Who Is Incoming GOP Rep. George Santos?
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Republican Rep. George Santos’s victory in the 2022 midterms helped the GOP secure a slim majority in the House of Representatives. Now, the freshman lawmaker’s credentials are in question after a number of reports emerged highlighting discrepancies in his resume.
Background: Santos was elected in November to represent New York’s third congressional district, flipping the seat for Republicans. Santos is the first openly gay, non-incumbent Republican to win a congressional seat.
Controversies: On Monday, a New York Times report called into question Santos’s previous employment at two Wall Street firms, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, neither of which have a record of him working there. Santos’s supposed alma mater, Baruch College, also has no record of him attending. The report also found no IRS record of Santos’s animal rescue organization. On Wednesday, a report from the Jewish news outlet Forward (Not Rated) disputed Santos’s claim that his parents fled persecution during WWII. On Thursday, a report from the Daily Beast (Left Bias) alleged the openly-gay Santos filed for divorce from a woman weeks before launching his first congressional bid in the 2020 elections. Santos addresses the allegations on Thursday, tweeting, “I have my story to tell and it will be told next week.”
How the Media Covered It: The ongoing story is being covered heavily on the left. It is receiving some coverage on the right, with Fox News publishing a story about Santos’s response to the allegations.
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Embattled GOP Rep.-elect George Santos fires back at New York Times after biography questioned
Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., has responded to a New York Times report that questioned parts of his biography, accusing the paper of launching a "shotgun blast of attacks" before he is sworn into the new Congress.
The history-making political newcomer, an openly gay Republican and son of Brazilian immigrants, has faced questions about his authenticity after details of his biography could not be confirmed by multiple news outlets. Santos, who flipped New York's 3rd Congressional District into the GOP column in November, has called allegations that he lied to voters...
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Democrats called for an investigation into apparent discrepancies in the biography of George Santos, a Republican elected last month to represent part of Long Island, N.Y., in the House of Representatives, with some saying he shouldn’t be seated when the new Congress is sworn in next month.
Mr. Santos, 34 years old, said during the campaign that he graduated from Baruch College in Manhattan and worked at financial-service firms including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Citigroup Inc. before making an earlier bid for Congress in 2020. A Baruch College spokesperson...
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