Washington – Representative Elise Stefanik is considering a career for the governor of New York in 2026, according to the post, with the news that arise hours after President Trump published a message on social networks by praising the “great!” Republican of the state of the state.
Stefanik, 40, would be the first Republican to lead the state of the empire since George Pataki left office at the end of 2006.
NBC News first reported that Stefanik was weighing a challenge for Democratic headline Kathy Hochul, whom the sources say that the Republican legislator considers that it is a weak potential opponent.
The sources also pointed out that Stefanik has about $ 10 million in potential campaign cash, has a relatively high approval index among state Republican voters and exceed Trump in their rural district during the 2024 elections.
“She is being advised and pushed to anyone by allies of [Trump] And friends for a long time, ”said a person with knowledge of the discussions to The Post.
“Elise has been approached by the main donors, the leadership of the Republican Party of New York and Trumpworld to run for governor,” added a second source close to the legislator.
“Hochul has never left more unpopular.”
A third source called Stefanik “the most popular Republican in the state and works much better than Trump, if someone could win, it would be her.”
That source warned that Stefanik is “just looking” for the possibility and did not have an imminent deadline to decide.
Other Republicans who have expressed interest in a governor offer include Hudson Valley representative. Mike Lawler, who for years has said for years openly, already often in a joke tone, who has his eyes on Albany.
Stefanik benefits from a close relationship with Trump, who nominated her to be her ambassador to the United Nations.
Later, Trump withdrew the nomination due to the majority of the Republican Party of Razor’s Razor in the Chamber, and his allies have discussed ways to achieve it in the future.
On Wednesday morning, shortly before the reports of Stefanik’s possible career for the governor, Trump wrote on social networks: “Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is great!”
Hey, he didn’t make clear why he was sharing that opinion.
Trump received significant support in New York in the past elections, receiving more than 43% of the votes against Democrat Kamala Harris, improving their performance in approximately 5.5% in more than 2020.
Hochul, who shows the surveys have negative classifications of approval and favorability, has said that he is looking for a re -election after gaining an initial period of four years in 6.4% about Republican Lee Zeldin.
The headline could weaken even more for a hard Democratic primary, with the representative of the centrist Bronx. Ritchie Torres Considering a campaign and former left representative Jamaal Bowman also expresses interest.