos-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-democrats-choose-tom-suozzi-as-candidate-for-george-santos-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Democrats pick Tom Suozzi for George Santos&#8217; seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fn-y-democrats-choose-tom-suozzi-as-candidate-for-george-santos-seat%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=2119283&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) (Photo by Craig Ruttle-Pool\/Getty\u200b Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>6:09 PM \u2013 \u2064Thursday, December 7, 2023<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c order to\u2062 replace outgoing GOP Representative\u200b George Santos in the forthcoming special election, New York Democrats\u200c have nominated former Representative Tom Suozzi.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Leaders from Queens County and Nassau County\u200c came together on Thursday to cast their votes for Suozzi, who is\u2063 most \u200clikely \u2064going to be the\u2062 party\u2019s choice.\u2062 He had previously\u2062 served as the competitive Long Island-based 3<sup>rd<\/sup> District representative before quitting Congress \u2062last year\u2062 to pursue\u200d an abortive bid for governor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cTom Suozzi has \u2063a proven record of fighting for his constituents, fighting to safeguard\u2063 our suburban way \u200bof life here on Long Island and Queens and\u2064 always advocating for sensible solutions \u2063to the real challenges affecting everyday average Americans,\u201d said Nassau County Democrat Party Chair Jay Jacobs and Representative Gregory Meeks,\u200d the Queens County Democrat chairman, in a joint statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Republican running against Suozzi in the special election scheduled for February 13<sup>th<\/sup> that will decide\u2064 who replaces \u200dSantos is still unknown. <\/p>\n<p>Santos was banned from the\u2064 House following a damning Ethics Committee investigation that claimed \u200che had committed a plethora of federal crimes\u200c throughout his 2022 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Republican spokesperson\u200d for Nassau County, Michael \u2064Deery, maintained that Republicans\u200c plan to choose their nominee early next \u200dweek. A \u200cnominee will be chosen by the \u2064Republican county \u2062party chairs, and this \u2064week, party leaders have been interviewing around twenty possible contenders.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062order to avoid a scenario like the one the GOP encountered \u2063with Santos,\u2062 Deery\u2063 also verified\u2062 that the\u200b party is\u2063 collaborating\u2063 with a \u2063company to perform extensive background\u200b checks on\u200b possible candidates. <\/p>\n<p>News \u200breports after Santos\u2019 election in\u200b 2022 disclosed that he\u2062 had embellished most \u2063of his past.<\/p>\n<p>Other possible Republican contenders \u2063include\u2063 Mazi Melesa Pilip, a lawmaker from Nassau\u200b County, and retired\u200d New\u200b York police officer Mike Sapraicone.<\/p>\n<p>However<em>, Politico<\/em> claimed earlier this week that Pilip has \u200bbeen \u2062a registered Democrat since 2012.<\/p>\n<p><em>Politico<\/em> \u200balso revealed that \u2062Sapraicone was charged\u2062 in a \u200clawsuit\u200d with falsifying a confession while working as a \u200bdetective and suppressing evidence. The \u2063outlet was purportedly \u200dinformed\u200b by Sapraicone\u2019s representative that the \u2064former detective \u201conly worked in a supportive role during this case\u201d and was unaware of the \u2064complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the Republican \u200bnominee, Suozzi, a \u2064three-term representative of\u2064 the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> District before quitting Congress to take on Democrat New York Governor Kathy Hochul in a \u200ccontentious primary, will be a formidable opponent.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2062the party considered selecting a nominee, Jacobs\u200c mentioned that he had been consulting \u2064with Hochul. According to an insider\u2064 source familiar\u200d with the discussion, Hochul called Suozzi \u2062to \u200bAlbany on Monday and put further pressure on him to win.<\/p>\n<p>Suozzi \u200bmade a\u2063 special commitment to \u201cback abortion rights and ensure that \u2064his campaign \u200cdid \u2064not damage the\u2063 Democratic Party\u2019s reputation.\u201d The source claims that \u200cSuozzi also expressed regret to Hochul for his\u2062 unfavorable primary campaign. Later, Hochul gave her approval and he \u2063agreed to run for Congress.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe \u200bhad a good meeting and cleared the air, and I appreciate her making the time,\u201d Suozzi \u2063said in a statement. \u201cAt a time of\u200c strong political division, I offered\u2063 to\u200b be another moderate voice as the governor works to solve problems and\u200c make progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Leaders from Queens \u2063County and Nassau County came together on Thursday to cast their votes \u200dfor Suozzi, who is expected to be the party&#8217;s choice. Suozzi previously served as the competitive Long Island-based 3rd District representative before leaving Congress last year for an unsuccessful bid for governor.<\/p>\n<p>According to Nassau County Democrat Party Chair Jay Jacobs and Representative \u2063Gregory Meeks, the Queens County Democrat chairman, Suozzi has a proven record of fighting for his constituents and advocating for sensible solutions to challenges affecting average Americans. They believe he will\u200b continue to fight for \u2063the suburban \u2063way of life\u200d on \u2064Long Island and \u200din Queens.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican candidate running against Suozzi in the special election scheduled for February\u2063 13th is still unknown. Santos was \u2064banned from the House following an Ethics Committee investigation that revealed he had\u2062 committed multiple \u2064federal crimes during his 2022 \u200ccampaign.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans\u200c in Nassau County plan to\u2063 choose\u2062 their nominee early next\u2063 week. Party leaders\u200d have been\u200d interviewing around twenty possible contenders and are collaborating with a company to perform extensive background checks\u200d on the candidates to avoid a situation like the one with Santos.\u200b It was reported that Santos had embellished much of his past.<\/p>\n<p>Possible\u2062 Republican contenders \u200cinclude Mazi \u200cMelesa Pilip, a\u200c lawmaker from Nassau County, and retired New York police officer Mike Sapraicone. However, Politico claimed earlier\u2063 this \u2063week that Pilip has been a registered Democrat since 2012. Politico also revealed that Sapraicone\u200c was charged in\u200d a lawsuit\u200d with falsifying a\u200d confession while working as\u2064 a detective and suppressing evidence. Sapraicone&#8217;s representative claimed he only worked in\u200b a supportive role during the case and was unaware of the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the Republican nominee, Suozzi, a three-term representative of the \u200c3rd District, will be a formidable opponent. Suozzi previously quit\u200d Congress \u200dto run for Democrat New York Governor Kathy Hochul in a contentious primary.<\/p>\n<p>During the selection process, Jacobs consulted with Hochul, who urged Suozzi to win. Suozzi made a special commitment to back abortion rights and ensure that his campaign would not\u2064 damage the Democratic Party&#8217;s reputation. He expressed regret to Hochul for his unfavorable primary campaign and Hochul gave her \u2064approval for him \u2063to\u2064 run for Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Suozzi stated,\u2063 &#8220;We \u2062had a good meeting and cleared the air, \u2063and \u200cI appreciate her making the time. At a time \u200bof strong political division, I offered to be another \u2063moderate voice as the\u200b governor works to solve problems \u200dand make progress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The special election \u2062for the 3rd District seat will be closely \u200cwatched as it could have \u200cimplications for both parties moving forward. The \u200boutcome will determine who replaces\u2063 Santos and\u2062 the balance of power in the district. Voters will\u2063 have a chance to decide on February 13th, and \u200bboth candidates will likely campaign vigorously in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominate former Representative Tom Suozzi as the replacement for outgoing GOP Representative George Santos in the upcoming special election. 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