Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), former Chair of the House Republican Conference, officially launched her campaign for governor of New York Friday, framing the race as a fight to rescue the state from what she calls economic collapse and public safety failures under Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul’s leadership.

In a campaign video shared to social media Friday morning, Stefanik portrayed New York as a state in decline, citing high taxes, soaring utility and grocery costs, and a surge in crime as central issues that demand immediate and transformative leadership. The video opens with a stark warning: “The Empire State has fallen,” as the narrator references an “affordability crisis” and a fleeing tax base.

Stefanik’s announcement emphasized a bipartisan appeal, asserting that her campaign wou

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