Mazie Philip is running on behalf of the Republicans for the seat vacated by the removal of the Republican congressman. She is close in the polls to the Democratic candidate, who held the position before and compared her to Santos: "She doesn't answer questions from the public" Philip, who immigrated from Ethiopia to Israel and served in the paratroopers before moving to the US, is a mother of seven.
If Democrats manage to flip this seat, Republicans' slim lead in the House will shrink even further.