WASHINGTON — Long Island’s former Rep. George Santos revealed that he is poised to become a father next year.
The 37-year-old former congressman said that he and his husband, Matheus “Matt” Gerard, are already making big plans for how they want to raise and educate their future children.
“We are having kids next year, and that’s a big deal for us,” Santos said on the “Citizen McCain” podcast Wednesday. “We’re excited about all the preparations of making sure we have everything set up. And, you know, college funds and, I mean, rainy day fund, like, all of that stuff.”
Santos has previously talked about wanting a child, promising to “accept my kid in any way, shape or form they come.”
The former Empire State congressman did not divulge details of when he is officially set to become a father or how many children he expects to have.
Santos made the revelation while discussing safety concerns about summer camps for children. He recounted how he was sent to summer day camp growing up in Nantucket, but reflected that he’s very apprehensive about the idea of full-fledged overnight summer camp.
“Unfortunately, I like the trust in the professionals that are hired to take care of our kids, and having been a victim of sexual assault by a gym teacher in a New York City public school, I’m at a point where I don’t want my kids to be exposed,” he said.
“I would be mortified if I knowingly or because I had the lack of awareness to protect my child, that my child becomes a victim of something like this,” he went on. “We’re probably going to start sending our kids to some sort of private school where there’s an abundance of oversight.”
“I don’t want to homeschool my kids because I believe in social interactions, Santos stressed. “It’s tough, it’s really tough.”
Santos, who served in Congress for less than a year in 2023, became the sixth House rep ever expelled, losing his seat over identity theft, wire fraud and other ethics concerns.
The following year, he pleaded guilty to identity theft and wire fraud and was sentenced to 87 months behind bars. Ultimately, President Trump commuted him last fall.
