Elise Stefanik suddenly drops NY governor
bid, won’t seek re-election to Congress
Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 12/19/2025 5:10:49 PM
GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik unexpectedly dropped her bid to become New York’s next governor Friday. “While spending precious time with my family this Christmas season, I have made the decision to suspend my campaign for Governor and will not seek re-election to Congress. I did not come to this decision lightly for our family,” she posted on X. “While we would have overwhelmingly won this primary, it is not an effective use of our time or your generous resources to spend the first half of next year in an unnecessary and protracted Republican primary, especially in a challenging state like New York.”
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