Rep. Nick LaLota (RN.Y.) was called for the expulsion of Congress fellow New York Republican Rep. George Santos.
“I have not seen a more provable case of electoral fraud in my seven years as electoral commissioner than the fraud committed by George Santos,” read a Twitter posts of LaLota, who previously served on the Suffolk County, New York, board of elections.
He continued: “I am for the integrity of the election. I want to expel George Santos.”
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said last month that he would only ask for Santos’ resignation if found guilty by the House Ethics Committee, which has a public meeting scheduled for Tuesday in connection with the start of the new Congress.
LaLota is one of five vulnerable New York Republicans targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee with a new weekly billboard campaign announced Monday.
While Democrats did better than expected in the November midterm elections, the party had disappointing results in New York.
The DCCC zeroed in on LaLota, Anthony D’Esposito, Mike Lawler, Marc Molinaro and Brandon Williams for their decision to accept campaign donations from Santos.
Only two people, Molinaro and D’Esposito, returned the money after Santos’ lie was exposed. A billboard targeting him asks why he took money “from the con man George Santos.”
“New Yorkers want Santos out of office, and the empty words of these congressmen are not enough to compensate for their failure to actually take action to hold campaign donors accountable,” said DCCC spokesperson Nebeyatt Betre in a press release announcing billboard campaign.
Voters in New York also seem fed up with Santos.
A recent Siena College Research Institute survey showed more than 65% of voters in the state think Santos should resign, according to Politico, with majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents wanting him to hand over his resignation.
Santos has been under fire since The New York Times and subsequent reports allege he lied about many aspects of his work and life history. He is now the subject of several investigations.