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new york State Sen. Dan Stec, a Republican and Navy veteran, is running for Congress.
Stec has thrown her hat into the ring to succeed Rep. Elise Stefanik, RNY, who will be leaving her seat in the House of Representatives to become the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Once Stefanik officially leaves Congress, a special election for New York’s 21st Congressional District will take place.
“At the end of the day, it’s about representing the district, and for the last 12 years in Albany, I know what it means to represent the district and if I can do it in Albany, I’m sure I can do it in Washington.” he told WWNY in an interview on December 24.
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New York State Senator Dan Stec, a Republican from the North Country, is running for Congress in New York’s 21st Congressional District. (Dan Stec via Facebook)
The North Country native, whose state senate district falls within Stefanik’s congressional district, argued that he is the best candidate to win the Republican seat because he has the highest recognition there.
“My argument is that I’m the most eligible. If we’re concerned with filling this seat and the Republican majority in the House of Representatives, you want to run your candidate who is most likely to win, and nobody can compare the numbers like I do with how much of the district I already represent,” Stec told the network.
Representative Elise Stefanik, R-New York, during a House Education and Labor Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, Tuesday, December 5, 2023. President-elect Trump nominated Stefanik to be the next ambassador from the United States to the United States. nations (Haiyun Jiang/Bloomberg)
He pointed to his record in the New York Legislature and the 104,000 votes he won in the previous state senate election, which is nearly half of the total Stefanik won in his re-election bid, in support of his argument that is better positioned. to defeat the Democratic candidate in the special election.
“I’m proud of my background, my resume, and my principles. I don’t have a voice that I’m embarrassed to explain as maybe someone across the aisle I’ve worked with should. explain” , said Stec.
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Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino is also running for the GOP nomination to succeed Stefanik. (Paul Antonelli)
Stefanik won a sixth term to represent the district that encompasses North County, New York, but was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump in November to fill the seat. the UN ambassador in his new cabinet.
In the campaign to be the Republican nominee to succeed Stefanik, Stec is joined by Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino, a political outsider best known for a 100-foot “Vote Trump” sign he installed. home in New York state. Constantino is self-funding his campaign and has pledged $2.6 million to the effort.
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Other Republicans mentioned as possible candidates include state Reps. Robert Smullen and Christopher Tague; and Rensselaer County Executive Steven McLaughlin, according to WWNY. Possible Democratic candidates include Rep. Billy Jones, whose state district falls in eastern St. Lawrence, as well as Stefanik’s past unsuccessful challengers like Matt Castelli and Paula Collins.
There will not be a traditional Republican primary for the special election. Instead, both Republican and Democratic candidates will be chosen by district party chairs.
Danielle Wallace of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
