George Santos

American politician · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1988 · age 38

George Anthony Devolder Santos is an American former politician and convicted fraudster who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 3rd congressional district from January to December 2023, when he was expelled from Congress.

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2023“Why would I want to stay here? To hell with this place.”In their words1 December 2023The New York TimesRead the whole statement

“Well guess what? Rosa Parks didn't sit in the back and neither am I going to sit in the back.”In their words9 July 2023The GuardianRead the whole statement

“No, I was not a drag queen in Brazil, guys. I was young and I had fun at a festival. Sue me for having a life.”In their words22 January 2023CNNRead the whole statement

2022“I never claimed to be Jewish. I am Catholic. Because I learned my maternal family had a Jewish background I said I was Jew-ish.”In their words28 December 2022The Washington PostRead the whole statement

“My grandfather fleeing Ukraine in 1920s to Belgium, and fleeing Belgium to Brazil in 1940. It's a story of survival, of tenacity, of grit, as we like to call it.”In their words19 November 2022C-SPANRead the whole statement

2021“I was at the Ellipse on January 6th. That was the most amazing crowd, and the president was at his full awesomeness that day, it was a front row spectacle for me.”In their words18 February 2021YouTubeRead the whole statement

1988Born22 July 1988

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George Santos's constituent office in Douglaston, during his tenure

Superseding indictment filed October 10, 2023 (document number 50 of the case)

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The future is endless, you just never know. You can do whatever you want next, and I’m just going to do whatever I want.
1 December 2023 · C-SPAN, Own words
I'm not a fraud. I'm not a criminal who defrauded the entire country and made up this fictional character and ran for Congress.
27 December 2022 · WABC, Own words
All of us in this room can agree that when we look at slavery, it was barbaric.
Cited by Denis Slattery in "Long Island Congressional candidate George Santos compared reproductive rights to slavery" New York Daily News, Own words