It’s official: former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) is the Democratic Party’s choice to run in the Feb. 13 special election to replace George Santos, who was expelled from Congress last week, in New York’s third congressional district.
“On behalf of the Nassau County and Queens County Democratic Committees, we are very pleased to announce the official selection this afternoon of Thomas R. Suozzi of Glen Cove to be our nominee for the Special Election in the Third Congressional District of New York,” Nassau Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs said in a news release. “Tom Suozzi has a proven record of fighting for his constituents, fighting to safeguard our suburban way of life here on Long Island and Queens and always advocating for sensible solutions to the real challenges affecting every day average Americans.”
