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Long Island GOP taps Mazi Melesa Pilip for special election
The Ethiopian-born Nassau County legislator is expected to officially launch her campaign on Friday
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Mazi Pilip speaks during the #EndJewHatred Day event at the Center for Jewish History on October 24, 2022, in New York City.
Following an intensive search, New York Republicans on Thursday chose Mazi Melesa Pilip, an Ethiopian-born county legislator and Israel Defense Forces veteran, to run for the seat recently vacated by expelled Rep. George Santos (R-NY), according to a source...