House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) should run for governor, a sign Democrats are confident they will retain the governorship in New York.
“Here’s my political advice for Elise Stefanik: Run, Elise, run,” Jeffries told reporters Thursday on Capitol Hill.
Stefanik had been tapped to serve in the Trump administration as U.N. ambassador, but President Donald Trump later withdrew her nomination after concerns grew about the slim Republican majority in the House and if her district would flip blue in a special election. Stefanik had been the fourth-ranking House Republican but is no longer in leadership.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) attends the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)
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