In a Fox News interview on Thursday, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) practically announced where her political career is heading next, without actually announcing it.
Stefanik, now 41, was only 30 years old when she was first elected to U.S. Congress in November 2014. At the time, she was the youngest woman in history to be elected to Congress.
President Donald Trump first nominated Stefanik in January 2025 to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, but then later withdrew the nomination over concerns that her absence might put the Republican House majority at risk.
Host Martha MacCallum asked Stefanik on Thursday if she plans to run against current Gov. Kathy Hochul for governor of New York state, and Stefanik responded by saying, “We will have great news on that issue.”
“There’s been an outpouring of support from Republicans, Democrats and Independents all across our great state,” Stefanik said.
Stefanik said she will be making an announcement, “very, very soon,” and added that many Democrats who previously supported Kathy Hochul are not “lining up in support” of herself.
WATCH BELOW:
📺 WATCH: I joined @marthamaccallum on @TheStoryFNC to discuss how Kathy Hochul has caused the historic affordability crisis in New York, making our state the most unaffordable in the nation. pic.twitter.com/F45pm9outB
— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) November 6, 2025
The New York Post reported on Sunday: GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik has landed an “all-star” team of New York-bred strategists — including those who helped defeat Gov. Kathy Hochul in past races — and even Dem backers as she prepares to take on the governor, sources say.
The upstate Republican is set to announce her widely anticipated bid for governor as soon as next week — and has already hired such campaign heavyweights as Erie County natives Stefan Mychajliw and Chris Grant.
Mychajliw started as a journalist covering Hochul, and Grant was the chief strategist and media consultant behind GOP Rep. Chris Collins’ successful run against the gov for the House in 2012, the year Democratic President Barack Obama was re-elected.
“It will be my pleasure to help fire the worst governor in America to save New York,” said Mychajliw, who was later elected as a Republican comptroller in Erie County in the 2010s, to The Post.
A poll released last week showed Stefanik leading in a potential matchup with Hochul.
🚨WOW! SHOCK New York governor 2026 poll finds Republicans have a chance at WINNING
🔴 Elise Stefanik: 43% (+1)
🔵 Kathy Hochul: 42%🔴 Stefanik: 43% (+6)
🔵 Anthonio Delgado: 37%Can Rep. Stefanik really flip New York red? 🔥
Manhattan Institute (R) | 10/22-26 | N=300RV pic.twitter.com/EHtkYJ717x
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 28, 2025
Stefanik highlighted a report Thursday which reveals that some Democrats are opposed to Hochul.
🚨 SHOCK VIDEO 🚨
First, the Worst Governor in America @KathyHochul was humiliated by Commie Mamdani when he refused to endorse her.
Now, ANOTHER DEMOCRAT is embarrassing Hochul by refusing to back her.
This will be a theme in 2026. New York Democrats know Hochul is toxic and… pic.twitter.com/HEorED6PJj
— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) November 6, 2025
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