{"id":14785,"date":"2014-02-07T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T19:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=14785"},"modified":"2014-02-07T14:20:04","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T19:20:04","slug":"stefanik-gets-gop-nod-for-ny21-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2014\/02\/07\/stefanik-gets-gop-nod-for-ny21-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefanik gets GOP nod for NY21 seat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Elise Stefanik, in a still from a 2013 campaign video. Image: Campaign website<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

In an unsurprising move, the Republican chairs in New York’s 21st Congressional District have endorsed Elise Stefanik in her run for the seat Bill Owens will be vacating (h\/t @JimmyVielkind<\/a> on Twitter). Stefanik is a former Republican White House aide who moved to Willsboro in Essex County last year to run against Democrat Bill Owens<\/a> in the upcoming election. Owens announced last month he won’t be running again.<\/p>\n

Still no certain Democratic candidate as of yet to replace Owens, as New York State Assemblywoman Addie Russell now definitely isn’t running;<\/a> other potentials Randy Douglas and Scott Murphy also got out of the race this week<\/a>. An endorsement is expected in the next week or so.<\/p>\n

Here’s the press release from Stefanik’s campaign (appended to original post, 2:17)<\/em>:<\/p>\n

Willsboro, NY<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Elise Stefanik’s campaign to represent New York’s 21st Congressional District received the overwhelming endorsement by North Country GOP county committee Chairs today during a full-committee endorsement meeting, sending a strong and significant signal that support for Elise as the strongest candidate in 2014 is united. The endorsement by the GOP county Chairs marks the end of the month-long endorsement process during which candidates were invited to speak in front of each county\u2019s Republican committee and answer questions from committee members. The North Country Chairs endorsed Stefanik with more than 87 percent of the total county committee weighted vote.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m humbled by the endorsement today by the North Country GOP Chairs. It shows our campaign’s message to bring new ideas and new leadership to Washington is resonating throughout Upstate,\u201d Stefanik stated. \u201cBut we\u2019re just getting started \u2013 I will continue working as hard as I ever have to earn the support of Republicans, Conservatives and Independents across the district to win this seat back. I thank the county Chairs for the time and energy they’ve given during this process, and I thank the hundreds of county committee members who attended endorsement meetings during January to hear from the candidates.\u201d<\/p>\n

New York\u2019s 21st\u00a0Congressional District includes Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Warren and Washington counties, as well as portions of Herkimer and Saratoga counties.<\/p>\n

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