Newsday Article RatingWho is Nancy Marks? Santos' ex-campaign treasurer's political roots are in Suffolk
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| "She and Zeldin were friends and met at functions at the school at which their children attended and Marks would sometimes babysat for Zeldin's daughters, Republicans said." | Positive | 34% Conservative |
| "She and Zeldin were friends and met at functions at the school at which their children attended and Marks would sometimes babysat for Zeldin's daughters, Republicans said." | Positive | 34% Conservative |
| "Zeldin won and Marks' reputation grew, along with her client list, which included State Legislature races for the first time." | Positive | 30% Conservative |
| "On Oct. 2, 2019, she signed on as treasurer for Santos' first congressional campaign, according to Federal Election Commission records." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Santos won his second bid for Congress in November 2022, with Marks as his campaign treasurer." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "By 2010 she had landed a job as treasurer for Lee Zeldin's State Senate campaign." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "Over the past 30 years she became perhaps the busiest political operator on Long Island, including being the campaign treasurer for Lee Zeldin, last year's Republican nominee for governor." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Niccolini and Benoit had previously worked with Santos at Harbor City, an investment company." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Santos lost the race in 2020, but stayed in contact with Marks as her business and reputation grew." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "But Santos' story soon began to unravel as a trail of fabrications, ranging from his religion, to his wealth, to his family and education and his businesses." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "She would, however, stick with Zeldin as he won a seat in Congress." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Also part of Red Strategies was the Devolder Organization, which was one of the companies Santos said he ran." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Neither Santos nor Niccolini nor Benoit was charged." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Nancy Marks, 58, of Shirley went from an unpaid campaign volunteer in the early 1990s to the center of the national controversy involving her client, Rep. George Santos." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Soon, Zeldin would end his long work relationship with Marks." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Prosecutors said she did so to inflate the amount of campaign funds Santos had on hand." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "He positioned himself as an openly gay candidate who was a steadfast supporter of Republican President Donald Trump." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Santos blamed Marks for some of his campaign contributions and spending that was being questioned by federal officials and he fired her in January." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
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