Thomas Richard Suozzi[1] (/ˈswɒzi/ SWOZ-zee; born August 31, 1962) is an American politician, attorney, and accountant who is the representative-elect for New York’s 3rd congressional district. He previously served as the U.S. representative for the same seat from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the county executive of Nassau County on Long Island from 2002 to 2009, when he was unseated by Ed Mangano, a Republican. He had previously served eight years as the mayor of Glen Cove in Nassau County.
In 2006, Suozzi ran unsuccessfully against Eliot Spitzer for the Democratic nomination for Governor of New York.[2] He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016 and reelected in 2018 and 2020.[3] He retired from Congress to run again for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York in 2022, losing to incumbent governor Kathy Hochul.[4]
In October 2023, Suozzi announced that he would run for his old congressional seat in 2024.[5] After Congress expelled George Santos in December 2023, a special election was scheduled for February 13, 2024. Suozzi was selected as the Democratic nominee on December 7, 2023.[6] Suozzi won the election and will serve the remainder of Santos's term.[7]