George Santos withdrawing as Independent candidate in congressional race George Santos withdrawing as Independent candidate in congressional race 00:27 NEW YORK -- Former New York Rep. George Santos is no longer running for Congress, he announced Tuesday on X. In March, Santos had announced plans to challenge Rep. Nick LaLota in New York's First Congressional District, then later said he was leaving the Republican party and would run as an Independent. Why isn't George Santos running for Congress? Tuesday, Santos said he has decided to withdraw his run. "Although Nick and I don't have the same voting record and I...