George Santos press conference
Then-congressman-elect George Santos during a press conference on November 9, 2022.
  • People who worked on Rep. George Santos' 2022 campaign described it as a poor workplace.
  • One said Santos was demanding and would explode when mistakes were made.
  • A former consultant said it was "sloppy," and that her emails and calls often went ignored for days.

Rep. George Santos' campaign for Congress in 2022 was ultimately successful, but two people who worked on it told Insider that behind the scenes it was sloppy and rife with paranoia.

One former staffer, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of damaging his career, worked as a senior field operative for Santos for a little over three months in 2022.