U.S. Representative from New York's 21st district since 2015. Former chair of the House Republican Conference (2021-2025), the third-ranking position in the House Republican leadership. Harvard graduate and former staffer in the George W. Bush White House. Initially a moderate voice, she became one of Donald Trump's most prominent defenders in Congress.
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Elise Stefanik
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Position on the spectrum
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ReligiousHyperbolic
On the issues 4
Public positions Elise Stefanik has taken on contested policy questions. Each links to the full issue page where this voice sits among others.
- Abortion access"Opposes abortion access; supports federal limits"
- Border security and migration management"Supports strict border enforcement and barrier construction"
- U.S. policy on Israel and Palestine"Strong supporter of Israel; led high-profile hearings on campus antisemitism"
- U.S. support for Ukraine"Has voted against several recent Ukraine aid packages"
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Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.
editorial · last refreshed 5/26/2026.Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.