Overview
- Democrats have launched a seven-figure TV ad campaign against Republican candidate Mazi Pilip, who is running for the vacant House seat in New York's Third Congressional District.
- The ad claims that Pilip, who was 'handpicked by MAGA,' would support cuts to Social Security, veterans’ benefits, and law enforcement funding.
- Pilip, a former IDF paratrooper and current member of the Nassau County legislature, has been defended by local Republican leaders who claim the ad is full of lies.
- Pilip is running against former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi in a special election scheduled for February 13.
- The special election is being held to fill the vacancy left by former Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from the House for ethical transgressions, including misuse of campaign funds.