Santos Says He’s Running for 1st Congressional District

George Santos,the former Republican congressman who was expelled three months ago and is facing multiple legal charges, announced Thursday night that he will run for Congress this year, this time in the 1st District. Santos, who turned up in the House to listen to President Read More …

Suozzi Swearing-In to Congress Set

Tom Suozzi will be sworn into office Wednesday night to complete the congressional term of the ousted George Santos. The Third Congressional District includes parts of Nassau and Queens, though in January, wll expand to incorporate parts of Huntington. Read More …

Court Orders Redrawing of Congressional Maps

A state court ruled Tuesday that congressional maps devised a year ago had to be redrawn for the next election. The 4-3 decision by the state Court of Appeals means that the Democrats could capture more districts throughout the state in the next election. The Read More …

Op-Ed: Santos Outdid Himself With His Lies

George Santos, expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives last week, was a bizarre member of Congress. By his serial deceit, Santos obtained a national reputation for being a liar, adishonesty superstar. No member I’ve written about representing Long Island in my 60 years of Read More …

Santos Expelled From Congress

US. Rep Nick LaLota, R-Amityville, declared the vote to expel George Santos from Congress “A huge win for New Yorkers.” The House voted 311-114 Friday to get rid of the Republican freshman for his many ethical lapses. Santos, who represented the Third Congressional District, in Read More …

LaLota Says ‘Santos Must Be Expelled’

US Rep. Nick LaLota, R-Amityville, said Thursday that  Rep.George Santos must be removed from Congress after a House Ethics Committee report found  “substantial evidence” that he had violated federal law. Santos announced shortly after the report was issued Thursday that he would not run for Read More …

Santos Pleads Not Guilty to Multiple Federal Charges

UPDATED: US Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty Wednesday to several federal charges, including wire fraud and lying to the House of Representatives. He was released on $500,000 bond and is due back in court June 30. Outside the courthouse in Central Islip, he called Read More …

LaLota Wants Santos Campaign Funds Frozen

US Rep. Nick LaLota said Sunday that he want officials to freeze the campaign accounts of his fellow newly elected congressman, George Santos. Lalota, who represents the First District, including Huntington, posted to Twitter on Sunday afternoon that  “the Department of Justice and/or Federal Election Read More …

George Santos Roundup

The election of US Rep George Santos has provoked an outpouring of stories that challenge his accounts of his heritage, work history, finances, stories of personal losses and more. Here are just a few of the reports. NY Times: Who Is Rep. George Santos? His Read More …

Questions Continue to Swirl Around Santos

Questions about US Rep-elect George Santos, including his connections to Huntington, continued Monday even  as he is scheduled to be sworn into office on Tuesday. Meanwhile, The New York Times, which broke the story about Santos’ false claims about work, identity, college and more, reported Read More …

Editor’s Note: Santos Story Winds Back to Huntington

When George Santos approached HuntingtonNow.com in 2019 for a story about his candidacy, we accepted his claims about college and work history. We regret the error of accepting his statements and not examining his claims. At the time of the interview in November, 2019, we Read More …