George Santos was expelled from the U.S. House. Here’s why he can still run for Congress.
George Santos’ announcement that he’s running for office again is serving as a reminder to New Yorkers of how low the bar is to run for Congress.from the House of Representatives. The Republican who represented parts of Long Island and Queens was found to have lied to voters and donors about his personal and financial history. He faces aof federal charges that include identity theft, credit card fraud and conspiracy, though he has pleaded not guilty on all counts.
Santos, 35, checks all those boxes, so far as we know. His exact residence has not always been clear, but aIt was a Supreme Court case involving New York Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in 1969 that helped solidify the simple qualifications. Congressmembers had voted not to seat Powell following his re-election in 1966, over some ethics violations and Powell sued. The vote was not the same as an expulsion, such as what Santos faced, but Powell argued it amounted to the same thing.
In one of the most infamous examples, socialist candidate Eugene V. Debs campaigned for the presidency from a federal prison, where he was serving a 10-year sentence for sedition. Nevertheless, he received nearly a million votes in the 1920 election.
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