George Santos Says He Won’t Seek Reelection , Following Scathing Ethics Report.br On Nov. 16, the House Ethics Committee released a report highlighting "grave and pervasive campaign finance violations and fraudulent activity," recommending action be taken against Santos.br Representative Santos sought br to fraudulently exploit every br aspect of his House candidacy for br his own personal financial profit, Via House Ethics Committee report.br He blatantly stole from his campaign. br He deceived donors into providing br what they thought were contributions br to his campaign but were in fact br payments for his personal benefit, Via House Ethics Committee report.br The representative, who has "pleaded not guilty br to 23 federal criminal charges," called the report br "a disgusting politicized smear," 'The Guardian' reports. .br I will NOT be seeking reelection for br a second term in 2024 as my family br deserves better than to be under br the gun from the press all the time, Rep. George Santos, via statement.br If there was a single ounce of ETHICS in br the ‘ethics committee’, they would have br not released this biased report. br The committee went to extraordinary br lengths to smear myself and my legal br team about me not being forthcoming br (my legal bills suggest otherwise), Rep. George Santos, via statement.br It is a disgusting politicized smear that br shows the depths of how low our federal br government has sunk. Everyone who br participated in this grave miscarriage of br justice should all be ashamed of themselves, Rep. George Santos, via statement.br New York Democrat Dan Goldman said that because of the report, Republicans "no longer have any fictional excuse to protect Santos in order to preserve their narrow majority.".br New House Speaker Mike Johnson br previously said that the disgraced representative deserves due process.