- On Monday, Rep. George Santos announced his candidacy for re-election in 2024.
- Santos’ tenure has been plagued by reports that he has made up parts of his resume.
- It was recently revealed that his campaign had returned more money than he received in donations.
Congressman George Santos has announced that he is running for re-election to represent New York’s Third Congressional District. His announcement comes amidst an investigation into his finances and a cash-low campaign.
and Post to Twitter On Monday, Republicans announced their bid for re-election, writing: #NY03This is taking our country back and bringing greatness back to New York. ”
He linked to a site where supporters can donate to his campaign.
—George Santos (@Santos4Congress) April 17, 2023
On March 14, Santos filed papers with the Federal Election Commission, which announced his intention to run for re-election. Also, he was able to crowdfund as a candidate and use the money raised for his campaign. new york times.
Santos’ announcement comes days after his financial documents showed his campaign had returned more money this year than it received from donors.
of FEC filing Santos’ campaign shows it received $5,333.26 in private donations in the first quarter of 2023. Refunded her $8,352.78 to at least four of her individuals in the same period, resulting in a deficit of more than $3,000.
At the end of the first quarter of 2023, his campaign had just over $25,000 in cash and $715,000 in debt, some owed to Santos himself.
It’s not just his financial problems that mark his erratic run. Santos lacks support from members of his own party, Many asked him to resign.
he admitted to fabricating a good part of his résumé that contained lies go to college, being Jewishand has worked for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup.
In February House Ethics Committee Launches Investigation Whether Santos engaged in illegal activities during the 2022 election campaign, whether it submitted inaccurate statements regarding financial disclosures; Sexually harassed a prospective hire.
In a short interview with CNN on Capitol Hill, Santos said: ‘100%’ Denies Harassment Accusations And the claim is “comical”.
Santos’ former roommate accuses him of being a mastermind in credit card fraud. His roommate, Gustavo Ribeiro Torella, says Santos taught him how to illegally obtain credit card information.
Santos replied that he was innocent, had not committed any “criminal acts”, and was “not the mastermind of anything.” According to an NBC News report in March.
A Santos spokesperson did not immediately respond to an Insider request for comment outside of normal business hours.