New York Democratic candidate for Congress Matt Castelli claimed he moved into his election district from DC “for employment,” but it appears the job was running for Congress against Republican Elise Stefanik.
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Castelli, a former CIA officer, reportedly made the move to New York’s 21st Congressional District — a sprawling rural and suburban region hours outside New York City — from Washington, DC, in August 2021, a month before he announced his campaign for Congress. According toFinancial disclosures filed by the candidate to the House Ethics office list his most recent employer as veteran-founded Unite Us, a tech company based in New York City focused on the healthcare sector.
Castelli’s campaign now denies that his move was for employment, but rather states that his employment at the time"allowed" him to move to the district where GOP Conference Chair Stefanik happens to hold office.