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Tom Suozzi: “Brian's in the district as a Republican that Kamala Harris…”

Featuring: Tom Suozzi, Democratic | U.S. House New York, District 3

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick says gerrymandering is "corrosive" to "our democracy"

Published May 17, 2026 | Video Starts at 05:44

Let me just make a quick point. I'm in a district that Donald Trump won by 19,000 votes. Yeah. Brian's in the. And I'm a Democrat. Brian's in the district as a Republican that Kamala Harris won. For me to win my race, I have to listen to everybody. I need the large majority of Democrats to vote for me. I need the majority of independents to vote for me. (05:44–05:48)

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Asserts that Brian Fitzpatrick's district was won by Kamala Harris.

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