Elise Marie Stefanik is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 21st congressional district. As chair of the House Republican Conference since 2021, she is the fourth-ranking House Republican. Stefanik's district covers most of the North Country and the Adirondack Mountains, some of the outer suburbs of Utica and the Capital District in New York. In addition to being the first woman to occupy her House seat, Stefanik was 30 when first elected to the House in 2014, making her the youngest woman elected to Congress at the time.
Official portrait, 2017
Stefanik with President George W. Bush in the Oval Office
Stefanik's freshman portrait during the 114th Congress
Stefanik takes the oath of office by House Speaker John Boehner in January 2015
New York's 21st congressional district
New York's 21st congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives that is represented by Republican Elise Stefanik.
Image: Samuel Miles Hopkins from painting by John Trumbull
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