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For other people with the same name, see George Santos (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Devolder and the second or paternal family name is Santos.

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George Santos
Official portrait, 2022

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd district
In office January 3, 2023 \u2013 December 1, 2023
Preceded by	Tom Suozzi
Succeeded by	Tom Suozzi
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Personal details
Born	(1988-07-22) July 22, 1988 (age 36)
Political party	Independent (2024\u2013present)^[1]
Other political affiliations	Republican (2019\u20132024)
Website	House website (archived)
Criminal information
Criminal status	Plea bargain (Brazil) Guilty pleas (U.S.)

Conviction(s)	Brazil: Felony check fraud United States: Wire fraud and aggravated Identity theft
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George Anthony Devolder Santos (born July 22, 1988) is an American former politician and convicted felon. He served as the U.S. representative for New York's 3rd congressional district from January to December 2023 when he was expelled. He had run for the seat in 2020 but was defeated by incumbent Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi. Suozzi opted against seeking re-election in 2022, and Santos ran for Congress again. That time, Santos prevailed, defeating Democrat Robert Zimmerman. Santos, who is gay, was the first Republican to be openly LGBT before being elected to Congress.\n

Within six weeks of Santos's election, news outlets began reporting that much of his biography appeared to be fabricated. Santos admitted to having lied about his education and employment history, while his disclosures about his business activities, income, and personal wealth were inconsistent with one another. Further, Santos had not disclosed his criminal history or the existence of lawsuits against him. Santos was sworn in as a member of the House in January 2023, but faced ongoing media scrutiny as well as demands for his resignation from members of both parties.\n

On December 1, 2023, following an investigation by the House Ethics Committee and a federal indictment, the House of Representatives voted 311\u2013114 to expel Santos. Santos is the first member of the House expelled without having previously been convicted of a crime (or having fought for the Confederacy). He is also the sixth member of the House to be expelled and the first Republican. In August 2024, Santos pleaded guilty to identity theft and wire fraud.^[2]^[3]\n

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Party\n	Candidate\n	Votes\n	%\n
\n	Democratic\n	Tom Suozzi\n	196,056\n	52.6\n
\n	Working Families\n	Tom Suozzi\n	9,203\n	2.5\n
\n	Independence\n	Tom Suozzi\n	3,296\n	0.9\n
\n	Total \n	Tom Suozzi (incumbent) \n	208,555 \n	56.0 \n
\n	Republican\n	George Santos\n	147,461\n	39.6\n
\n	Conservative\n	George Santos\n	14,470\n	3.9\n
\n	Total\n	George Santos\n	161,931\n	43.5\n
\n	Libertarian\n	Howard Rabin\n	2,156\n	0.5\n
Total votes\n	372,642 \n	100 \n
\n	Democratic hold\n

Party\n	Candidate\n	Votes\n	%\n
\n	Republican\n	George Santos\n	133,859\n	49.4\n
\n	Conservative\n	George Santos\n	11,965\n	4.4\n
\n	Total \n	George Santos \n	145,824 \n	53.8 \n
\n	Democratic\n	Rob Zimmerman\n	120,045\n	44.3\n
\n	Working Families\n	Rob Zimmerman\n	5,359\n	2.0\n
\n	Total\n	Rob Zimmerman\n	125,404\n	46.2\n
Total votes\n	271,228 \n	100 \n
\n	Republican gain from Democratic\n

U.S. House of Representatives\n
Preceded by Tom Suozzi \n	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd congressional district 2023\n	Succeeded by Tom Suozzi \n
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)\n
Preceded by Joe Sempolinski as former U.S. Representative \n	Order of precedence of the United States as former U.S. Representative \n	Succeeded by Jean Spencer Ashbrook as former U.S. Representative \n

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Early life, family, and education

In Brazil

Early career

Harbor City Capital

Devolder Organization

Early political activities

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2020 campaign

Refusal to accept election results

2022 campaign

2024 campaign

Tenure

Expulsion resolutions

Political positions

False biographical statements

Family

Mother

Education

Employment

Residence

Victimhood

Health

Charitable work

Campaign finance

Financial disclosures

Campaign spending

Donations to other candidates

Unitemized expenses

Il Bacco restaurant

Political action committee

FEC investigations

Campaign treasurer

Alleged use of fictitious donors and donations

Alleged credit card fraud and misuse of WinRed

Misrepresentations in fundraising

Red Strategies and RedStone Strategies

Rise NY

Investigations and legal issues

House Ethics Committee

Brazilian check fraud charges

Evictions and unpaid judgments

Friends of Pets United

Theft charges

Allegations of mishandling funds

Credit-card skimming

Sexual harassment allegation

Federal prosecution

Superseding indictment

Guilty plea

Post-congressional career

Personal life

In popular culture

Electoral history

Awards and nominations

See also

Notes

References

Works cited

Further reading

External links

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7 February, 2025