NY bill would delay filling Stefanik's seat in Congress, causing political firestorm
Stefanik, who represents the state’s 21 st Congressional District, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as U.N. ambassador and her nomination was moved forward by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. If the full Senate confirms her appointment, she would have to resign her seat in Congress to take up the new post.
NY Democrats blink as controversial state election bill affecting Rep. Stefanik seat declared dead: reports
The bill sought to give Gov. Kathy Hochul the power to merge election dates, leading minority party lawmakers like New York state Sen. Rob Ortt to rail against it as an affront to voters in the rural,
Democrats withdraw bill to delay NY special elections, fill Stefanik seat
A bill introduced to delay special elections in New York state is now dead. Democrats chose to kill the legislation.
New York Democrats Scrap Plot That Would Have Delayed Election To Fill Stefanik’s Seat Until November
Lawmakers at Albany were expected Monday to vote on legislation that would change the time frame for special elections. If passed, it would have meant that the election to fill the seat held by Ms. Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District would be delayed until the general election in November.
Move to delay special election for Stefanik’s seat is dead
The move to delay the election to fill Congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s seat is dead. The state Senate was poised to debate the delay on Monday with Democrats claiming it would save money on running elections and Republicans charging it was a tactic to make the House majority even thinner than it already is by keeping the seat vacant,
Democrats name North Country Democrat Blake Gendebien to fill Stefanik's seat
Blake Genebien has been named the Democratic Candidate in the NY-21 Congressional District special election.Genebien is vying the seat left vacant by Republican
NY bill delaying special election faces backlash; D.C. political analyst weighs in
The bill that was created to delay the special election for New York's 21st congressional district, was placed on hold hours before it made it to the floor.
Albany Dems look to keep Elise Stefanik’s critical NY House seat vacant in effort to thwart Trump
Stefanik’s district is in deep red north country and she would almost certainly be replaced by another Republican in a ...
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UN Ambassador-designate Elise Stefanik stops in Plattsburgh during a thank you tour of Congressional district
New York 21st District Congresswoman Elise Stefanik visited three cities in the district Saturday on a ‘thank you tour’ as ...
Area lawmakers to introduce legislation related to filling Stefanik’s seat
State Sen. Jim Tedisco (R,C-Ballston Lake) and Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston) announced they are introducing a ...
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Elise Stefanik bids farewell in district ‘Thank You’ tour
New York Representative Elise Stefanik bid farewell in a districtwide “Thank You” tour on Saturday. The congresswoman, who ...
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee moves to advance Elise Stefanik for floor vote
WASHINGTON - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted on Thursday to move forward New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, Trump’s ...
Stefanik bids farewell to supporters as she moves closer to the UN ambassador role
Congresswoman and U.N. ambassador-designate Elise Stefanik bid farewell to her supporters in the 21st District on Saturday.
Gov. Hochul stops Dem plan to stall special House election, hobble Trump agenda: sources
Gov. Kathy Hochul put the brakes on Democrats’ plan to rewrite rules for an upstate special election to leave a House seat ...
Hochul Halts Bill Aimed at Weakening Republican Control of House
Lawmakers were ready to pass a bill to delay a special election in New York State, but Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is in ...