Nassau County GOP Taps Former Lawmaker to Unseat Democrat Tom Suozzi in CD-3

Published on March 13, 2024

The Nassau County GOP has tapped Mike LiPetri to challenge Democrat congressman Tom Suozzi in Congressional District 3 (CD-3), but the former New York state assemblyman must first prevail over other Republicans who are collecting petitions to be placed on the primary ballot. The primary filing deadline for ballot access is April 4 and primary election day is June 25. The general election is in November. “Serving in Congress is a privilege, and the people deserve true, authentic, and honest leadership,” Mr. LiPetri told The Epoch Times. “I respect the voters too much to not give this campaign everything I have.” Mr. Suozzi flipped the seat, formerly held by the disgraced former congressman George Santos (R-NY), back to blue after he defeated Republican Mazi Pilip on Feb. 13 in a special election ordered by New York’s Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul....