Former New York Rep. George Santos announced that he was dropping out of his bid to return to Congress, saying he didn’t want to siphon off Republican votes by running as an independent.
But Santos may have been motivated by another factor: his campaign has reported zero fundraising and zero expenditure with the FEC.
Santos was expelled from the House in December, ending a short and scandal-ridden time as the representative for New York’s third district.
He was just the sixth member of Congress to be expelled in the House’s history.
As a Congressman-elect, multiple reports emerged of Santos fabricating aspects of his personal biography, including a claim to be Jewish and details in his education and employment background.
