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 her third term in an election that saw 40 Democrats around the nation cruise to victory over Republicans by taking new seats — including three younger women incumbents who like Stefanik started out as winners in 2014.

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