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Elise Stefanik | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Succeeding | Dorothy Shea (Chargé d'Affaires) |
| Chair of the House Republican Conference | |
| In office May 14, 2021 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Leader | |
| Vice Chair |
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| Preceded by | Liz Cheney |
| Succeeded by | Lisa McClain |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 21st district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Owens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elise Marie Stefanik July 2, 1984 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Matthew Manda (m. 2017) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | House website |
Elise Marie Stefanik (/stəˈfɑːnɪk/ stə-FAH-nik; born July 2, 1984) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 21st congressional district. As chair of the House Republican Conference from 2021 to 2025, she was the fourth-ranking House Republican. Stefanik's district covers most of the North Country and the Adirondack Mountains, some of the outer suburbs of Utica, and the Capital District in New York. In addition to being the first woman to occupy her House seat, Stefanik was 30 when first elected to the House in 2014, making her the youngest woman elected to Congress at the time.
Initially elected as a moderate conservative, Stefanik has moved considerably towards the right, as she aligned herself with President Donald Trump during his first term in office. She strongly opposed the first impeachment of Trump in 2019 amid the Trump–Ukraine scandal and backed Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, objecting to Pennsylvania's electoral votes after Trump supporters were involved in the 2021 United States Capitol attack. As the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack began to investigate, Stefanik claimed that Speaker Nancy Pelosi was responsible for the attack. Stefanik was elected chair of the House Republican Conference in May 2021 after incumbent Liz Cheney was removed due to her opposition to President Trump.
Known for her pro-Israel beliefs, Stefanik gained national attention in December 2023 for her intense questioning of university presidents during a widely televised U.S. congressional hearing on antisemitism. Stefanik's questioning contributed to the subsequent resignation of Liz Magill, the president of the University of Pennsylvania. Stefanik was awarded the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson Defender of Israel Award by the Zionist Organization of America. She has supported the view that Israel has a "biblical right" to the occupied West Bank.[1]
On November 10, 2024, President-elect Trump announced Stefanik would serve as the United States ambassador to the United Nations.[2][3]
- ^ "Trump’s UN ambassador pick says Israel has ‘biblical right’ to West Bank", Al Jazeera (Jan 21, 2025)
- ^ "President Trump Announces Cabinet and Cabinet Level Appointments". The White House. January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "Who is Elise Stefanik, Trump's pick for UN ambassador?". BBC News. November 11, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2025.