New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, an ally of President Donald Trump and a member of House Republican leadership, is running for governor of the Empire State.

“I am running for Governor to bring a new generation of leadership to Albany to make New York affordable and safe for families all across our great state. Our campaign will unify Republicans, Democrats, and Independents to Fire Kathy Hochul once and for all to Save New York,” Stefanik said in a statement.

Stefanik’s long-awaited announcement comes just days after New York voters elected Democrat Zohran Mamdani mayor of the nation’s largest city. Mamdani had the backing of Hochul, the state’s Democratic governor, whom Stefanik has spent months criticizing over her support for the self-proclaimed democratic socialist.

Stefanik, in her

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