How did CNY Reps vote on Santos expulsion?

New York Republican Representative George Santos<b> was expelled from Congress Friday</b> by a 311 to 214 vote. The embattled Congressman is facing nearly two dozen federal criminal charges.

How did central New York representatives vote?

Republican Congresswoman Claudia Tenney of New York's 24th Congressional District voted no on the expulsion as did House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York's 21st Congressional District. Stefanik said on X, formerly Twitter, that the vote set a dangerous precedent and her no vote was based on her "concerns regarding due process."

Tenney also cited due process explaining her vote. She said in a statement explaining her vote that the findings of the House Ethics report would "more than likely lead to a conviction of Santos in a court of law before a jury of his peers."

"However, Santos has not been afforded Constitutionally guaranteed due process, which includes the right to offer a defense and to cross-examine the evidence against him, which must be provided to every citizen," Tenney said. "Since the Civil War, only two members of the House of Representatives have been expelled, but only after being convicted of a crime or after pledging allegiance to the Confederacy. Neither of those charges applies to Santos."

Representative Brandon Williams joined his other freshman New York Republicans in voting for the expulsion. He spoke with CNN yesterday about the vote.

"We don't know who he is at all," Williams said on CNN. "He's a dedicated, committed con man in the halls of Congress and has access to government secrets, to a lot of things that could be damaging to this country. He has to go."

After the vote, Williams wrote on X that the expulsion was long overdue.

Stefanik and Tenney were the only New York representatives, other than Santos, to vote against the expulsion. Santos is the sixth congressman to ever be expelled from Congress.