Voices for Progress Candidate Almanac

Rep. Tom Suozzi

District: NY-03
Cook Political Ranking: Lean D
Performance Voter Index: EVEN
Rep. Suozzi has served New York’s 3rd Congressional District since February 2024. Prior to serving in Congress, Suozzi served as the mayor of Glen Cove, New York from 1994-2001 and served as the Nassau County Executive from 2002-2009.

New York’s 3rd congressional district spans northeastern Queens and includes the Northern Shore of Long Island in Nassau County. The special election in February 2024 was to replace expelled member of Congress, Rep. George Santos. In this race, Tom Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip by 8 percentage points (13,893 votes). Shortly after winning this election, incumbent Rep. Tom Suozzi was challenged in his November 2024 election by Michael LiPetri Jr. and defeated him by 3 percentage points (12,958 votes). For the special election Suozzi raised $4.6 million and Pilip raised just shy of $3 million. In his fall re-election campaign, Suozzi raised $5.1 million compared to his opponent’s roughly $970,000. Outside spending was a huge factor in this district in 2024. Super PACs, national party committees, and other non-candidate groups together spent almost $24 million, with $22 million being spent in the special election.

Cook Political Ranking: Lean D
Performance: EVEN
2024 General Election

for U.S. House New York District 3 :
Tom Suozzi (D): 51.7% (187,651)
Michael LiPetri Jr. (R): 48.1% (174,693)

2024 Presidential Results

in New York:
Kamala Harris (D): 56.3%, 4,619,195 votes
Donald Trump (R): 43.7%, 3,578,899 votes

Issues

Strengthening Our Democracy: Defender (Good)
Climate: Defender (Good)
Environmental Justice: Champion (Excellent)
Health Care: Champion (Excellent)
Reproductive Rights: Champion (Excellent)
Labor & Workplace Protections: Champion (Excellent)
Economic Justice: Champion (Excellent)
Immigration & Racial Justice: Needs Improvement
LGBTQIA+/Gender Justice: Champion (Excellent)
Care Economy:Defender (Good)
2026 Cycle Fundraising
Q2 Fundraising: $458,184
Cash on Hand: $5.6 million
Total Raised: $1.8 million

Committees

House Committee on Ways and Means

Subcommittee on Oversight