His mentions chickens as a reason he's running. Yes, really.
George Santos Explains Why He's Raised $0 for Return Congressional Bid
And he is not running as a Republican, rather he is running as an independent and is attempting to get on the general election ballot. [...] Exactly why Santos is running is unclear. He has denied his bid against LaLota is a revenge tour and rather claimed he is running in a new district because he and his husband want to own chickens in their backyard.
“My husband and I both enjoy that kind of life. We’re dying to have a chicken coop and stuff like that, and in Suffolk County it’s much easier to get that,” Santos told The Daily Beast earlier this month. “In Nassau County, it’s full of restrictions on where and how much, and can you get chickens and can you get roosters because of neighbors and noise and that stuff.”
Regardless of his stated reasons for running against LaLota, it’s still personal. On a number of occasions Santos has expressed his disdain for LaLota. Prior to his expulsion, Santos held a pen and pad and stood with reporters in the Capitol, where he called LaLota a “meathead” and explicitly said “I don’t like Nick LaLota.” “He’s not well-liked. He’s an arrogant person. He’s not a nice guy. He’s cocky,” Santos told reporters. “He’s a traditional meathead, somebody who’s not nice to you for no reason.”
If Santos does get on the general election ballot, it could pose an issue for Republicans as he could siphon away votes from LaLota in a district Democrats would like to flip. But in order to make the ballot Santos still needs to obtain enough petition signatures from district residents, something some experts think remains unlikely.
