Leaving office January 3, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.
Elise M. Stefanik
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RepublicanIn office until January 3, 2027

Elise M. Stefanik

U.S. Representative, NY-21 since 2015. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 6 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 6.

U.S. Representative, NY-21Born 1984

In office
11 yrs
Since 2015
Bills became law
0
29 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
16.4%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
97%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+24.3
Won 2024
Elections
6
2014–2024

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

  • House Committee on Armed ServicesStrategic ForcesCyber, Information Technologies, and InnovationMilitary Personnel
  • House Permanent Select Committee on IntelligenceDefense Intelligence and Overhead ArchitectureOpen Source Intelligence
  • House Committee on Education and WorkforceHigher Education and Workforce Development

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 29 sponsored · 0 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HR 1550 Strengthening America’s Turning Point Act
Public Lands and Natural Resources · Passed Senate Oct 2026
HR 2916 To authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk…
Native Americans · Passed House Jun 2026
HR 3123 Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act
Armed Forces and National Security · Passed House Feb 2026
HR 5214 District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025
Crime and Law Enforcement · Passed House Nov 2025
HR 9203 Student Protection and University Accountability Act
Education · In committee Sep 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Stefanik sits in the U.S. House

Stefanik is closer to the center than 68% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianStefanikMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Burgess Owens, Darin LaHood, Juan Ciscomani

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Stefanik’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills15%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Stefanik’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Stefanik was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2024U.S. House, NY-21WonR+24.3R+20.8+3.5
2022U.S. House, NY-21WonR+18.8——
2020U.S. House, NY-21WonR+17.7——
2018U.S. House, NY-21WonR+13.7——
2016U.S. House, NY-21WonR+35.1——
2014U.S. House, NY-21WonR+21.3——

Source: 99chambers results archive

Campaign money, 2023–24

Raised
$15.5M
Spent
$7.6M
Cash
$8.7M

Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:37 AM ET

Seats Stefanik has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Stefanik has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive

In the polls

Included in 8 polls; Stefanik’s best result was 54% (New York's 21st District, 2016).

Stefanik’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Stefanik

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET