Democrat Tom Suozzi will return to Congress at the end of the month after handily winning a special election for the New York seat formerly held by disgraced New York GOP Rep. George Santos.
Suozzi, who defeated Republican Mazi Pilip by 8 points on Tuesday night, will be sworn into Congress on Feb. 28, according to a source familiar with the matter. He will serve the remainder of Santos’s term following Santos’s expulsion from the House in December.
His election marks a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who is already navigating a razor-thin majority in the lower chamber. Suozzi’s swearing-in will mean Johnson can only afford to lose two Republicans on any party-line vote.
But it’s also raised fresh questions about whether the party can hold on to the New York seats
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