Elise Stefanik to run for governor of New York Politics Nov 7, 2025 8:16 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York, her campaign announced Friday.

In a video shared on social media, Stefanik called Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul “the worst governor in America” and called New York “the most unaffordable state in the nation.”

Stefanik, who represents a solid red congressional district in upstate New York, has for months teased a run for governor, leveling heavy criticism at Hochul and more recently toward Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City.

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Last year, President Donald Trump picked Stefanik , a staunch ally, to

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