Last week, New Yorkers elected a new mayor for New York City. Next year, however, voters will select a new governor to run the state. And as the contest for governorship begins, one of the more prominent Republicans in our nation has thrown her hat in the ring.

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From Breitbart:

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), former Chair of the House Republican Conference, officially launched her campaign for governor of New York Friday, framing the race as a fight to rescue the state from what she calls economic collapse and public safety failures under Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul’s leadership.

In a campaign video shared to social media Friday morning, Stefanik portrayed New York as a state in decline, citing high taxes, soaring utility and grocery costs, and a surge in crime as central issues that demand immediate and transformative leadership. The video opens with a stark warning: “The Empire State has fallen,” as the narrator references an “affordability crisis” and a fleeing tax base.

Stefanik’s announcement emphasized a bipartisan appeal, asserting that her campaign would unite Democrats, Republicans, and Independents to reverse course in the state. “I am running for Governor to make New York affordable and safe FOR ALL,” Stefanik wrote on X. “It’s time to: FIRE HOCHUL. SAVE NEW YORK.”

According to Breitbart, Representative Stefanik has been gaining traction in the state. A Manhattan Institute poll reportedly showed her leading current Governor Kathy Hochul 43 to 42 percent, with a larger lead over Governor Hochul’s lieutenant governor. To further exemplify her edge and momentum, Representative Stefanik revealed on Friday that her campaign had raised over $1 million only hours after her launch.

This gubernatorial run comes on the heels of an eventful few years for Representative Stefanik. Breitbart notes that she gained national recognition when she confronted university presidents over antisemitism on campuses. She also, of course, was selected by President Trump to serve as his ambassador to the UN, although she eventually turned down the nomination to avoid weakening the fragile Republican majority in the House.

As Representative Stefanik takes this next step in her political career, let’s make sure to pray for her and for the gubernatorial election in New York!

How are you praying for Representative Stefanik and New York? Share your prayers and scriptures below.

(Excerpt from Breitbart. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – Elise Stefanik, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=161022488)