Maxwell Azzarello, who died after self-immolating during former President Trump’s hush-money trial, once worked for the Democratic congressman who flipped U.S. Rep. George Santos’ seat blue, according to online records. It became clear.
Congressman Tom Suozzi, who currently represents Nassau County and parts of Queens, took office in early February of this year. He also served in the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023, before the disgraced Santos briefly took the seat.
Azzarello’s LinkedIn page states that he briefly worked as director of operations for Friends of Tom Suozzi from August 2013 to November 2013. The 37-year-old Florida resident died from severe burns Friday night after attempting to self-immolate inside Collect Pond Park near a Manhattan penal facility. court.
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According to LinkedIn, Max Azzarello worked on Suozzi’s campaign for Nassau County in 2013. (St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office/Getty Images)
Around 1:30 p.m., Azzarello removed several pamphlets from his backpack and threw them into the air, then doused himself with flammable liquid and self-immolated. The pamphlet included an online link to his Substack page, where conspiracy theories were discussed.
A New York City Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson told Fox News Digital that Azzarello was pronounced dead around 10:30 p.m. Friday, about nine hours after the self-immolation.
The decedent worked for Mr. Suozzi when the candidate ran for Nassau County Executive in 2013. Azzarello’s LinkedIn profile says he “led a variety of projects including preparing for candidate debates, organizing commercial shoots, planning rally logistics, and completing interest group surveys.” . . ”
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Max Azzarello protests outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial is being held in New York City on April 18, 2024. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Azzarello’s duties included developing social media content and drafting press releases, as well as updating Suozzi’s events calendar. In a statement to the New York Post, Suozzi acknowledged that he remembers the protesters and solemnly wishes his family well.
“Max Azzarello worked on my campaign for Nassau County Executive in 2013 as a member of the field staff,” Suozzi said.
“Although I have never seen or spoken to Max since then, I remember him as very kind, smart and hard-working. It was a tragedy that he passed away from his injuries and I have never met Max. I continue to pray for his family.”
On June 16, 2022, at the WNBC4-TV studio in New York City, then-incumbent Democratic New York State Representative Tom Suozzi debates the gubernatorial race. (Photo by Craig Rattle Poole/Getty Images)
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Fox News Digital reached out to Suozzi’s office for a statement but did not receive a response.
Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano and Landon Mion contributed to this report.
