By: Dan Freedman, Times Union WASHINGTON — No longer the new kid in town, Rep. Elise Stefanik is calling on Republican leaders to conduct serious soul-searching after the party’s loss of the House to Democrats, and warning that the dearth of women in the GOP conference has reached a “crisis level.” The Schuylerville lawmaker won…
‘Crisis level’: Republican women sound warning after election losses
Dec 16 | News
By Elise Viebeck and Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post Republicans lost the House in November as droves of female voters spurned the party, a reflection of the gaping gender gap. The election devastated the GOP’s already meager group of congresswomen. Almost none of the political survivors will hold positions of power in Congress next year….
POLITICO: ‘I wasn’t asking for permission’: GOP women put leaders on notice
Dec 11 | News
“To say what Elise is doing is a mistake? We need to applaud her. She’s filling a void.” – Former Rep. Diane Black By: Rachael Bade and Sarah Ferris, Politico The already meager ranks of female House Republicans had just been further decimated in the midterms when Rep. Ann Wagner was readying a play to…
Stefanik: GOP leaders need to step up their female recruitment efforts
Dec 11 | News
By: Juliegrace Brufke, The Hill Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) said Tuesday that GOP leadership needs to “put their money where their mouth is” if they are serious about diversifying the conference and getting more women elected. She said that while it was encouraging that House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) announced support of her efforts…
THE HILL: Scalise backs Stefanik’s push to help GOP women in primaries
Dec 7 | News
By Juliegrace Brufke, The Hill House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) threw his support behind Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) push to help more Republican women win their primary races on Friday. “Thank you for leading on this @EliseStefanik. We need more talented women like you in Congress. I’m proud to support your efforts,” he tweeted…
WASHINGTON POST: Power Up: Elise Stefanik isn’t asking permission to try and change the GOP
Dec 5 | News
By: Jacqueline Alemany, The Washington Post Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is tackling the GOP’s woman problem head on — and isn’t asking for permission to do so. It’s a refrain she tweeted on Tuesday after the new chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), told Roll Call he thought it was…
ROLL CALL: Elise Stefanik Wants to Play in Primaries to Help Republican Women
Dec 4 | News
By: Simone Pathé, Roll Call New York Rep. Elise Stefanik recruited more than 100 women as the first female head of recruitment at the National Republican Congressional Committee. But only one of them prevailed, with many failing to make it through their primaries. So Stefanik is stepping back from the NRCC to be involved where…
