NEW YORK (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is expected to announce a run for New York governor Friday, according to two people familiar with her plans.
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The two people spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly disclose her plans ahead of the official announcement.
Stefanik, a fierce ally of President Donald Trump, represents a conservative district in upstate New York, and has been considering a run for months.
In recent weeks she has ramped up her criticism of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, often referring to the Democrat as the “worst governor in America.” Stefanik has also attacked Hochul over her endorsement of Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City.
Trump had picked Stefanik to be his ambassador to the United Nations last year but later rescinded the nomination over concerns about the Republican Party’s narrow majority in the House.
Hochul, a moderate, is facing a primary challenge from her own lieutenant governor, Antonio Delgado.
A spokesperson for Hochul’s campaign referred AP to a statement from the Democratic Governors Association, which said: “Elise Stefanik has spent her career selling out New Yorkers to Donald Trump — and that is exactly why she is going to lose to Kathy Hochul next November.”
Finally! Some good political news. She’s got some fight and doesn’t back down from the truth!
Good luck, Elise.
She is too maga to win in ny
All she has to do to win is to offer free vacations for those thatcwork for more than 3 weeks a year.defund the guards in the school,tax the police officers,free takeout food twice a week.it worked for the terrorist
“ Kathy Hochul has spent her career selling out New Yorkers just to oppose Donald Trump — and that is exactly why she is going to lose to Elise Stefanik next November.”
After the satmar back stabbers backed Mamdani, I have decided to coin a new word. CICOs (Chasidim in Clothes Only, pronounced SICKOs). These useless bums will newer vote for a republican. Whoever gives them all the freebies, thats who they vote for. They are not deserving of one iota of respect.
she’s making a political mistake
has mo chance
aguda askanim is backing hochul