(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Zeldin dumps campaign treasurer he shared with Santos [1] [] Date: 2023-02-06 The former Republican congressman, who stepped down to run for governor, would not confirm reports he’s interested in challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Instead he said he simply wants to reenter politics. Zeldin seemed eager to distance himself Santos and Marks, who are mired in allegations of campaign finance irregularities. “The treasurer has something like close to 200 different accounts,” Zeldin said. As for Santos, Zeldin said, “I don’t see how he is possibly going to regain the trust of his constituents.” He stopped short of calling for the Long Island congressman’s resignation. “Whatever his expiration date is as a member of the House, I don’t have that answer. He is seated,” Zeldin said. “There are many investigations going on. Different levels of government, FEC, House Ethics Committee, an international investigation apparently going on as well. I don’t know whether or not he’s going to stay there for the remainder of his term.” Marks has served as a campaign treasurer for Zeldin since his time in the state Senate over a decade ago. She resigned from Santos’ campaign and affiliated committees late last month. The Federal Election Commission, along with federal and local law enforcement, is probing allegations of financial impropriety in Santos’ campaign. Zeldin acknowledged he had a personal connection to Marks because their children go to school together on Long Island. “Our interaction has been through Marks’ daughters,” he said, without elaborating. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/06/zeldin-ousts-campaign-treasurer-he-shared-with-santos-00081356 Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/