Josh Lafazan: Difference between revisions

 

In December 2021 Lafazan announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|2022 race]] for [[New York's 3rd congressional district]].<ref>{{cite news |title = Josh Lafazan, New York's youngest elected official, is running for Congress |newspaper = The Jerusalem Post |date = December 14, 2021 |url = https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/josh-lafazan-new-yorks-youngest-elected-official-is-running-for-congress-688687 |accessdate = August 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theislandnow.com/news-98/joshua-lafazan-raises-over-450000-for-congressional-run/|title=Joshua Lafazan raises over $450,000 for Congressional run - News|first=Brandon|last=Duffy|date=January 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last = Ahlman |first = Austin |title = WITH PROGRESSIVES SPLIT, REP. JOSH GOTTHEIMER MAY BE GAINING A NEW ALLY IN CONGRESS |publisher = The Intercept |date = August 18, 2022 |url = https://theintercept.com/2022/08/18/new-york-primary-joshua-lafazan-crypto/|accessdate = August 18, 2022}}</ref> He committed to [[term limits]] for the US Congress.<ref>{{Citation |title = U.S. Term Limits Amendments Pledge |publisher = www.termlimits.com |date = July 13, 2022 |url = https://www.termlimits.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/C-NY003Lafazan-Josh-Lafazan-DC-7-14-22.pdf}}</ref> Lafazan courted, and received substantial support from, cryptocurrency interests including [[Sam Bankman-Fried]]'s [[Protect Our Future]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Crypto cash PACs a punch for Gillen, Lafazan? |url=https://www.newsday.com/opinion/the-point/the-point-newsday-josh-lafazan-laura-gillen-crypto-money-ny-congressional-primaries-o7kc32fw |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Newsday |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A cryptocurrency billionaire is spending big in New York congressional primaries |url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2022/08/cryptocurrency-billionaire-spending-big-new-york-congressional-primaries/375529/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=City & State NY |language=en}}</ref> He came in third in the primary.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/08/23/us/elections/results-new-york-us-house-district-3.html|title=New York Third Congressional District Primary Election Results|work=The New York Times |date=August 23, 2022|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>

 

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