Only four people in his district donated to disgraced Rep. George Santos this year

Rep. George Santos (R-NY) after his arraignment
Photo: WCBS-TV screenshot

New Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings on Friday revealed that out Rep. George Santos (R-NY) raised a surprising amount of money from several donors with connections to indicted far-right Chinese Communist dissident Guo Wengui, and that Santos promptly used the bulk of the donations to pay himself. Only four people who live in his district have contributed to his campaign so far this year.

The new filings show Santos raised approximately $162,000 in campaign contributions in the second quarter of 2023, with about $130,000 coming just days apart from individuals giving the maximum amount allowable, or $3,300. Several contributors listed their occupation as “student.”

$85,000 went right back to Santos as a loan repayment.

The Friday filing also revealed that Santos picked up just four donations among residents of New York’s Third Congressional District, New York’s wealthiest.

Those four collectively gave…

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