Republican Rep Elise Stefanik to announce run for New York governor

Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is expect to denote a tally for New York politician Friday

NEW YORK -- Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is expected to denote a tally for New York politician Friday, according to 2 radical acquainted with her plans.

The 2 radical spoke with The Associated Press connected information of anonymity due to the fact that they were not authorized to publically disclose her plans up of the authoritative announcement.

Stefanik, a fierce state of President Donald Trump, represents a blimpish territory successful upstate New York, and has been considering a run for months.

In caller weeks she has ramped up her disapproval of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, often referring to the Democrat arsenic the “worst politician successful America.” Stefanik has besides attacked Hochul implicit her endorsement of Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City.

Trump had picked Stefanik to beryllium his ambassador to the United Nations past twelvemonth but aboriginal rescinded the information implicit concerns astir the Republican Party's constrictive bulk successful the House.

Hochul, a moderate, is facing a superior situation from her ain lieutenant governor, Antonio Delgado.

A spokesperson for Hochul's run referred AP to a connection from the Democratic Governors Association, which said: “Elise Stefanik has spent her vocation selling retired New Yorkers to Donald Trump — and that is precisely wherefore she is going to suffer to Kathy Hochul adjacent November."

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Kim reported from Washington.

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