

Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) admitted at a candidate forum this week that he cannot vote in his re-election race because he doesn’t actually live in the district.
LaLota is running against John Avlon (D).
https://politicalwire.com/2024/10/19/nick-lalota-admits-he-cannot-vote-in-this-election/
“New York’s Democratic House members are taking a rare stand in a competitive primary, endorsing centrist John Avlon — who worked as a speechwriter for former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani before becoming a CNN anchor — over liberal rival Nancy Goroff in a Long Island race,” the New York Post reports.
“Reps. Tom Suozzi, […]
https://politicalwire.com/2024/05/29/top-democrats-endorse-john-avlon-in-new-york-primary/
"New York’s Democratic House members are taking a rare stand in a competitive primary, endorsing centrist John Avlon — who worked as a speechwriter for former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani before becoming a CNN anchor — over liberal rival Nancy Goroff in a Long Island race," the New York P
New York Magazine: “Can former CNN pundit John Avlon flip a Long Island congressional seat blue with his West Wing throwback politics?”
I’ll be holding a private conversation for members with John Avlon on Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET.
Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) announced that he was suspending his independent House bid, just over a month after entering the race, The Hill reports.
https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/23/george-santos-drops-independent-comeback-bid/
“A new campaign committee from disgraced former Rep. George Santos raised no money and reported no activity in March, calling into question his plans to return to Congress,” Politico reports.
https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/15/george-santos-has-raised-no-money-for-comeback-bid/
Dear Friends,
This is significant news. #Democrats in #NewYorkState rejected a #bipartisan redistricting plan that may upset the race for #NY1. Some parts of former NY1 would move into #NY3 of #GeorgeSantos fame and won by (D) Tom Suozzi in the special election. This helps cement that seat. But the #Democratic challenger in NY1, Jim Gaughran, now held by Rep. LaLota (R), would likely withdraw because he loses significant support. https://huntingtonnow.com/congressional-redistricting-could-split-huntington/