[72][73] She opposes taxpayer funding for abortion, and supports requiring that health insurance plans disclose whether they cover it. I do believe this catches up with people, she said. On 2-7-1984 Elise Stefanik (nickname: Elise) was born in Albany, New York, U.S.. She made her 1 million dollar fortune with U.S. Representative for New York's 21st congressional district. The Associated Press contributed to this report. House GOP Chairwoman Elise Stefanik and Republican Chairman Ed Cox said, "When Democrats can't compete, they . Now Elise Stefanik is elevating herself", "How Republicans voted on a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot", "Congressman Elise Stefanik: Committees and Caucuses", "Elise Stefanik, Reinvented in Trump's Image, Embodies a Changed G.O.P. [49] After her election in 2014, Stefanik named Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg as a major influence on her decision to run for Congress. [147], In September 2018, Stefanik, Seth Moulton and Dan Donovan co-sponsored the Cyber Ready Workforce Act advanced by Jacky Rosen. [6], Stefanik graduated from the Albany Academy for Girls and enrolled at Harvard College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government in 2006. The move puts Stefanik, 34, in one of the most southern parts of the 21st Congressional district, a predominantly North Country district that includes Watertown, Massena and Plattsburgh. [85][86], In May 2021, Stefanik called Trump the "strongest supporter of any president when it comes to standing up for the Constitution. [76], Stefanik opposes federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private employers. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025. As of April 2014, she held a minority stake, estimated at $1.3 million, in a townhouse near Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Elise Stefanik Bio, Family, Career, Husband, Net Worth, Measurements [24] Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party nominee in 2009, endorsed Stefanik. [89][90][91] During a November 15 hearing, intelligence committee ranking member Devin Nunes attempted to yield part of his allotted witness questioning time to Stefanik, but was ruled out of order by committee chairman Adam Schiff. [13] She managed Representative Paul Ryan's debate preparation for the 2012 presidential debates. People who worked with Ms. Stefanik say that during the 2016 presidential campaign, her reaction to Mr. Trump was quite negative and that she was particularly disgusted by his attitude toward women. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. House G.O.P. Elects Stefanik as No. 3 Leader, Installing Trump Loyalist 36 | Congressional Chronicle | C-SPAN.org", "Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, others file brief against vaccine mandate", "NY Rep. Elise Stefanik Reacts to State of the Union", "How Each House Member Voted on the Tax Bill", "HOW THEY VOTED: NY GOP reps split on $1.5 trillion tax bill", "Retribution Planned for New York Congress Members who Voted for the Tax Bill", "Rep. 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Jill Lochner talks about her decision to challenge fellow - WBFO Khanna calls for. It was the beginning of the end.. "[87], On September 25, 2019, Stefanik announced that she did not support the impeachment of President Trump. Our District. "I don't know . Cervas said he had inadvertently proposed splitting Black communities in Brooklyn. Stefanik (Republican Party, Conservative Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 21st Congressional District. And heres our email: letters@nytimes.com. Elise Stefanik's defense of Trump around Jan. 6 clouds her pro That is certainly true if it requires a member of Congress to support a seditious president. Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times. [9] Stefanik was removed from the committee in 2021 following her objection to Pennsylvania's electoral votes after the storming of the U.S. Stefanik's residence out of NY-21, but she will run and relocate July 26, 2022 Damon Winter/The New York Times 1662 By Peter Wehner Mr. Wehner is a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum. Ultimately, as he (the court-appointed expert) indicates, he valued compactness above all else, said Susan Lerner, executive director of the public interest advocacy group Common Cause New York, in a press release. [144], Stefanik was one of 26 Republicans to vote with the entire Democratic caucus in favor of a $25 billion relief bill for the US postal service at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. [17], On August 19, 2017, in Saratoga Springs, New York, Stefanik married Matthew Manda, who works in marketing and communications. The final 21st District has a 14.54 percentage-point Republican enrollment advantage, according to Cervas, the court-appointed expert who drew the maps, a fraction less than the maps that the state Legislature had adopted in February, and a state Supreme Court judge overturned. New York's 21st congressional district - Wikipedia Ms. Stefanik believed she should be at the top of the ticket, but in . Up until 1980, the 21st district was located in Upper Manhattan (including parts of Harlem and Washington Heights), and The Bronx. Castelli, too, would have to relocate into the 21st District before taking office, if he wins the general election. On. [156], On July 19, 2022, Stefanik was one of the 47 Republican representatives who voted in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify the right to same-sex marriage in federal law. I hate to think about the message it sends younger people who are thinking about running for office. They know this violates the process set out for the impeachment inquiry, and then pretend to be shocked when Schiff gavels them down", "How a bad-faith attack on Schiff made its way from Twitter to Trump's lips", "How Republicans Tried to Manufacture Outrage During Friday's Impeachment Hearing", "Media criticizes Elise Stefanik during hearing after praising Warren's 'Nevertheless, she persisted' moment", "Fact check: Stefanik's defense includes rejected legal claims, debunked theories", "Fact check: Elise Stefanik tried to get election overturned, promoted election lies", "Stefanik endorses suit seeking to overturn election", "Motion of U.S. Representative Mike Johnson and 105 Other Members for leave to file amicus brief", "The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results", "Stefanik condemns violence; doesn't fault Trump", "Stefanik decries "violence in any form" as mob storms Capitol", "Stefanik to join GOP House coalition to object to Electoral College results", "Stefanik opposes impeachment, wants "a peaceful transition of power", "Impeachment Results: How Democrats and Republicans Voted", "Mullin legislation would expunge Trump Jan. 6 impeachment", "McCarthy says he's willing to look at expunging a Trump impeachment", "Elise Stefanik Is a Nuisance On Her Way to Becoming a General Blight", "H.Res.538 - Expunging the December 18, 2019, impeachment of President Donald John Trump", "H.Res.547 - Expunging the January 13, 2021, impeachment of President Donald John Trump", "McCarthy says he supports House resolutions to "expunge" Trump's impeachments - CBS News", Elise Stefanik eyed by Republicans to be political force within the party, "GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik: Trump withdrawing from Paris Agreement is 'misguided', "North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik joins Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus", "How the House voted to pass the GOP health-care bill", "How every member voted on health care bill", Stefanik faces an angry, emotional crowd at Plattsburgh forum, Stefanik gets an earful on health care at town hall, Setting the Record Straight on the American Health Care Act, "Looking closer at Stefanik's health care answers". Mr. Wehner is a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum. About | Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Party operatives recalled that rumors about Santos's untruths had circulated since before Stefanik's endorsement, and believed it likely that she was aware of them at the time. Senator Al D'Amato. According to Stefanik, she first considered a career in public service and policy in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. [74] In 2019, The National Right to Life Committee, a political action committee (PAC) opposed to legal abortion, gave Stefanik a 71% rating, and NARAL Pro-Choice America, a PAC that supports legal abortion, gave her a 28% rating. The legislation would create a grant program within the Department of Labor to "create, implement, and expand registered apprenticeships" in cybersecurity. Elise M. Stefanik, the Representative from New York - in Congress from 2023 through Present. [132], Stefanik opposed Trump's 2017 executive order imposing a temporary ban on travel and immigration to the United States by nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries. Stefanik reportedly had a history of disputes with Paladino's rival in the Republican primary, then-New York State Republican Committee chair Nick Langworthy. "[168], In 2022, Stefanik endorsed Carl Paladino in the election to succeed retiring U.S. representative Chris Jacobs in New York's 23rd congressional district. We deserve better. This is a carousel. [119], In January 2017, Stefanik joined the Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, an apparent indication of "a moderate stance on climate change issues". Ms. Cheney represents the people of Wyoming on many issues that are important to them, but she drew a line when it came to a fundamental attack on our democracy. In his commentary on the Capital Region, the Special Master (court-appointed expert) makes clear that in drawing the maps he prioritized arbitrary political boundaries over the way people actually work, live, and play, Tonko said. This is a partisan political witch hunt. The committee, she said, is illegitimate. The hearings did not change her mind. [116] The next day, Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy leant his support to the resolutions. Our district has become more competitive for the right kind of Democrat, one who can unify a broad coalition of support across the now 15 counties that make up NY-21, Castelli, a former CIA counterterrorism official from the town of Saratoga, said in a press release. Those maps carved out Glens Falls and Queensbury in Warren County and moved those communities into the 20th Congressional District. [26][27] Stefanik said that Trump's crude remarks in the Access Hollywood tape were "wrong" but continued to endorse him. To them, Ms. Stefaniks story is of a person who betrayed her principles and her country in a manic quest for power. Former U.S. Rep. Bill Owens of Plattsburgh, a Democrat, represented the North Country when redistricting put northern Saratoga County in his new district. In mid-July, before the final session planned for the summer, she referred to the committee as a sham and declared that it is way worse than the impeachment witch hunt parts one and two.. [15][16] By April 2014, she owned a minority interest in a townhouse near Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., valued at $1.3 million. The politician her starsign is Cancer and she is now 38 years of age. All of Saratoga County is now in the new 20th District, along with Albany and Schenectady counties, and the cities of Troy and Rensselaer in Rensselaer County, under the final maps that court-appointed expert Jonathan Cervas, of Carnegie Melon University in Pittsburgh, drew. She is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Stefanik announced in a statement Saturday that she will continue to run in the 21st District, which would involve relocating her principal residence into the newly drawn district. Initially elected as a moderate conservative, Stefanik has shifted increasingly to the political right, aligning herself with then-President Donald Trump. I will always work my very hardest to deliver real results for the hardworking families in Upstate New York and the North Country,, Residents of Saratoga, Schenectady and Albany counties and the city of Troy will benefit from a unified voice in Congress next year. Latest news and commentary on Elise Stefanik including photos, videos, quotations, and a biography. Along with approximately 170 other members of Congress, she signed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court arguing that Congress did not give the government authority to impose a vaccine mandate. Elise Stefanik, Representative for New York's 21st Congressional Stefanik, a Republican, had previously listed her residence in Willsboro, Essex County, near Lake Champlain. Elise M. Stefanik - District Map | Congress.gov | Library of Congress Congresswoman Elise Stefanik proudly represents New York's 21st District in the House of Representatives in her fifth term in office. She said, "New York is one of the highest taxed states in the country, and families here rely on this important deduction to make ends meet. ", "21st Congressional hopeful Elise Stefanik visits Saratoga County", "New York GOP House candidate has history of late property tax payments", "Weddings: Elise Stefanik, Matthew Manda", "U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik moves to Saratoga County", "Stefanik's husband works for leading gun industry trade group", "Between the Lines: States With 2011 Races Get Early Redistricting", "Elise Stefanik won't say Donald Trump's name, but pledges GOP loyalty", "Rep. Elise Stefanik will support Trump in presidential election", "Cuomo challenges Republicans on Trump comments: 'Silence is acceptance', "GOP pounces after Democrats don't elevate Mike Derrick, NY-21 candidate", "NY21 Can Matt Funiciello Build a Bernie Style Movement in the North Country", "Elise Stefanik wins re-election to Congress representing North Country", "Rep. Elise Stefanik, Called 'Republican Star' by Trump, Wins 4th Term", "Youngest-ever congresswoman stands out on first day in office", "Stefanik named to leadership post on subcommittee", "Harvard removes Republican Elise Stefanik from advisory committee", "Republican accuses Harvard of 'caving to the woke left' after school cuts ties", "GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik Loses Harvard Post For Lying About Election Fraud", "Harvard Institute of Politics removes Stefanik from advisory role", "Stefanik selected as co-chairwoman of moderate GOP policy caucus", "Stefanik charts path for moderates amid Washington partisanship", "How A Record Number Of Republican Women Got Elected To Congress", "Elise Stefanik Wants to Play in Primaries to Help Republican Women", "I will continue speaking out abt the crisis level of GOP women in Congress & will try to lead and change that by supporting strong GOP women candidates through my leadership PAC", "Rep. Stefanik's PAC Supporting GOP Women Makes First Round of Endorsements", "She built her career boosting GOP women. The fast track to leadership is to enlist figures like Mr. Trump, Mr. Bannon and what one of my interlocutors called the army of the base, made up as it is of QAnon followers, Christian nationalists, right-wing talk radio aficionados and those who are determined to overturn elections. She considered Mr. Trumps comments on the Access Hollywood tape sickening and like many others, she assumed he would lose the election. Shes flying too close to the sun, said this person, who requested anonymity in order to speak openly about her transformation. She strongly opposed the first impeachment of Trump in 2019 amid the TrumpUkraine scandal and backed Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, objecting to Pennsylvania's electoral votes after Trump supporters were involved in the 2021 United States Capitol attack. There might be what appears as a short-term benefit, but situations like this often spectacularly fail., I dont view Elises story as a success story, she added. House Republicans on Friday elected Representative Elise Stefanik of New York, a vocal defender of former President Donald J. Trump, as their No. State Assembly, gubernatorial and lieutenant governor primaries are scheduled for June 28. Buffalo killings put focus on 'replacement theory' - Times Union [9], Stefanik helped prepare the Republican platform in 2012, served as director of new media for Tim Pawlenty's presidential exploratory committee and worked at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Foreign Policy Initiative. Stefanik has forwarded the idea of "expunging" both of Trump's impeachments. He lost", "Elise Stefanik | 2020 40 under 40 in Government and Politics", "New York 21st Congressional District Election Results", Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, United States representatives by seniority, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elise_Stefanik&oldid=1164221515, This page was last edited on 8 July 2023, at 11:02. In isolation, Elise is not a particular malefactor. [56] During a May 6 appearance on a podcast hosted by Steve Bannon, Stefanik repeatedly emphasized the need for the Republican Party to work with Trump. After Santos won the election, The New York Times and other media outlets reported that he had greatly misrepresented much of his background, including employers and schools he had no connection with, as well as aspects of his family history and ethnic background; in addition, there were personal details he had not shared, such as an active criminal case against him in Brazil. [28], Stefanik faced Democratic nominee Mike Derrick and Green Party nominee Matt Funiciello in the general election. [170] After Paladino called for the execution of Attorney General Merrick Garland, former Republican congresswoman Mia Love called upon Stefanik to rescind her endorsement of Paladino. Bush and George W. Bush is a contributing Opinion writer and the author of The Death of Politics: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After Trump.. [25] She faced Aaron Woolf, the Democratic Party nominee, and Matt Funiciello, the Green Party nominee, in the November 4 general election. Tom Flanagin, Stefanik's deputy chief of staff, issued a notice last week stating that Stefanik and her husband, Matthew Manda, had recently purchased a house in the village of Schuylerville. Stefanik says she brings $600M into NY21. But some of her claims - NCPR Elise Stefanik ( Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New York's 21st Congressional District. Elise Stefanik - Ballotpedia [78] She opposed the 2013 sequestration cuts to the federal U.S. military budget, citing its effect on Fort Drum just north of Watertown, New York, part of her district. You can reach her at lstanforth@timesunion.com. CNN Rep. Elise Stefanik has spoken to former President Donald Trump about another leadership bid. The maps replace maps that the state Legislature adopted and Gov. Infrastructure and Transportation. New York's 21st congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives that is currently represented by Republican Elise Stefanik. A state Supreme Court judge in late March threw out the Legislatures plan, saying the maps were unfairly drawn to give an advantage to the Democratic Party. Just the same Elise Stefanik also does not live in the district. It aims to offer certifications and connect participants with businesses, in order to "boost the number" of workers for federal jobs in that field. George Santos' lies are casting a harsh spotlight on a powerful - CNN They're appealing to the state's top court. Living on the edge of a district can be a perilous task for an elected official when redistricting arises a possibility after completion of the 2020 Census. Elise Stefanik won't rule out being Donald Trump's VP - New York Post [103][104][105] After a mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, Stefanik condemned the violence but rejected the idea that Trump was at fault. She faces Tedra . Republicans have vowed to challenge the ruling. She became a celebrity, I was told by a Bush administration colleague of Ms. Stefaniks who requested anonymity so this individual could speak freely about what is still a very sensitive subject. [118], Stefanik criticized Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, saying it was "misguided" and "harms the ongoing effort to fight climate change, while also isolating us from our allies". As the outpouring of feedback this week showed, citizens of Amsterdam are fully part of our Capital Region community, regardless of what one post-grad from Pennsylvania thinks.. Stefanik recently was re-elected to her third term, beating Democrat Tedra Cobb. I've been in New York 21. A commitment to ethical conduct, a devotion to the common good and fidelity to truth appear to have no intrinsic worth to them. "[167], During the 2022 election cycle, Stefanik was a strong early supporter of George Santos's campaign for U.S. representative from New York's 3rd district, on Long Island. Ms. Stefanik has failed in her efforts to sabotage the committee, but its not for lack of trying. Washington CNN House Republicans are moving to oust Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from a party leadership position over her vocal repudiation of former President Donald Trump's lies about the. Contrast this with Ms. Cheney, who was stripped of her position in the Republican leadership and replaced by Ms. Stefanik. The house Stefanik lists as her residence is in the Schuylerville zip code. The district is rural and it includes the cities of Ogdensburg, Glens Falls, Plattsburgh, and Watertown. [168], Some of Santos's campaign contributors who said they had given him large sums because of Stefanik's endorsement and support felt let down by her. Stefanik's district covers most of the North Country and the Adirondack Mountains, some of the outer suburbs of Utica and the Capital District in New York. A version of this article appears in print on. In populist times, good leaders tamp down on the bad and elevate the good. As the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack began to investigate, Stefanik said that Speaker Nancy Pelosi was responsible. As chair of the House Republican Conference since 2021, she is the fourth-ranking House Republican. ), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers. The final lines create five Republican-leaning districts, up from four, and at least four other districts where Republicans would be competitive. Looking at what happened with Ms. Stefanik is sad and disturbing because people who know her say she knows better. Ms. Stefaniks story is important in part because it mirrors that of so many other Republicans. But they refused. Northern Saratoga County, including the village of Schuylerville where Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik lives, has been redrawn into the 20th Congressional District where Rep. Paul Tonko will run for re-election, under final congressional redistricting maps finalized late Friday. [145], On December 19, 2017, Stefanik voted against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. In an effort to undermine confidence in the select committee investigating the violent assault on the Capitol, Ms. Stefanik said: This is not a serious investigation. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act of 2017. [171] Stefanik actively campaigned for Paladino, hosting a tele-rally for him the night before the primary. She made a false claim that the legislation would "prevent removal of ineligible voters from registration rolls." [100] She also expressed "concerns" about Dominion Voting Systems, the subject of numerous false right-wing conspiracy theories.
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