CNN — New York Republicans have nominated Nassau County legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip in the special election to succeed recently expelled GOP Rep. George Santos in the state’s 3rd Congressional District. Pilip, an Israeli immigrant who was born in Ethiopia and served in the Israel Defense Forces, will face former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi, whom New York Democrats announced as their nominee last week. “Mazi’s incredible life stands in stark contrast to career politician Tom Suozzi,” North Carolina Rep. Richard Hudson, the chair of the House GOP campaign arm, said in a statement Thursday. “With Mazi in Congress, Long Islanders...