Stefanik secures rising star status in year one as GOP chair
by Emily Brooks - 05/16/22 5:19 AM ET
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) has emerged as a rising force within the House Republican Conference a year after taking over as GOP conference chair amid the turmoil surrounding Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) ouster from leadership.
Republican lawmakers unsurprisingly hail Stefanik for bringing consistency to the party’s messaging.
It’s a big change from the days when House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had awkward press conferences with Cheney, the previous No. 3 GOP leader, who was not shy about blasting former President Trump.
That’s far from the case with the 37-year-old Stefanik, and a big reason why she’s seen as a rising GOP star.
“I’ll just say one thing,” said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), a former chair of the House Freedom Caucus. “It has been a step up.”
Members are happy that the House GOP no longer has its top messenger publicly criticizing Trump.
Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) said that Stefanik “lived up to every promise that she made to me before she asked me for my vote for Conference chair.”
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