On Tuesday, voters in New York\u2019s 3rd Congressional District will head to\u2062 the polls to elect\u200b a successor to former Republican Rep. George Santos.<\/p>\n

Santos was expelled\u2063 by the House of Representatives in \u200bDecember. The rare\u200c move \u2014\u2063 which was supported by \u200c105 House Republicans \u2014 came after investigators \u201cfound substantial evidence that Santos\u2062 committed federal crimes, and the freshman lawmaker was\u200c handed a\u200c 23-count indictment<\/a> in October,\u201d as The Federalist\u2019s Tristan Justice previously summarized<\/a>. Notably, Santos has yet to be \u200cconvicted of a crime. <\/p>\n

While New York may be more than 2,000 miles away from El Paso, Texas, the ongoing \u2062invasion at the U.S.-Mexico border<\/a> is\u200d certainly on the \u2063minds of N.Y.-3 voters heading into Tuesday\u2019s election. Speaking with The Federalist, Republican \u2063candidate Mazi Melesa Pilip\u200c said voters\u2063 \u201care \u200dnot happy\u201d with President Biden\u2019s open border policies\u2064 and noted how the crisis is the No. 1 issue among the district\u2019s residents. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have hundreds of thousands \u200cof<\/strong> illegal\u200d immigrants, illegal drugs \u2062making\u2064 their way \u2064from the\u200b border to here,\u201d that\u2019s a \u201cbig concern\u201d\u200b for families, Pilip said. \u201cA \u200blot of families want to\u200d raise their children in a safe environment.\u201d <\/p>\n

Born in Ethiopia, Pilip immigrated to Israel with her family\u2062 at the age of\u200d 12. Upon reaching adulthood, \u200cshe signed up to\u2062 serve in the Israel Defense Forces and later attended the \u2064University of Haifa and Tel Aviv University, where she acquired her bachelor\u2019s and\u200d master\u2019s degrees.\u2064 Following her \u2064military service and graduation from college, Pilip immigrated to the United States, \u200csettling in Great Neck, New York, where she now resides with her husband and seven \u2062children. <\/p>\n

Despite being registered as a Democrat, Pilip\u200b has served in the \u2063Nassau County Legislature as a Republican since \u200bbeing elected \u2064in 2021. Philip said that over time, she realized the Democrat Party was\u2062 \u201cnot the same\u201d party she once knew\u2064 and no \u2063longer associates herself with the \u200dleft\u2019s \u201cprogressive\u201d\u200b policies. \u2063 <\/p>\n

<\/div>\n\u201cThe \u200dRepublican Party shares my values. \u2026 [It] cares about securing our borders, supporting law enforcement<\/a>, \u2063improving\u2062 quality of life, lowering taxes,\u201d Pilip said. \u200d\u201cIt\u200b was very\u200d easy for me to associate with the Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also seeking to succeed Santos\u2064 is former Democrat Rep. Tom Suozzi, who previously held<\/a> the seat prior to Santos but declined to run for reelection in 2022 \u200bin order to run for governor. While the New York \u200dDemocrat defeated\u200c Santos by eight points in the 2020 \u200dcontest, Santos won with an almost eight-point\u200c margin in 2022.\u2063 <\/p>\n
While often \u2064unreliable and used to shape public opinion<\/a> rather than measure it, \u200bpolling has indicated that Suozzi enjoys a slight lead over Pilip heading into Tuesday\u2019s election. A Siena College survey<\/a> \u200c conducted \u200dfrom Feb. 3-6, for example, \u2062showed Suozzi leading Pilip \u200cby\u200b 4 points (48 to 44 percent),\u2064 with a margin of error of \u200d+\/- 4.2 percent. Seven percent of those polled declined \u2064to say who they\u2019d support \u2064or\u200c said they \u201cdon\u2019t know\u201d yet. <\/p>\n
Interestingly, the\u2063 same poll \u2064 showed<\/a> that if the\u2063 2024 presidential \u200delection\u200b were held today, respondents \u2063\u201cgive former President Donald Trump a 5-point advantage over\u2062 President Joe Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n
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While trailing<\/a> slightly \u2064in\u2062 polling \u2062overall,\u200c Pilip enjoys a strong advantage\u200c over Suozzi when it comes to voters\u2019\u200c views \u2062on which candidate would handle Biden\u2019s border crisis \u2063more effectively.\u200c When asked by\u2062 Siena \u2062who would be more \u200ceffective at \u201c[a]ddressing the influx of migrants into the United States,\u201d\u2062 49 percent of \u200drespondents said Pilip, compared to 40 percent \u200cwho \u200bsaid\u2062 Suozzo. An Emerson poll<\/a> published last month showed that immigration is the \u2063biggest focal point in the\u2064 race, with 26 percent \u200cof N.Y.-3\u2064 voters rating it as their top issue. <\/p>\n
In an\u2062 attempt to bring some\u200d accountability to the \u200dBiden \u2062administration, House Republicans mounted an \u2064effort on Wednesday to impeach Department\u200c of Homeland Security\u200c Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas \u2064for facilitating the ongoing crisis. With Santos\u2019 seat vacant and three Republicans joining Democrats in opposing the resolution, the bid failed<\/a>. (A fourth Republican, Utah Rep. Blake Moore,\u2064 switched his vote to \u201cno\u201d at the last second in order to allow \u200dthe measure to be reconsidered next week.)<\/p>\n
Had\u200d she been a \u2064member of Congress,\u2064 Pilip said she would have\u200c voted to impeach \u200cMayorkas,\u200d adding that the\u200c secretary must \u200dbe held accountable \u200dfor \u200dhelping \u201ccreate this mess of illegal immigrants coming \u200cinto our country.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t\u2062 inform Congress when all this mess started, and he shouldn\u2019t \u2062be\u201d in office, Pilip said.<\/p>\n
Pilip \u200cemphasized \u2063the \u200dsignificance of Tuesday\u2019s race, especially given House Republicans\u2019 slim\u200c majority. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to have an effective\u2064 government [and] you can have that when \u200dyou have a strong majority,\u201d Pilip said. \u201cRight now, [Republicans] are having a hard time passing almost anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople want change. They\u2062 are sick and tired\u200d of\u2062 old politics,\u201d\u2062 she added. <\/p>\n
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What are the key concerns of voters in New York’s 3rd Congressional District \u2064regarding the ongoing invasion at the\u200c U.S.-Mexico border?<\/h2>\n
New \u2062York’s 3rd Congressional District Special Election: A Look at the Contenders and Key Issues”<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, voters in \u200bNew York’s 3rd Congressional District will head to the polls to elect a successor to former\u2064 Republican Rep. George Santos. Santos was expelled by the House of \u2064Representatives in December \u2063following an indictment on federal crimes. Notably, Santos has yet to be convicted of a crime. <\/p>\n
While New York may \u200dbe far from \u2063the U.S.-Mexico border, the ongoing invasion at the border is certainly on the minds of N.Y.-3 voters heading into Tuesday’s election. Republican candidate Mazi Melesa Pilip has highlighted the dissatisfaction among\u200b voters with President Biden’s open border policies. She emphasizes that the crisis at the border is the number one issue \u200camong the district’s residents, with concerns about illegal immigration and the influx\u2063 of drugs making their way into the district. Many families in the district prioritize raising their children in a safe environment and view border security<\/a> as a vital aspect of achieving that.<\/p>\n
Mazi Melesa Pilip brings a unique background and perspective to the race. Born\u200c in Ethiopia, she immigrated to\u200d Israel with her family at a young age, served in the Israel Defense\u2063 Forces, and later obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from prestigious universities. Pilip’s journey eventually led her to the \u200cUnited States, where she settled in Great Neck, New York, with her husband and seven children. Despite being registered as a Democrat, Pilip has served in the Nassau County Legislature as\u2063 a Republican since \u2062being elected\u2062 in 2021. She explains that her values\u200b align more closely with the Republican Party, particularly in areas like securing borders, supporting law enforcement, improving quality of life, and lowering taxes.<\/p>\n
Another candidate seeking to succeed Santos is former Democrat Rep. Tom Suozzi. Suozzi held the seat prior\u200c to Santos but declined \u200bto run for reelection in 2022 to run for governor. While Suozzi defeated Santos in the 2020 contest, Santos won with a significant \u2063margin in 2022. Polling leading up to Tuesday’s election indicates that Suozzi enjoys a \u2062slight lead over Pilip. However,\u2062 it’s important to note that polling can be unreliable and is often used to shape public\u2064 opinion rather than measure it. A recent survey \u200bconducted<\/a> by Siena College showed Suozzi leading Pilip by 4 points, with a margin of error of +\/- 4.2 percent.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, the same\u2064 poll also indicated that if the 2024 presidential election were held today, respondents would give former President Donald Trump a 5-point advantage over President Joe Biden. This suggests that \u2064the opinions of voters in the 3rd Congressional\u2064 District may \u2063be leaning \u2064towards more conservative and Republican candidates.<\/p>\n
While Pilip may be trailing\u2063 slightly \u2062in the overall polling, she enjoys a \u2062strong advantage over Suozzi when it comes to voters’ views on who would\u200b handle Biden’s border crisis \u200bmore\u200d effectively. A majority \u2062of respondents\u200d believe that Pilip would be more effective at addressing the influx of migrants \u200cinto the United States compared to Suozzi.<\/p>\n
As the\u2063 special election in New York’s 3rd Congressional District approaches, both candidates are actively campaigning and seeking to \u200caddress the concerns of the district’s residents.\u200d The outcome of this election will not\u200b only\u200b determine the representative for the district but also provide \u2063an insight into\u200d the political landscape and key issues that are influencing voters in this region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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