A St. Johns Univ. college profesor says he’ll take on the troubled Long Island , NY US House Rep. who has a trail of lies almost as long as Donald Trump’s recent ones…..
A St. John’s University law professor is seeking to replace serial lying and scandal-scarred Long Island Rep. George Santos in Congress — saying he’s “just had enough.”
“I want to put honesty back and integrity back in government. I want to restore trust in government,” Democrat William Murphy, 39, told The Post in announcing his congressional bid.
Murphy, who has been teaching legal studies at St. John’s since 2012, resides in Farmingdale in the 3rd Congressional District represented by Santos that takes in Nassau County and parts of northeast Queens.
“Santos is a disgrace and must be replaced one way or another — whether via resignation, removal or at the ballot box,” Murphy said, adding the first-term congressman “should resign because he betrayed the public’s trust.”
“The one thing we don’t need is someone who can’t utter a true statement if his life depended on it,” Murphy added….
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Santos, 34, admitted to lying about his education, employment and family history and has been treated as a pariah by fellow New York Republicans, most of whom have called on him to step down.
He also faces several criminal and ethics investigations for shady financial dealings, including questions about the the bankrolling of his campaign.
Worried about losing the seat in the 2024 presidential year with a heavier turnout of Democrats, the local Republican Party leadership has declared its intentions to dump Santos if he runs for a second term and support another candidate for the GOP nomination and in a primary, if need be.
Seeking the Democratic Party nomination, Murphy vowed not to serve more than three terms if elected and said he would not take outside income or actively invest or trade in the stock market….
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Other Democrats mentioned at possible candidates for the Santos seat next year include former Rep. Tom Suozzi, who gave up the seat and instead ran for governor last year; 2022 Democratic Party nominee Robert Zimmerman, who lost to Santos and Zimmerman’s primary rival, Nassau County legislator Josh Lafazan, party sources said.
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Long Island local Republicans don’t want ANYTHING to do with Santos either and have tried to get him to quit….