NEW: George Santos Tops Roll Call’s ’10 Most Vulnerable’

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

Santos 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:

Santos takes the top spot because of his unique vulnerability in both a Republican primary and a general election. Before he was sworn in, several reports found that he had lied about his personal history, including his schooling and work history. He’s under investigation by the House Ethics Committee and, reportedly, by federal and state prosecutors. Santos already has a GOP primary challenger and a Democratic challenger, while top Republicans on Long Island have called for him to resign and top Republicans on Capitol Hill have not said whether they’ll support his reelection. His first-quarter fundraising report showed he raised just $5,333.

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:
“George Santos 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.”

George Santos 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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