Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is considering a bid for governor in 2026, multiple sources close to her confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Stefanik was withdrawn from consideration as President Donald Trump’s United Nations ambassador to shore up numbers of the House Republicans' narrow majority. She is now the chairwoman of House Republican leadership.
Sources tell Fox News Digital that she is being encouraged to run by allies of Trump and longtime friends. Stefanik outperformed the president in her congressional district in 2016, 2020 and 2024, which one source says could be an indicator that she could do well with New York's swing voters. The Republican won with 62% of the vote in her strongly conservative district in November.On Wednesday, Stefanik made the case for a GOP win in New York this year when she commented on a Marist poll that shows Gov. Kathy Hochul's approval numbers to be underwater with New York voters. "This latest bombshell polling proves what every New Yorker already knows: that we must FIRE Kathy Hochul in 2026 to SAVE NEW YORK. Hochul is the Worst Governor in America and it’s not even close."
"Her incompetence, corruption, and radical failed Far Left policies have destroyed our great state causing businesses and families to flee from crushing high taxes, out of control regulations, inept fiscal mismanagement, wide open border sanctuary city policies putting illegals first and New Yorkers last, and an out of control crime crisis due to Democrats’ failed bail reform defund the police policies. This polling shows that we can WIN & SAVE NEW YORK.", Hochul said in the statement.
Stefanik was withdrawn from consideration as President Donald Trump’s United Nations ambassador to shore up numbers of the House Republicans' narrow majority. She is now the chairwoman of House Republican leadership.
Sources tell Fox News Digital that she is being encouraged to run by allies of Trump and longtime friends. Stefanik outperformed the president in her congressional district in 2016, 2020 and 2024, which one source says could be an indicator that she could do well with New York's swing voters. The Republican won with 62% of the vote in her strongly conservative district in November.On Wednesday, Stefanik made the case for a GOP win in New York this year when she commented on a Marist poll that shows Gov. Kathy Hochul's approval numbers to be underwater with New York voters. "This latest bombshell polling proves what every New Yorker already knows: that we must FIRE Kathy Hochul in 2026 to SAVE NEW YORK. Hochul is the Worst Governor in America and it’s not even close."
"Her incompetence, corruption, and radical failed Far Left policies have destroyed our great state causing businesses and families to flee from crushing high taxes, out of control regulations, inept fiscal mismanagement, wide open border sanctuary city policies putting illegals first and New Yorkers last, and an out of control crime crisis due to Democrats’ failed bail reform defund the police policies. This polling shows that we can WIN & SAVE NEW YORK.", Hochul said in the statement.
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00:00Elie Stefanik, RN, is considering a bid for governor in 2026.
00:05Multiple sources close to her confirmed to Fox News Digital.
00:08Stefanik was withdrawn from consideration as President Donald Trump's United Nations
00:13ambassador to shore up numbers of the House Republicans' narrow majority.
00:18She is now the chairwoman of House Republican leadership.
00:21Sources tell Fox News Digital that she is being encouraged to run by allies of Trump
00:25and longtime friends.
00:27Stefanik outperformed the president in her congressional district in 2016, 2020, and 2024,
00:34which one source says could be an indicator that she could do well with New York's swing voters.
00:40The Republican won with 62% of the vote in her strongly conservative district in November.
00:45On Wednesday, Stefanik made the case for a GOP win in New York this year
00:50when she commented on a Marist poll that shows Gov.
00:53Kathy Hochul's approval numbers to be underwater with New York voters.
00:57This latest bombshell polling proves what every New Yorker already knows,
01:01that we must fire Kathy Hochul in 2026 to save New York.
01:06Hochul is the worst governor in America, and it's not even close.
01:10Her incompetence, corruption, and radical failed far-left policies have destroyed our great state,
01:16causing businesses and families to flee from crushing high taxes,
01:20out-of-control regulations, inept fiscal mismanagement,
01:24wide open-border sanctuary city policies putting illegals first and New Yorkers last,
01:28and an out-of-control crime crisis due to Democrats' failed bail reform defund the police policies.
01:35This polling shows that we can win and save New York.
01:38Hochul said in the