Republican US Rep Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York, her campaign announced Friday.
In a video shared on social media, Stefanik called Democratic Gov Kathy Hochul the worst governor in America and called New York the most unaffordable state in the nation.
Stefanik, who represents a solid red congressional district in upstate New York, has for months teased a run for governor, levelling heavy criticism at Hochul and more recently toward Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City.
I am running for governor to bring a new generation of leadership to Albany to make New York affordable and safe for families all across our great state,” Stefanik said in a statement issued Friday.
Last year, President Donald Trump picked Stefanik, a staunch ally, to be the administration’s ambassador to the United Nations, but months later rescinded the nomination over concerns about Republicans’ tight margins in the House.
Though any Republican faces long odds of winning the …​Republican US Rep Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York, her campaign announced Friday.
In a video shared on social media, Stefanik called Democratic Gov Kathy Hochul the worst governor in America and called New York the most unaffordable state in the nation.
Stefanik, who represents a solid red congressional district in upstate New York, has for months teased a run for governor, levelling heavy criticism at Hochul and more recently toward Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City.
I am running for governor to bring a new generation of leadership to Albany to make New York affordable and safe for families all across our great state,” Stefanik said in a statement issued Friday.
Last year, President Donald Trump picked Stefanik, a staunch ally, to be the administration’s ambassador to the United Nations, but months later rescinded the nomination over concerns about Republicans’ tight margins in the House.
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