Retired New York Police Department detective Mike Sapraicone on Tuesday announced a 2024 primary challenge to Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who is running for a second term despite awaiting trial on more than a dozen criminal charges and having little support from his political party.
In a statement announcing his campaign for New York’s Third Congressional District, Sapraicone pledged to “bring back honest public service” to the congressional office and to focus on the constituents, who he claims have been “unfairly neglected.”
Sapraicone said he would work across the political aisle to get things done in Congress.
“My campaign for Congress is about honest public service and hard work because my neighbors in Queens and Long Island deserve nothing less,” he said in the statement. “I’m running for Congress to return integrity and a respected voice to the office, and to focus on issues like public safety, border security, and fiscal responsibility to get our country back on the right track.”
Sapraicone worked in law enforcement for 20 years, ultimately becoming a first-grade detective in the NYPD, according to his campaign’s press release. He started a global security firm on Long Island, which the press release said employs more than 600 active and retired members of law enforcement.
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