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Parks, M. (2026, September 17). Democrat in battleground district runs ad standing against ‘extremism’ as party reckons with DSA wing. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4731820/battleground-democrat-tom-suozzi-anti-dsa-ad/
Parks, Molly. “Democrat in battleground district runs ad standing against ‘extremism’ as party reckons with DSA wing.” Washington Examiner, 17 Sept. 2026, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4731820/battleground-democrat-tom-suozzi-anti-dsa-ad/.
Parks, Molly. “Democrat in battleground district runs ad standing against ‘extremism’ as party reckons with DSA wing.” Washington Examiner, September 17, 2026. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4731820/battleground-democrat-tom-suozzi-anti-dsa-ad/.
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Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY), a centrist Democrat from Long Island's 3rd Congressional District, has launched an advertising campaign aimed at distancing himself from political extremism on both sides. The ads portray him as a practical and bipartisan lawmaker focused on lowering costs by cutting tariffs, ending wars, and reducing the national debt. Suozzi is facing Republican challenger state Rep. Mike LiPetri in a closely watched race; LiPetri recently criticized Suozzi for aligning with socialist figures like Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Suozzi, who is running for his fifth term in the U.S. House, defeated LiPetri by 3.6 percentage points in their previous race.