“I do believe in fiscal conservative values, and I do believe that we have an obligation to leave a better country for the next generation. I don't think that the Democrat Party is representative of that.”

American former politician and convicted fraudster

George Santos is an American former politician and convicted fraudster. He served as the U.S. representative for New York's 3rd congressional district from January to December 2023, before being expelled from Congress. Elected as a Republican in 2022, he defeated Democrat Robert Zimmerman after an earlier unsuccessful run against incumbent Tom Suozzi. He is the first openly LGBTQ Republican elected to Congress as a freshman, and his public profile is tied to a brief and highly troubled congressional tenure.