Posted on 02/07/2020 1:14:08 PM PST by simpson96
Thanks to her new status as a national Republican figure, Rep. Elise Stefanik raised $3.2 million in campaign funds during the last quarter of 2019 – putting her way ahead of her progressive counterpart Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who raised $1.9 million. When Stefanik took office at age 30, in 2015, she was the youngest woman to serve in Congress – until Ocasio-Cortez was inaugurated at age 29 last year, but the biggest fundraiser on the Democratic side was House impeachment manager Adam Schiff, who raised $2.5 million.
Stefanik, who represents the North Country, has seen a meteoric rise in popularity within the GOP thanks to her aggressive performance during the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry in November. President Donald Trump was so impressed with Stefanik’s ferocious questioning that he asked her to be one of his advocates during the Senate’s impeachment trial.
The congresswoman is currently seeking re-election in her district, which includes the Adirondacks. She’ll be going up against Democratic challenger Tedra Cobb, who she beat in a 2018 election by 14 points.
Cobb has also raised a significant amount of campaign funds, and is reported to have $2.2 million on hand. Stefanik and Cobb traded insults over each other’s fundraising, as Stefanik mocked Cobb’s fundraising from celebrities such as Rosie O’Donnell and Cobb – who is forgoing donations from corporate political action committees, responded, “Elise Stefanik’s campaign continues to be funded by the very corporations that have increased the cost of healthcare for New York families … Unlike Elise Stefanik, my vote will never be for sale.”
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More others like her please!
She’s good...*very* impressive. It’s quite surprising to see someone like her being from New York.
If my common core “new math” calculates correctly, she’ll be over 35 for 2024. Results may waiver.
She seems to have bulked up a little since this picture was taken. Just saying.
She is smart, effective and cute, a winning combination.
Ocasio-Cortez was inaugurated
She’s been the President all this time - who knew?
-PJ
She’s a pistol!
YOU GO GIRL!! And unlike AOC you are SMART!!!
The North Country is very conservative but sparsely populated.
Yes I’m going there.
Sure she has good press and stellar ratings but do you know who she is?
To DC straight outta Hahvad and taken under the wings of JW, Bill Kristol, Carl Rove, Boehner and Ryan.
Believes in manmade climate change, is againt building the wall on our southern border, and was most certainly a Never Trumper.
I don’t know if she is trustworthy or another McCain Romney waiting to blossom.
Do some research yourself. The GOPe is pushing her forward.
Is she better than what’s there now? Is there a legitimately better candidate running right now who can beat this person? Does any of it matter since it’s far more important to determine who the next Speaker is since, if this Stefanik person wants a continued career, she’ll vote with the GOP the vast majority of the time?
Thank you for posting this. I have a brother who is somewhat liberal and is a staff member at SUNY Plattsburgh. His wife is a kook liberal. I had not realized that Elsie is their rep.
She’ll be going up against Democratic challenger Tedra Cobb, who she beat in a 2018 election by 14 points.
I think she’ll find pushing that 62 Cadillac up the hill to be quite the chore!
AOC doesn’t need to fund raise. Soros is bankrolling her.
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