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Craig Goldman of Texas wins race, becoming 3rd Jewish Republican in Congress

Ron Kampeas in Forward · 6 Nov

Craig Goldman, a Texas state legislator and businessman, has won a congressional seat in north Texas, becoming the third Jewish Republican in the U.S. Congress, a first in over a decade.

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George Santos says he’s too ‘jaded’ to vote in the special election for his seat

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 8 Feb

Ousted Congressman George Santos has announced that he will not be voting in the special election for his seat due to a personal vendetta against local Republicans.

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Where the rivals to succeed George Santos stand on aid to Israel

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 7 Feb

With the special election to replace expelled GOP Rep. George Santos approaching, the leading candidates, Democrat Tom Suozzi and Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip, both express support for sending military aid to Israel but differ on the approach.

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Suozzi, running against an IDF veteran for Santos’ former seat, takes a weekend trip to Israel

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 22 Dec 2023

Tom Suozzi, the Democratic nominee for an open House seat, has taken a weekend trip to Israel to show support for the country during its war with Hamas.

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Tom Suozzi argues he’ll be a Democratic bulwark against the hard left in Congress

Matthew Kassel in Jewish Insider · 18 Dec 2023

Former Rep. Tom Suozzi is running for his old seat in a special election against Republican candidate Mazi Melesa Pilip, who has strong personal ties to Israel.

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Santos is out — who will Nassau County next send to Congress?

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 6 Dec 2023

Following the expulsion of George Santos from Congress for unethical conduct, a scramble is underway to fill the vacant seat in Nassau County through a special election in February.

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US House expels George Santos, who lied about his Jewish identity and other topics

LMarkoe in Forward · 1 Dec 2023

The US House of Representatives has voted to expel George Santos, a freshman Republican representative from New York, who fabricated his Jewish identity and made false claims about his heritage.

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‘A constant series of lies’: George Santos, who lied about being Jewish, says he won’t run again after House ethics report

BCohen in Forward · 16 Nov 2023

Rep. George Santos, a Republican from Long Island, has been found to have likely committed substantial violations of federal law by the Ethics Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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From the Newsletter | New House Speaker, Same George Santos

Jennifer Bardi in Moment · 29 Oct 2023

This article discusses the controversial Republican congressman George Santos and his complex relationship with the media.

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George Santos calls man ‘human scum’ for asking question about Gaza

PJGrisar in Forward · 13 Oct 2023

U.S. Representative George Santos (R-N.Y.) got into a heated confrontation on Capitol Hill when a man asked him about his actions regarding the Israeli army's bombing campaign in Gaza.

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George Santos fabricated his life story. The person he pretended to be will defeat him in 2024

Nora Berman in Forward · 19 May 2023

George Santos, a Republican congressman from New York, has been exposed for fabricating details about his life, including his Jewish heritage.

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Another Jewish Democrat launches campaign against Santos — to defeat the ‘MAGA mishegas’

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 15 May 2023

Zak Malamed, a third-generation Long Islander and co-founder of the donor network Next 50, has launched a bid for the Congressional seat currently held by Rep. George Santos.

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George Santos now has a Jewish challenger who fled Iran to escape persecution

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 2 May 2023

Former Democratic state senator Anna Kaplan, a Jewish Iranian refugee who fled persecution during the Iranian Revolution, has filed papers to challenge scandal-plagued Republican Rep. George Santos in the upcoming election.

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Poll: 94% of Jews in George Santos’ district want him to resign

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 31 Jan 2023

A recent poll conducted in New York's 3rd Congressional District revealed that 94% of Jewish voters believe Representative George Santos, a freshman Republican, should resign from Congress due to lies about his background.

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George Santos' latest doozy: Records show his mom wasn't in NYC on 9/11

ALanger in Forward · 18 Jan 2023

Newly obtained immigration records reveal that U.S. Rep. George Santos' mother, Fatima A.C.H. Devolder, was not present in the World Trade Center on 9/11 as Santos had claimed.

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What do you do when you lose to George Santos? Ask Robert Zimmerman

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 9 Jan 2023

Protesters gathered outside the district office of Rep. George Santos in Queens, demanding his resignation amidst investigations into fabricating details of his biography and lying about his Jewish background.

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George Santos' fake 'Jew-ish' story is not the most troubling lie he told

ALanger in Forward · 5 Jan 2023

This article discusses the controversy surrounding George Santos, a politician who lied about his Jewish heritage and claimed that his grandparents were Holocaust survivors.

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Document reveals Santos boasted of being 'proud American Jew' during campaign

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 27 Dec 2022

Congressman-elect George Santos of New York, a Republican, is facing controversy after allegedly lying about his Jewish heritage and fabricating details of his resume.

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George Santos maintains Jewish heritage claim even as he admits to lying about resume

BCohen in Forward · 27 Dec 2022

George Santos, the congressman-elect whose resume and personal story has been discredited, maintains that he identifies as "Jew-ish" despite evidence showing that his grandparents were Catholic.

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Congressman-elect George Santos lied about grandparents fleeing anti-Jewish persecution during WWII

Matthew Litman in Forward · 21 Dec 2022

Congressman-elect George Santos' claim of having Jewish grandparents who fled Europe during World War II appears to be untrue, according to genealogy websites.

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