Former Bayside student Austin Cheng launches campaign to unseat Santos in Congress

Queens-born Long Island native Austin Cheng declared that he is running as a Democrat for Congress in District 3 – a seat currently held by scandal-ridden Republican George Santos. 

According to his team, Cheng has already secured $600,000 to fund his campaign. He was able to raise $100,000 from individual donors so far and infused the campaign with $500,000 in personal funds.