The day after her run for the House was declared in her favor, elected Republican Congresswoman Claudia Tenney is reacting to her victory.
“It was a very, very long fight. Ninety-four days since election day,” said Tenney, RN.Y., of his fight for victory.
A New York State Supreme Court judge ruled on Friday that the results of the dispute between Tenney and current Democrat Anthony Brindisi could be certified by Oneida County and the state electoral council.
The contest was the last race for Congress in November. Tenney’s victory lowers the majority of Democrats in the lower house to 221-212.
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Tenney told Fox & Friends Weekend on Saturday that a thorough judicial review ensured the integrity of his election.
“I will quote the judge: every valid vote that was cast in the 22nd Congressional District was counted and counted,” said Tenney. “The judge even said, in terms of electronic voting machines, that [they] explored that avenue, there were no discrepancies. They have been tested. And the manual audit was also examined by the judge and the electoral council. “
“I don’t think you can make a more comprehensive decision and election than we do,” she added later. “Ninety-four days is a long time.”
Upon returning to Congress, Tenney will once again represent New York’s 22nd congressional district. The district consists of eight counties in Upstate New York, including Chenango, Cortland, Madison and Oneida counties.
Tenney previously represented the district from 2017 to 2019. Anthony Brindisi then did so for two years after defeating Tenney in the 2018 midterm elections. The seat has been vacant since January 3 amid the ongoing legal process.
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Two seats remain in the House, both in Louisiana. One is the chair held by former Democratic MP Cedric Richmond, who joined President Joe Biden’s government last month. The other was the vacancy won last November by the Republican Party’s elected representative, Luke Letlow.
Paul Steinhauser and Chad Pergram of Fox News contributed to this report.