Elise Stefanik
American politician
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| January 30 2025 | The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations advanced Stefanik's UN ambassador nomination in a 19-3 vote. |
| January 21 2025 | Stefanik appears before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, outlining her diplomatic approach, including fighting antisemitism, supporting Israel, countering Chinese influence, and advocating for U.N. reforms. |
| November 11 2024 | President Trump formally confirms Stefanik's nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. |
| November 11 2024 | President-elect Trump formally confirmed Stefanik's nomination as United States ambassador to the United Nations. |
| November 11 2024 | President-elect Trump announced Stefanik would serve as the United States ambassador to the United Nations. |
| November 10 2024 | Stefanik confirms to the New York Post that she has been offered and accepted the position of United States ambassador to the United Nations. |
| November 10 2024 | Stefanik confirmed to the New York Post that she was offered and accepted the position of United States ambassador to the United Nations, following President-elect Trump's offer. |
| October 2024 | Called for a 'complete reassessment of US funding of the United Nations' after the Palestinian Authority's attempt to expel Israel from the UN due to human rights abuses in Gaza. |
| September 2024 | Criticized the United Nations for 'extreme antisemitism and moral depravity', calling on President Biden to support Israel's right to defend itself. |
| May 2024 | Stefanik delivered a speech at the Israeli Knesset, calling for 'wiping' those responsible for the October 7 Hamas-led attack 'off the face of the Earth'. |
| 2023 | Stefanik was awarded the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson Defender of Israel Award by the Zionist Organization of America. |
| 2023 | After the hearing, UPenn president Liz Magill resigned, to which Stefanik responded with a tweet: 'One down. Two to go.' |
| December 2023 | Voted against expelling George Santos from the House of Representatives, arguing against setting a 'dangerous precedent' regarding due process. |
| December 2023 | Gained national attention for her intense questioning of university presidents during a U.S. congressional hearing on antisemitism, which contributed to the resignation of Liz Magill, the president of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| December 9 2023 | Stefanik was portrayed in the Saturday Night Live cold open by actress Chloe Troast, following her controversial congressional hearing on antisemitism. |
| June 23 2023 | Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy publicly supported the resolutions to expunge Trump's impeachments that Stefanik had introduced. |
| June 22 2023 | Stefanik and Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene jointly introduced resolutions to expunge Trump's impeachments. |
| 2022 | Endorsed Carl Paladino in the election to succeed retiring U.S. representative Chris Jacobs in New York's 23rd congressional district. |
| 2022 | Stefanik criticized the Biden administration for supplying baby formula to undocumented immigrants, claiming preference for immigrants over American citizens. |
| 2022 | Republican congressman Markwayne Mullin introduced resolutions to remove Trump's impeachments from the Congressional Record, with Stefanik's support. |
| 2022 | Reelected as conference chair, defeating Byron Donalds after the 2022 elections. |
| 2022 | Stefanik defeated Matt Castelli in the U.S. House of Representatives election, winning 59.2% of the vote against Castelli's 40.8%. |
| July 19 2022 | Stefanik was one of 47 Republican representatives who voted in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, supporting federal codification of same-sex marriage rights. |
| May 2022 | Held a fundraiser for George Santos that raised over $100,000 for his congressional campaign. |
| 2021 | Stefanik and Matthew Manda welcomed their first child, Samuel Albritton. |
| 2021 | Stefanik voted against the DREAM Act, despite previously supporting DACA. |
| 2021 | Removed from the House Armed Services Committee following her objection to Pennsylvania's electoral votes after the Capitol storming. |
| August 2021 | Stefanik endorsed George Santos's campaign for U.S. representative from New York's 3rd district, providing early support to his campaign. |
| May 2021 | Stefanik publicly proclaimed Trump as the 'strongest supporter of any president when it comes to standing up for the Constitution'. |
| May 19 2021 | Voted against establishing a January 6 commission to investigate the United States Capitol attack, along with other House Republican leaders. |
| May 14 2021 | Elected as House Republican Conference chair, defeating Chip Roy and thanking Trump after her victory. |
| May 6 2021 | Appeared on Steve Bannon's podcast, emphasizing the need for the Republican Party to work with Trump. |
| May 5 2021 | Received endorsement from Trump and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise to replace Liz Cheney as Republican conference chair. |
| March 2021 | Joined all House Republicans in voting against the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, a COVID-19 relief bill. |
| February 25 2021 | Stefanik voted against the Equality Act, reversing her previous support from the 116th Congress. |
| January 2021 | Began the 117th United States Congress with a significant shift in political alignment, receiving an 84% score from Heritage Action compared to her previous 48% lifetime score, signaling a move towards more conservative positions. |
| January 13 2021 | Stefanik voted against the second impeachment of Donald Trump related to the Capitol attack. |
| January 6 2021 | After pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, Stefanik condemned the violence but rejected the idea that Trump was at fault. |
| 2020 | Featured in Fortune magazine's '40 Under 40' listing in the 'Government and Politics' category. |
| 2020 | Elise Stefanik was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating Democratic challenger Tedra Cobb by winning 59% of the vote compared to Cobb's 41%. |
| December 2020 | Stefanik supported the lawsuit Texas v. Pennsylvania, attempting to reverse Trump's election loss by petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to reject certified results in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Georgia. |
| 2019 | In the 116th Congress, Stefanik introduced The Fairness for All Act, a bill proposing non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people with exceptions for religious groups and small businesses. |
| 2019 | During the 116th Congress, Stefanik was one of eight Republicans to vote for the Equality Act, demonstrating early support for LGBTQ rights legislation. |
| 2019 | Received a 71% rating from the National Right to Life Committee and a 28% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America, reflecting her anti-abortion stance. |
| 2019 | Ranked 19th-most bipartisan House member during the first session of the 115th United States Congress, indicating her initial moderate political positioning. |
| 2019 | Stefanik ended her membership in the Tuesday Group, potentially indicating a shift in her political positioning within the Republican Party. |
| November 15 2019 | During a congressional impeachment inquiry hearing, Stefanik was involved in a procedural dispute with committee chairman Adam Schiff when Devin Nunes attempted to yield questioning time to her, which was ruled out of order. |
| September 25 2019 | Stefanik publicly announced she did not support the impeachment of President Donald Trump. |
| March 26 2019 | Stefanik was one of 14 Republicans who voted with House Democrats to override Trump's veto of a national emergency declaration at the southern border. |
| 2018 | Voted to release the Nunes memo, which concerned the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. The memo was controversial, with the FBI claiming it contained material omissions that impacted its accuracy. |
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