Elise Stefanik will not run for governor and will not seek reelection to her house seat.

[Jim Martin]

Happy to see that Elise Stefanik is going away.
She did a lot of damage to our hobby.
GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik drops out of New York governor's race

 

[mavic3usa]

Happy to see that Elise Stefanik is going away.
She did a lot of damage to our hobby.
GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik drops out of New York governor's race

No way for her to defeat the incumbent. NY made their call last month and it was clear. The only thing left for her in government is nominations (from the Trump administration) to various positions (such as ambassador and executive or political agencies) where she doesn't have to run for office. Otherwise she might land a job at or working with one of her supporters like Skydio. So we may not be completely done with her.

 

[TonyPHX]

Good riddance and may the drone video of her exit be epic.

 

[anotherlab]

Stefanik saw the handwriting on the wall when Trump declined to endorse her for the gubernatorial race. She faced an uphill battle running here in NYS, and she would have had to defend her backing of a president who is not popular in the districts she would need to carry. Most polls showed Hochul winning over Stefanik.

Stefanik could have kept her congressional seat, but her role in Congress was diminished after she prematurely announced her retirement to take the UN Ambassador role that Trump eventually pulled.

So we have about 13 months before she is named to the board of Skydio....