Voters in Nassau County and eastern Queens are picking the replacement to fill disgraced ex-Rep. George Santos’ House seat, with early voting beginning Saturday Feb. 3.
The Post strongly endorses Republican Mazi Pilip over Democrat Tom Suozzi for the spot.
Our chief issue with Suozzi: He joined fellow Democrats in Congress in inflicting utter hell on the nation, voting with President Biden 100% of the time.
And he’ll do so again if sent back.
He helped push through Biden’s trillions in new spending, rocketing up inflation.
And he failed to slam the prez’s disastrous come-one, come-all border policies.
Indeed, Suozzi has even bragged about “kicking out” Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in his days as Nassau County executive, though he says he did so because ICE botched some raids there.
True, he’s better than most Democratic politicians: We endorsed him for governor in the Democratic primary in 2022 over Gov. Hochul and Jumaane Williams.
Yet with Republicans holding the House by just a few seats, they need every vote they can get — especially sensible ones like Pilip’s, who’ll also be an added counterweight to Matt “blow it all up” Gaetz and his pals.
Meanwhile, Nassau and Queens residents couldn’t ask for a candidate more in-sync with their views than Pilip.
Pilip, an Orthodox Jewish mother of seven, grew up in poverty in Ethiopia before immigrating to Israel, where she served in the Israel Defense Forces’ elite Paratrooper Brigade.
She’d be the first black, Jewish woman in Congress.
Now a Nassau County legislator, Pilip backs lower taxes and tough-on-crime laws, fights fiercely against antisemitism and hate and is an outspoken champion of the Jewish state.
She sees the unsecured border as a national crisis and a terror threat that urgently needs fixing.
She’s won the backing of numerous law-enforcement unions.
“Whether it has been her support for funding more police, her opposition to cashless bail for dangerous criminals, or her efforts to address the migrant crisis, Mazi Pilip has been unwavering in her support for law enforcement and keeping New Yorkers safe,” says NYPD sergeants union prez Vincent Vallelong.
Most important: Pilip would vote with Republicans in Congress, ensuring the House remains in their hands. That’s a critical check on the president and vital to getting the nation back on the right track.
“I’m not a politician,” Pilip told The Post. “I just want to raise my kids in a good environment.”
Election Day is Feb. 13, with early voting through Feb. 11.
Voters shouldn’t miss this vital chance to make a difference — by voting for Mazi Pilip.
This story originally appeared on NYPost
