Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes throws name into race for NY congressional seat

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New York resident and figure skating gold medalist Sarah Hughes has filed to campaign for Congress, with hopes of unseating current Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) of Long Island.

The 38-year-old Hughes plans to formally announce her campaign for New York’s 4th Congressional District "in the next few weeks," spokesman Max Kramer said Tuesday.

Sarah Hughes is joining several other Democrats seeking to unseat Long Island Republican Anthony Esposito for the 4th Congressional seat.  (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

"I’ve always been hopeful about our future; about our ability to come together and achieve great things in the face of difficulty and adversity," Hughes said on her campaign website. "Long Island can be a great place to live and raise a family."

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She highlights concerns like the rising cost of living and keeping assault weapons off the streets, adding, "all it takes is us coming together and doing things differently."

Representatives for Hughes did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital on her announcement.

Sarah Hughes receives the gold medal as bronze medalist Michelle Kwan looks on, after competing in the women’s free skating program at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Feb. 21, 2002.  (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

During the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, Hughes soared from fourth place to win a gold medal in one of the