Former New York Rep. George Santos Drops Independent Bid for Congress

‘I don’t want my run to be portrayed as reprisal against Nick Lalota,’ Mr. Santos said.

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) leaves the Capitol after his fellow members of Congress voted to expel him from the House of Representatives, on Dec. 1, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Former Rep. George Santos is withdrawing his independent bid for a seat in Congress in New York’s 1st District, he has announced.

The former lawmaker—who had represented New York’s 3rd District before being ousted from the House in December last year—said he was ending his bid because he did not want to split the ticket with incumbent Republican Rep. Nicholas J. LaLota.