Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik announced she is running for governor of New York early Friday morning, after months of hinting that she might challenge Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul in the 2026 election. Stefanik launched her campaign with a post on social ...

George Caldwell is a journalism fellow at The Daily Signal. Send an email to George. After months of teasing a run, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., has entered the race to unseat Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul in 2026. “Elise Stefanik will clean up Kathy Hochul ...

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik has formally launched her expected campaign for New York governor with a video slamming Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Editor's note: Stefanik made the announcement to join the governor's race early Friday morning. Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York will announce that she is running for governor Friday, sources told CBS News New York political reporter Marcia Kramer.

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik has formally launched her expected campaign for New York governor with a video slamming Gov. Kathy Hochul and a show of party support to box out a potential GOP rival. Stefanik, an 11-year House member from Saratoga County ...

Elise Stefanik at the annual CPAC DC conference at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, MD, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. Credit - Dominic Gwinn—Middle East Images/AFP/Getty New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump and ...

U.S. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has officially launched her run for governor. Stefanik has been teasing a run for governor for months, neither confirming nor denying an intention to run. But that changed today, when the outspoken defender and ally of ...