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𝚃𝙷𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙳: Who is Elise Stefanik, favorite to replace Liz Cheney as No. 3 House Republican?

• 𝙰𝙶𝙴: 36
• 𝙳𝙸𝚂𝚃𝚁𝙸𝙲𝚃: New York 21st, rural upstate district
• 𝙵𝙸𝚁𝚂𝚃 𝙴𝙻𝙴𝙲𝚃𝙴𝙳: 2014, at time was youngest woman ever in Congress (AOC later broke her record)— Emily Brooks (@emilyelarsen) May 5, 2021
(2/7) Before Congress, Stefanik graduated from Harvard, worked in Bush White House and on the Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 2012 presidential campaign.

She shot to stardom as an impeachment manager for Trump in 2019, butting heads with Dem Rep. Adam Schiff. pic.twitter.com/mQnki7EYM5— Emily Brooks (@emilyelarsen) May 5, 2021
(3/7) Notable supporters of Stefanik for House Republican Conference Chair after ousting Cheney include:
• 𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝙴𝚁 𝙿𝚁𝙴𝚂𝙸𝙳𝙴𝙽𝚃 𝙳𝙾𝙽𝙰𝙻𝙳 𝚃𝚁𝚄𝙼𝙿
• 𝙷𝙾𝚄𝚂𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙾𝚁𝙸𝚃𝚈 𝚆𝙷𝙸𝙿 𝚂𝚃𝙴𝚅𝙴 𝚂𝙲𝙰𝙻𝙸𝚂𝙴
• 𝙿𝙰 𝚁𝙴𝙿. 𝙶𝚄𝚈 𝚁𝙴𝚂𝙲𝙷𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙷𝙰𝙻𝙴𝚁
(4/7) Critics of Stefanik question her conservatism vs Cheney
• She voted for 𝙴𝚀𝚄𝙰𝙻𝙸𝚃𝚈 𝙰𝙲𝚃 in 2019, against in 2021
• 𝙰𝙼𝙴𝚁𝙸𝙲𝙰𝙽 𝙲𝙾𝙽𝚂𝙴𝚁𝚅𝙰𝚃𝙸𝚅𝙴 𝚄𝙽𝙸𝙾𝙽 𝚂𝙲𝙾𝚁𝙴: 44% (Cheney 78%)
• 𝙷𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚃𝙰𝙶𝙴 𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽 𝚂𝙲𝙾𝚁𝙴: 48% (Cheney 80%)
(5/7) Unlike Cheney, Stefanik supported an objection to accepting Electoral College votes for President Joe Biden from one state: Pennsylvania. Her explanation on Jan. 4:
Tens of millions of Americans are rightly concerned that the 2020 election featured unprecedented voting irregularities, unconstitutional overreach by unelected state officials and judges ignoring state election laws, and a fundamental lack of...— Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) January 4, 2021
...ballot integrity and security.
To the tens of thousands of constituents and patriots across the country who have reached out to me in the past few weeks - please know that I hear you.
The most precious foundation and covenant of our Republic is the right to vote, and...
...consequently, the faith in the sanctity of our nation's free and fair elections.
As a Member of Congress, I am committed to restoring the faith of the American people in our elections - that they are free, fair, secure, and according to the United States Constitution.
(6/7) 𝚂𝚃𝙴𝙵𝙰𝙽𝙸𝙺 𝙰𝙼𝙱𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽
• Started PAC to support GOP women running for Congress, declared 2020 the "year of the Republican woman"
• Earlier this year was exploring running for NY Gov
• NY is losing a Congressional seat after 2022 and Stefanik could be in danger
(7/7) Read more here from the @dcexaminer: https://t.co/GfkuL514Zr— Emily Brooks (@emilyelarsen) May 5, 2021