The Indian Panorama was one of  the first newspapers to endorse Tom

• Updated February 15, 2024

NEW YORK (TIP): Tom Suozzi won back New York’s 3rd Congressional District seat that he earlier held for three terms. He defeated his less-known Republican rival Mazi Pilip, Nassau County legislator, by a double-digit margin.

He flipped a Republican held seat which became vacant when the disgraced George Santos was expelled from  Congress.

CNN projected Suozzi’s victory at about 10.30 pm on Tuesday, February 13,  and said Mazi had conceded defeat.

Even though media reports said it was going to be a close race, Suozzi prevailed easily. The contest for this congressional seat had national stakes because Republicans enjoy only a razor-thin majority in the House. Under national media glare, the contest also attracted big spending by both candidates and their parties.

In every campaign speech Suozzi hammered home the point that amid growing polarization in the country, he is the one with a record of working across the aisle.

In his victory speech,  Suozzi stressed his campaign trail theme of bipartisan cooperation.

“There are divisions in our country where people can’t even talk to each other. All they can do is yell and scream at each other,” he said, acknowledging the demonstrators who interrupted his speech, shouting against his support to Israel.  “That’s not the answer to the problems we face in our country. The answer is to try and bring people together to try and find common ground.”

“The way to make our country a better place is to try and find common ground. It is not easy to do. ” Suozzi told supporters at his election night party in Woodbury.

Suozzi is a friend of the Indian community which has a major presence in Nassau County. He  served as Mayor of Glen Cove before being elected Nassau County Executive. He was elected to Congress from New York Congressional District 3 in 2016  and was re-elected in 2018 and 2020. He did not contest in 2022 for the NY3 seat he held because he ran for New York State governor.

Trained as an attorney and CPA, Tom Suozzi has committed his 30-year public service career to delivering for his constituents. His philosophy of working with anyone who shares his goal of solving problems and delivering for his constituents has guided his career and led to notable accomplishments on issues including protecting the environment, common-sense gun safety, full access to reproductive health care, immigration, caring for our veterans, affordable healthcare, and fiscal responsibility.

The Indian Panorama was one of the first media houses to endorse Suozzi way back in early December soon after he received the Democratic nomination.