Former U.S. Representative George Santos announced that he is running for the House again.
Santos was expelled from Congress in December after following a report from the House Ethics Committee that revealed he filed false reports with the Federal Election Commission and used campaign funds for personal purposes.
Driving the news: Santos will challenge Republican Representative Nick LaLota in New York’s 1st Congressional District, which is different from the district Santos previously represented.
- He made the announcement after attending President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address and interacting with former colleagues who voted to expel him from Congress.
- He filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to designate a campaign committee and declared his intent to challenge LaLota in the Republican primary in June.
- LaLota, who led the effort to expel Santos, sees the primary challenge as retaliation but takes it seriously and plans to run on a record of accountability, integrity, and honor.
- The trial for Santos is tentatively scheduled for September after the primary.
