Tom Suozzi and Diana Reyna for lieutenant governor as Suozzi ran for Governor of New York within the Democratic Major in June 2022.
Photograph courtesy SuozziForNY
Democratic Chief Hakeem Jeffries Tuesday night time congratulated Tom Suozzi for his “decisive victory” within the particular election to interchange disgraced Republican Congressman George Santos in New York’s 3rd Congressional District.
“Congratulations to Congressman-elect Tom Suozzi on his decisive victory in at this time’s particular election, defeating the much-hyped Nassau County Republican machine and its handpicked candidate,” mentioned Jeffries, consultant for the 8th Congressional District that encompasses components of Brooklyn and Queens.
“Tom is the quintessential public servant who will return to Congress to repair the issues confronting on a regular basis Individuals and get issues executed in a bipartisan method,” he added. “Excessive MAGA Republicans spent thousands and thousands attacking Tom personally and distorting his distinguished public service report. The folks of Queens and Nassau County didn’t purchase it.
“Tom’s imaginative and prescient of commonsense options and placing folks over politics prevailed,” Jeffries continued. “Congress shall be higher off for it.”
With 93 p.c of the votes tabulated, Suozzi acquired 91, 338 votes, or 53.9 p.c, to Republican Mazi Pilip 78,229, or 46.1 p.c.
On his web site, Suozzi, 61, who had represented the district earlier than Santos, mentioned: “Thank You! Subsequent cease… November. We’re simply getting began.”
He mentioned serving as a public official has “allowed me to do what I all the time dreamed of doing: assist folks, clear up air pollution, construct buildings, resolve issues, and attempt to make folks’s lives higher.”
Suozzi, educated as an legal professional and Licensed Public Accountant (CPA), can be the previous Nassau County govt and mayor of Glen Cove.
He mentioned he has dedicated his 30-year public service profession to delivering for his constituents.
He mentioned his philosophy of working with anybody who shares his aim of fixing issues and delivering for his constituents has guided his profession and led to “notable accomplishments on points together with defending the surroundings, commonsense gun security, full entry to reproductive well being care, immigration, caring for our veterans, inexpensive healthcare and financial accountability.”
“Individuals wish to say immigration is a Republican difficulty, abortion is a Democratic difficulty,” he mentioned. “These are the problems folks care about.”
