Olympic Gold Medalist To Challenge New York GOP Rep

May 16, 2023 Democrats, Politics

Sarah Hughes, who won an Olympic gold medal for figure skating in the 2002 Winter Olympics, is now leaping into the political world as she starts a bid for Congress.

Hughes, who was a high school student in Long Island at the time of her Salt Lake City Olympic win, is running as a Democrat to represent New York’s 4th Congressional District, which is currently held by Republican Rep. Anthony D’Esposito. She officially filed to run on Monday.

D’Esposito won by a slim margin last fall in a district that President Joe Biden carried in 2020. “We can get assault weapons off our streets and keep our communities safe,” a campaign donation website for Hughes reads.

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