George Santos
George Anthony Devolder Santos (/ˈsɑːntoʊs/; born July 22, 1988) is an American politician. He is the U.S. representative from New York's 3rd congressional district since 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Suozzi |
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| Born | George Anthony Devolder Santos July 22, 1988 |
| Political party | Republican |
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After his election, many news articles found that Santos had made many false claims about his personal life, health, religion, taxes, education and career.[1][2] These claims have caused the Brazilian government to investigate Santos for fraud.[3] In 2008, he confessed to check fraud charges in Brazil, but did not appear in court, leaving the case unresolved.[4]
After unsuccessfully running for Congress in 2020 against incumbent Thomas Suozzi, Santos was elected to the open seat in 2022.
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Booking photo by U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
References
- ↑ "N.Y. Rep.-elect Santos admits lying about career, college". Associated Press News. December 27, 2022. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-business-bb455cc02b70e5366b9c5e347da8ad38. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ↑ Karni, Annie; Gold, Michael (2023-01-03). "George Santos Came to Washington. It Was Awkward." (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/us/politics/george-santos-congress.html. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ↑ Bekiempis, Victoria (2023-01-03). "George Santos: Brazil reactivates fraud case against fabulist congressman-elect". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ↑ "Prosecutors investigating Rep.-elect George Santos after lying admission". PBS NewsHour. December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ↑ Moreau, Julie (September 22, 2022). "In a political first, two gay candidates face off in congressional election". NBC News.
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