George Anthony Devolder Santos (born July 22, 1988) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 3rd congressional district from January to December 2023, when he was expelled from Congress following a highly critical report from the House of Representatives Ethics Committee. At that time, Santos was under indictment for 23 criminal charges (including fraud, theft and money laundering), but had not yet been to trial. This made him the first member to be expelled without having been convicted of a crime or having fought for the Confederacy. Santos is the sixth member of the House of Representatives to be expelled, and the first Republican. Santos, who is gay, was the first Republican to be openly LGBT before being elected to Congress. He ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 3rd district in 2020, but was defeated by incumbent Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi. Suozzi opted against seeking re-election in 2022, and Santos ran for Congress again. This time, Santos prevailed, defeating Democrat Robert Zimmerman. Within six weeks of his election, news outlets began reporting that much of his biography appeared to be fabricated. Santos admitted to having lied about his education and employment history, while his disclosures about his business activities, income, and personal wealth were inconsistent with one another. Further, Santos had not disclosed his criminal history or the existence of lawsuits against him. Santos was sworn in as a member of the House in January 2023, but faced ongoing media scrutiny as well as demands for his resignation from members of both parties. Following an investigation by the House Ethics Committee and the filing of federal criminal charges, the House of Representatives voted 311–114 to expel Santos on December 1, 2023. Santos has pleaded not guilty to the 23 fraud-related charges against him.