Elise Stefanik
American politician
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| March 27 2025 | President Trump withdrew Stefanik's U.N. ambassadorship nomination, asking her to remain in Congress and suggesting potential future administration roles. |
| March 27 2025 | Nomination to the UN ambassador position was withdrawn due to concerns about her departure's impact on the House Republican majority. |
| January 30 2025 | The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations advanced Stefanik's UN ambassador nomination in a 19-3 vote. |
| January 21 2025 | Stefanik appears before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, outlining her diplomatic approach, including fighting antisemitism, supporting Israel, countering Chinese influence, and advocating for U.N. reforms. |
| January 20 2025 | Nominated by President Trump to serve as the United States ambassador to the United Nations. |
| November 11 2024 | President Trump formally confirms Stefanik's nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. |
| November 11 2024 | President-elect Trump formally confirmed Stefanik's nomination as United States ambassador to the United Nations. |
| November 11 2024 | President-elect Trump announced Stefanik would serve as the United States ambassador to the United Nations. |
| November 10 2024 | Stefanik confirms to the New York Post that she has been offered and accepted the position of United States ambassador to the United Nations. |
| November 10 2024 | Stefanik confirmed to the New York Post that she was offered and accepted the position of United States ambassador to the United Nations, following President-elect Trump's offer. |
| October 2024 | Called for a 'complete reassessment of US funding of the United Nations' after the Palestinian Authority's attempt to expel Israel from the UN due to human rights abuses in Gaza. |
| September 2024 | Criticized the United Nations for 'extreme antisemitism and moral depravity', calling on President Biden to support Israel's right to defend itself. |
| May 2024 | Stefanik delivered a speech at the Israeli Knesset, calling for 'wiping' those responsible for the October 7 Hamas-led attack 'off the face of the Earth'. |
| 2023 | Stefanik was awarded the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson Defender of Israel Award by the Zionist Organization of America. |
| 2023 | After the hearing, UPenn president Liz Magill resigned, to which Stefanik responded with a tweet: 'One down. Two to go.' |
| December 2023 | Voted against expelling George Santos from the House of Representatives, arguing against setting a 'dangerous precedent' regarding due process. |
| December 2023 | Gained national attention for her intense questioning of university presidents during a U.S. congressional hearing on antisemitism, which contributed to the resignation of Liz Magill, the president of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| December 9 2023 | Stefanik was portrayed in the Saturday Night Live cold open by actress Chloe Troast, following her controversial congressional hearing on antisemitism. |
| June 23 2023 | Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy publicly supported the resolutions to expunge Trump's impeachments that Stefanik had introduced. |
| June 22 2023 | Stefanik and Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene jointly introduced resolutions to expunge Trump's impeachments. |
| 2022 | Endorsed Carl Paladino in the election to succeed retiring U.S. representative Chris Jacobs in New York's 23rd congressional district. |
| 2022 | Stefanik criticized the Biden administration for supplying baby formula to undocumented immigrants, claiming preference for immigrants over American citizens. |
| 2022 | Republican congressman Markwayne Mullin introduced resolutions to remove Trump's impeachments from the Congressional Record, with Stefanik's support. |
| 2022 | Reelected as conference chair, defeating Byron Donalds after the 2022 elections. |
| 2022 | Stefanik defeated Matt Castelli in the U.S. House of Representatives election, winning 59.2% of the vote against Castelli's 40.8%. |
| July 19 2022 | Stefanik was one of 47 Republican representatives who voted in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, supporting federal codification of same-sex marriage rights. |
| May 2022 | Held a fundraiser for George Santos that raised over $100,000 for his congressional campaign. |
| 2021 | Gave birth to her son, Samuel Albritton. |
| 2021 | Stefanik and Matthew Manda welcomed their first child, Samuel Albritton. |
| 2021 | Stefanik voted against the DREAM Act, despite previously supporting DACA. |
| 2021 | Removed from the House Armed Services Committee following her objection to Pennsylvania's electoral votes after the Capitol storming. |
| August 2021 | Stefanik endorsed George Santos's campaign for U.S. representative from New York's 3rd district, providing early support to his campaign. |
| July 29 2021 | Stefanik publicly called for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be fired via a tweet, expressing her opposition to COVID-19 pandemic policies and vaccine mandates. |
| May 2021 | Stefanik publicly proclaimed Trump as the 'strongest supporter of any president when it comes to standing up for the Constitution'. |
| May 19 2021 | Voted against establishing a January 6 commission to investigate the United States Capitol attack, along with other House Republican leaders. |
| May 14 2021 | Elected as House Republican Conference chair, defeating Chip Roy and thanking Trump after her victory. |
| May 6 2021 | Appeared on Steve Bannon's podcast, emphasizing the need for the Republican Party to work with Trump. |
| May 5 2021 | Received endorsement from Trump and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise to replace Liz Cheney as Republican conference chair. |
| March 2021 | Joined all House Republicans in voting against the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, a COVID-19 relief bill. |
| February 25 2021 | Stefanik voted against the Equality Act, reversing her previous support from the 116th Congress. |
| January 2021 | Began the 117th United States Congress with a significant shift in political alignment, receiving an 84% score from Heritage Action compared to her previous 48% lifetime score, signaling a move towards more conservative positions. |
| January 13 2021 | Stefanik voted against the second impeachment of Donald Trump related to the Capitol attack. |
| January 6 2021 | Claimed Speaker Nancy Pelosi was responsible for the 2021 United States Capitol attack during the U.S. House Select Committee investigation. |
| January 6 2021 | After pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, Stefanik condemned the violence but rejected the idea that Trump was at fault. |
| 2020 | Featured in Fortune magazine's '40 Under 40' listing in the 'Government and Politics' category. |
| 2020 | Elise Stefanik was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating Democratic challenger Tedra Cobb by winning 59% of the vote compared to Cobb's 41%. |
| December 2020 | In an interview with Newsmax, Stefanik appeared to support baseless claims that Dominion Voting Systems helped Joe Biden 'steal' the 2020 presidential election from Donald Trump. |
| December 2020 | Stefanik supported the lawsuit Texas v. Pennsylvania, attempting to reverse Trump's election loss by petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to reject certified results in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Georgia. |
| 2019 | In the 116th Congress, Stefanik introduced The Fairness for All Act, a bill proposing non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people with exceptions for religious groups and small businesses. |
| 2019 | During the 116th Congress, Stefanik was one of eight Republicans to vote for the Equality Act, demonstrating early support for LGBTQ rights legislation. |
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