NEW: Anthony D’Esposito Named as One of Roll Call’s ’10 Most Vulnerable’

Today, the non-partisan CQ Roll Call placed Anthony D’Esposito and six other Republicans on its list of the top ten most vulnerable House members.

D’Esposito has spent the first four months of this Congress siding with far-right extremists, failing to protect abortion rights, protecting wealthy tax cheats, airing political grievances, and pushing America toward a catastrophic default in order to advance an extreme agenda that jeopardizes American jobs, guts food security programs, and threatens veterans’ benefits.

From the Roll Call analysis:

The fundamentals of D’Esposito’s district make this a tough seat for Republicans to defend. A former police detective and Hempstead town councilmember, D’Esposito will likely continue to focus on crime, a top issue in the state last year, and will draw on support from police groups. He had $590,000 on hand at the end of the first quarter, but at that time no Democrats had reported raising any money with the FEC. Patricia Maher, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in the 2nd District in 2014, filed to run last month. Former Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, whom D’Esposito beat last year, could make another run. 

With only a five seat majority, this analysis highlights the extreme fragility of Speaker McCarthy’s position as he heads into a competitive 2024 election cycle bogged down by MAGA extremists and chaos in his Conference.

DCCC Spokesperson Nebeyatt Betre:
“Anthony D’Esposito is spending his time in Congress voting to cut veterans’ benefits, push our economy closer to catastrophic default, and trigger a job-killing recession. He will be held accountable for their chaos and flagrant disregard for the needs of working New Yorkers.”

Anthony D’Esposito is one of 18 House Republicans representing a district President Biden won in 2020 and is on the DCCC’s 2024 list of offensive targets.

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