Updated: Nov. 07, 2025, 5:46 p.m.|Published: Nov. 07, 2025, 8:01 a.m.Elise StefanikU.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik speaks at the annual CPAC DC conference at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, MD on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Photo by Dominic Gwinn / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)Getty Images

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is officially running for governor of New York.

The Republican congresswoman announced her gubernatorial bid Friday morning, calling out Gov. Kathy Hochul as “the worst governor in America.”

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