Elise Stefanik, Kathy Hochul and Zohran Mamdani

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Stefanik's playbook in N.Y. governor's race: Tie Hochul to Mamdani
New York Rep. Elise Stefanik aims to challenge New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year's elections — and survive a tough midterm environment — by targeting New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as much as her actual opponents.

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How a Governor Elise Stefanik Could Remove NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
Elise Stefanik criticizes Hochul over affordability and Mamdani in campaign launch for NY governor
Stefanik enters race for governor - but Blakeman says he's the Republican with broad support
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, a top ally of President Donald Trump, announced Friday that she is running for governor, saying she will make New York "affordable and safe.”

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Elise Stefanik to run for governor of New York
Stefanik announces New York governor bid in stark counter to NYC mayor-elect Mamdani
Stefanik Launches Campaign to Challenge Gov. Hochul in New York
Ms. Stefanik, a political pugilist, has aggressively criticized Mr. Mamdani, a democratic socialist, calling him an “antisemite communist” and a “jihadist terrorist sympathizer,” and has sought to tie...

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Key Trump ally jumps into New York governor's race days after shocking Mamdani mayoral victory
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Rep. Elise Stefanik Announces Bid For NY Governor: 'Not On My Watch,' Hochul Replies

Fired up Elise Stefanik rips ‘toxic’ Hochul for ‘bending the knee’ to socialist Zohran Mamdani

Stefanik ripped into the governor for backing Mamdani ahead of his election victory this week, arguing the move only added to her long list of failures for New Yorkers.

Trump, Mamdani front-and-center in Empire State battle between Hochul, Stefanik

New York's 2026 governor race heats up as Elise Stefanik challenges Kathy Hochul, with Trump and NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani taking center stage in political attacks.
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Stefanik’s Campaign Launch Is Much About Mamdani

In a video launching her gubernatorial campaign, Stefanik tries to tie Hochul to Mamdani while also vowing to fight for affordability.

Hakeem Jeffries: Elise Stefanik Is Nothing More Than A Handmaiden For Trump

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) criticized Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) in an MSNBC interview Friday, calling her a "sycophant" for former President Donald Trump. The comments came after Stefanik announced her 2026 run for New York governor.

Fuming Dems want Hochul out of office over Zohran Mamdani endorsement, Stefanik says

Worst Governor in America” Kathy Hochul was so badly damaged by endorsing radical socialist Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor that Democrats are champing at the bit to see the wildly

New York Gov. Hochul responds to GOP attacks for backing Mamdani: ‘I will never stop being a moderate democrat’

In a CNN Exclusive, Erin Burnett talks to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul about her new Republican challenger, Elise Stefanik, using her endorsement of Zohran Mamdani against her.
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