REPORT: Race to succeed Republican rep nominated by Trump heats up with new challenger

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From Fox News: New York State Sen. Dan Stec, a Republican and Navy veteran, is running for Congress.

Stec has tossed his hat in the ring to succeed Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who will vacate her seat in the House of Representatives to become the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. A special election for New York’s 21st Congressional District will take place once Stefanik officially leaves Congress.

“At the end of the day, it’s about representing the district, and for the last 12 years in Albany, I know what it means to represent the district and if I can do that in Albany I am certain I can do that in Washington,” Stec told WWNY in an interview on Dec. 24.

The North Country native, whose state senate district lies within Stefanik’s congressional district, argued he is the best candidate to win the seat for Republicans because he has the highest name recognition there.

Stec, 55, has served as a New York state senator since 2021. Prior to that, he was a member of the NY state assembly from January 2013 to December 2020.

“My argument is that I am the most electable. If we are concerned about holding this seat and the Republican majority in the House of Representatives, you want to put your most likely-to-win candidate forward and no one can compare the numbers like I do with how much of the district I already represent,” Stec declared.

There are multiple other potential candidates, both Republican and Democrat. The report explains that instead of a traditional primary, the GOP and Democrat candidates will be chosen by party chairs in the district.

Also running for Stefanik’s seat is Stick Mule CEO Anthony Constantino. Constantino is know for having erected a huge “Vote for Trump” sign above a building in upstate New York.

He announced in a social media post:

President Trump was very smart to put my courageous Congresswoman Elise Stefanik in his cabinet. Now I am running for the special election to fill the seat in Congress that she is vacating.

I am not a politician, but I have the business background, deep commitment to President Trump and the personal resources to finance my own campaign so as not to be beholden to any special interest.

I already beat the Democrats, very badly, once when they tried to throw me in jail for installing the country’s largest “Vote for Trump” sign atop my tallest factory building and I am eager to beat them many more times for the benefit of all citizens.

I am, by far, our Party’s strongest candidate.

Please urge your Republican County Leaders to support me in the upcoming special election and go grab some FREE stickers at http://vote4anthony.com today!

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