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Vol. 98, No. 1
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GOPers blast Santos as he enters House
Join Dems in backing county, state and federal probes of deluge of lies BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
PHOTO COURTESY OF SEAN COLLINS-SWEENEY
Democratic leaders and Nassau County residents call for an investigation into Congressman-elect George Santos last week.
Local Republicans have pulled their support of Congressman-elect George Santos, though few officials in either political party have called on him to resign from his position as the controversial figure’s inauguration nears. Santos arrived in Congress on Monday but like other members was not sworn in when Republicans were unable to select a House speaker. Santos voted for former House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on all three ballots cast. The congressman-elect posted a press release on the House website say-
ing he was sworn in on Tuesday despite no officials being sworn in. No House member was sworn in as of Wednesday morning with no speaker elected. Town of North Hempstead Jennifer DeSena, who endorsed Santos ahead of the November election, condemned him for lying about his personal and professional background and said he will not be welcome at any town event she is present at. Other members of the town board, she said, agree with her. “George Santos has admitted he lied and fabricated his education and his employment. He has failed to answer additional questions about his Continued on Page 38
Lancman elected G.N. Library president BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Former state Assemblyman Rory Lancman was elected to serve as the next president of the Great Neck Library during Tuesday night’s re-organization meeting. Lancman described the library as “the crown jewel of Great Neck”
and expressed his gratitude for being voted into the position by his peers on the board. Forging a sense of unity and collegiately on the library board is something he wants to immediately work on as president. “I want to try and put all of the intra-board contentions behind us and give the people of Great Neck a
library board that reflects both their values and their working toward a common goal and spending taxpayer money wisely,” Lancman told Blank Slate Media. Lancman, who served as a state Assemblyman representing the 25th District and as a member of the New York City Council, moved to Great
Neck in 2021 with his wife, Mojgan, the first Iranian-American to be elected as a state Supreme Court Judge. He was elected to the board in November following a contentious election featuring a lawsuit launched by a pair of challenging candidates, Jessica Hughes and Christina Rusu. The counting of votes from the
Halloween election was challenged by Hughes and Rusu, who also filed a legal complaint against the library and their opponents, Lancman and Trustee Liman Mimi Hu. The challenges made by Hughes and Rusu included ballots that had non-original signatures or no signaContinued on Page 45
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