Incumbent: Elise Stefanik · Republican
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Elise Stefanik (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New York's 21st Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Stefanik (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 21st Congressional District. She will not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 23, 2026. Stefanik also ran for election for Governor of New York. She will not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 23, 2026. On December 19, 2025, Stefanik (Republican Party) withdrew from the race for Governor of New Yorkand announced that she would not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. On November 11, 2024,Donald Trump (R) announced he had selected Stefanik as his nominee for U.N. Ambassador in his second presidential term. On March 27, Trump withdrew Stefanik's nomination, stating, "With a very tight Majority, I don’t want to take a chance on anyone else running for Elise’s seat [in the U.S. House of Representatives]. The people love Elise and, with her, we have nothing to worry about come Election Day. There are others that can do a good job at the United Nations. Therefore, Elise will stay in Congress, rejoin the House Leadership Team, and continue to fight for our amazing American People." Stefanik announced on April 9, 2025, that Speaker of the HouseMike Johnson (R) had appointed her as House Republican leadership chair. Stefanik was born in Albany, New York, and graduated from Harvard University in 2006 with a degree in government. Stefanik was first elected to Congress in2014, andre-electedfive times. In 2014, Stefanik defeatedAaron Woolf (D) 55-34% in the general election for New York's 21st Congressional District, becoming the first Republican to represent the district since 1993. At age 30, Stefanik was the youngest woman elected to Congress at the time. According to a 2016Roll Callprofile, Stefanik "is solidly conservative on key issues — she opposes government regulation and abortion, and she supports private gun ownership. But she has voted against her party on divisive issues 15 percent of the time, according to a Congressional Quarterly analysis." Stefanik voted for Trumpin 2016, but she opposed some of his initiatives during his first term. She was one of 12 House Republicans to oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which Trump signed into law on December 22, 2017.She also opposed his March 6, 2017,executive ordersuspending the issuance of visas to individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. In late 2019, Stefanik began supporting more of Trump's agenda. TheWall Street Journalwrote, "Stefanik said her record 'tells the story of today’s modern-day Republican party,' reflecting both the needs of her sprawling rural congressional district and the broader shift toward Trump’s America First policies on the economy and national security. She says her politics have tracked these changes among her constituency." In 2020, Trump selected Stefanik to serve on his impeachment defense team during hisfirst impeachment. On January 6, 2021, Stefanik joined138 House Republicansin opposing certifyingBidenas the winner of the 2020 election. In May 2021, House Republicans elected Stefanik House conference chair, the third-highest-ranking U.S. House member, replacing Rep.Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.). House Republicans voted to remove Cheney following hervote to impeach Trumpover his role in the January 6breach of the Capitol. TheWall Street Journal's Katy Stech Ferek and Jimmy Vielkind wrote that Stefanik "has gained prominence for her fierce loyalty to the president-elect. She reaped record campaign donations in 2020 after she vigorously defended Trump during his 2019 impeachment. In 2022, she endorsed him in the presidential race before he had announced publicly that he would run. That made her the first member of Congress to do so."In her 2024 re-election campaign, Stefanik said she was "running on my record of real results for the hardworking families, small businesses, farms, veterans, law enforcement. This is the most important election of our lifetime at the presidential level, and of course the congressional level and senate level, as well. I’m proud to be a top surrogate for President Trump." Before joining Congress, Stefanik worked in PresidentGeorge W. Bush's (R) administration from 2006 to 2009.In 2012, Stefanik worked on former Minnesota Gov.Tim Pawlenty's (R) presidential campaign and helped prep U.S. Rep.Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) in his vice presidential debate against Biden.
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