Former Rep. George Santos announces run for Congress

Former Rep. George Santos announced Thursday night that he will run for New York's 1st Congressional District, challenging a Republican who voted to expel him from Congress.

Former Rep. George Santos announced Thursday night that he will run for New York's 1st Congressional District, challenging a Republican who voted to expel him from Congress.

"Tonight, I want to announce that I will be returning to the arena of politics and challenging Nick for the battle over #NY1," Santos wrote on X, referring to Rep. Nick LaLota.

Santos argued that "New York hasn’t had a real conservative represent them since I left office arbitrarily, thanks to RINO, empty suits like [LaLota]."

"I look forward to debating him on the issues and on his weak record as a Republican," he added.

The tweet was posted during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/former-rep-george-santos-announces-run-congress-rcna142392

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