The Democratic candidate for New York’s vacated third Congressional District, former Rep. Tom Suozzi, gained the seat vacated by former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. on Tuesday night time in a race that has captivated nationwide consideration.
“I’m the agent of change on this race as a result of Washington is dysfunctional,” Suozzi instructed Fox Information Digital on the eve of Election Day Monday.
Suozzi’s feedback got here as he was trying to beat upstart Republican candidate Mazi Melesa Pilip in Tuesday’s particular election, which was made obligatory when Santos was expelled from Congress final 12 months after being indicted on federal costs for allegedly defrauding donors.
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The race seemed to be a detailed one, with the latest polling exhibiting the candidates throughout the margin of error of one another simply days forward of voters making their approach to the polls.
Suozzi is not any stranger to New York’s third Congressional District, having been elected to symbolize the identical constituents in 2018 and once more in 2022. Suozzi declined to hunt one other time period in Congress in 2022, as a substitute throwing his hat into the Democrat main in that 12 months’s race for governor in New York. However that bid resulted in disappointment for Suozzi, who completed third behind Jumaane Williams and incumbent New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
That loss marked the second time Suozzi had failed in a bid to turn into New York’s governor, coming 16 years after dropping the Democratic main to Elito Spitzer, who would go on to win the final election and function the state’s governor till his 2008 resignation.
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Earlier than the unsuccessful first bid for governor, Suozzi served as mayor of Glen Cove, New York from 1994 till 2001, then grew to become the Nassua County Govt in 2002, a seat he held till the top of 2009.
With the failed marketing campaign for governor within the 12 months view mayor, Suozzi introduced in December that he would as soon as once more be looking for to serve in Congress by changing Santos.
With simply hours earlier than voters made their resolution within the race, the Democratic candidate expressed optimism in an interview with Fox Information Digital, touting the keenness of his supporters and the hundreds of volunteers who aided his marketing campaign.
Suozzi additionally touted his historical past as a bipartisan deal maker, arguing his expertise aligns completely with what voters within the district need in a candidate.
“My complete profession has at all times been about working throughout get together traces to get issues finished,” Suozzi instructed Fox Information Digital. “That is what folks need, that is the change we’re in search of.”
