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Still, some Republicans opposed Santos' expulsion, including nearly all members of the GOP leadership, because he hasn’t been convicted of a crime. Just five lawmakers have ever been removed from the House by an expulsion vote, and three of them fought against the union in the Civil War. Though many railed against Santos for embarrassing the party and the chamber more broadly, Republicans could hardly afford to lose his vote. “By voting yes to expulsion, Republicans and Democrats can stand for election integrity and against voter fraud because there is no more provable case of election fraud before this Congress than George Santos’ 2022 election fraud,” Rep. Nick LaLota, New York Republican, said on Thursday. “New Yorkers from Queens and Nassau counties deserve better than George Santos – a total fraud and a serial liar representing them in Congress.”Still, Santos teased this week that he may not be finished with Congress.

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☆ The race is already on for Santos’ New York seat as Hochul prepares to announce special election date
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Voters will not have a say in choosing the nominees; under New York’s special election rules, they will be selected by the county party leaders. The special election in what is now a battleground district is already being discussed as a key bellwether ahead of the November general election. “House Majority PAC plans to play a significant role in the NY-03 special election,” Mike Smith, its president, told CNN. In this case, those people are Jacobs, who also runs the Nassau County Democrats, and Rep. Gregory Meeks, the Queens County Democratic Party chairman. No matter whom Democratic leaders choose to run in the special election, the party will hold a primary for the general election nomination.

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☆ Andrew Cuomo accused of 'continuous sexual harassment' by former executive assistant in new court filing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Michelle Mark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Andrew Cuomo's former executive assistant is suing him for sexual harassment. The former New York governor faces allegations of forcible touching and unwelcome sexual advances. Andrew Cuomo, who accused him of groping her in late 2020, is suing the former governor under New York's Adult Survivors Act. AdvertisementCuomo has long denied Commisso's allegations, which were first made public in 2021. Commisso later revealed herself publicly as Executive Assistant #1 and told media outlets that she wanted Cuomo to be held accountable.

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☆ GOP House Ethics chair files new bid to expel George Santos after scathing report alleges theft
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) speaks with reporters after a vote on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington, DC. The Republican chairman of the House Ethics Committee on Friday filed a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress in the wake of a damning report alleging the scandal-plagued GOP freshman committed campaign fraud and theft. Santos has already declared he will no longer seek reelection in 2024, even as he slammed the ethics report as a "politicized smear." But on the heels of Thursday's ethics report, many of Santos' GOP colleagues who previously voted to keep him in Congress declared that they would now support an effort to throw him out. The 56-page report found that Santos, 35, "sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit."

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☆ The mayor of a rich New York suburb says wealthy communities 'are losing their minds' over Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to increase housing
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Affluent suburban communities around New York City are denouncing the proposal. The mayor of Bronxville, NY told Bloomberg some wealthy communities "are losing their minds." But many of the wealthiest suburban communities around New York City aren't having it. "People in Nassau and Suffolk are losing their minds," Mayor Mary Marvin told Bloomberg. Marvin told Bloomberg that Hochul wouldn't have been elected last fall if she'd campaigned on her housing plan.

☆ Republican incumbent Rep. Andrew Garbarino faces off against Democrat Jackie Gordon in New York's 2nd Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Andrew Garbarino is running against Democrat Jackie Gordon in New York's 2nd Congressional District. NY-03NY-18NY-19NY-22NY-01NY-17 HouseRepublican incumbent Rep. Andrew Garbarino faces off against Democrat Jackie Gordon in a rare 2020 rematch in New York's 2nd Congressional District. In 2020, Garbarino defeated Gordon by a near-7-percentage-point margin in a race to replace longtime Republican Rep. Peter King. Voting history for New York's 2nd Congressional DistrictNew York's 2nd Congressional District includes the South Shore of Suffolk County and a section of Nassau County. His challenger, Gordon, has raised $1.6 million, spent $1.57 million, and has $56,000 still left to spend, as of October 19.

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