George Santos’ campaign has raised $0 so far as disgraced Republican comeback for New York seat takes place
- Federal Election Committee (FEC) filings released Monday show no contributions or expenditures were made to his campaign committee
- He did not qualify for the June GOP primary, but was still able to run as an independent
George Santos’ comeback bid for Congress raised no money at all last month, suggesting the campaign could be another ploy for attention.
Federal Election Committee (FEC) filings released Monday show no contributions or expenditures were made to his campaign committee. Santos announced a run against New York Rep. Nick LaLota last month after making a dramatic appearance during President Biden’s State of the Union address.
He did not qualify for the June GOP primary, but was still able to run as an independent.
“New York hasn’t had a real conservative representative since I arbitrarily left office, thanks to RINO, empty suits like (LaLota),” Santos wrote on X.
LaLota launched the effort to kick Santos out of Congress.
George Santos’ comeback bid for Congress raised no money at all last month, suggesting the campaign could be another ploy for attention
“Pitiful little man… Because you refuse to move to the neighborhood, I’m getting hot for it!” Santos fumed, calling him a “Democrat RINO with a terrible record!”
LaLota fired back at If completing the job requires beating him in the primaries, count me in.”
Santos and LaLota have been sparring for months.
“I don’t like Nick LaLota. He is a traditional meathead,” Santos said in November.
“If he faces a real challenger, well-funded, one person with no spoiler candidate, he might not win,” Santos continued. ‘He is not loved. He is an arrogant person. He’s not a nice guy. He’s stubborn. He’s a traditional meathead, someone who isn’t nice to you for no reason.”
The ousted GOP member who fabricated most of his resume and used campaign funds on botox and OnlyFans still has privileges that mean he can get on the House floor.
Santos announced a run against Rep. Nick LaLota last month after a dramatic appearance during President Biden’s State of the Union address
But in recent days, Santos’ former New York Republican colleagues have tried to keep him away from Capitol Hill.
Rep. Anthony D’Esposito on Friday introduced a resolution, co-sponsored by Reps. Mike Lawler and LaLota, to “deny certain House of Representatives privileges to former members who have been expelled from the House of Representatives.”
Santos’ campaign committee from last election cycle also filed with the FEC on Monday, reporting hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. With only a handful of new donations, that committee had to return $21,000 to donors.
The Ethics Commission found that Santos had stolen campaign donations to finance a lavish lifestyle, and that he had improperly charged donors’ credit cards at luxury stores.
The stunning dossier also states that the congressman reported bogus loans to his political committees so that donors and party committees would make further contributions to him.
It found that Santos had tricked people into donating to RedStone Strategies, which was listed in 2022 as a committee dedicated to supporting his candidacy, and then transferred that money to his personal account, using Sephora’s money , OnlyFans and a $4,000 purchase from Hermes. .
It was also discovered that he spent campaign funds on Botox treatments and lavish trips to Atlantic City with his husband.
In addition, Santos has already pleaded not guilty in federal court to 23 charges, including identity theft, charging his donors’ credit cards without their consent and filing false campaign reports.