BREAKING: Rep. Elise Stefanik announces that she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek re-election to Congress

BREAKING: Rep. Elise Stefanik announces that she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek re-election to Congress

“I am truly humbled and grateful for the historic and overwhelming support from Republicans, Conservatives, Independents, and Democrats all across the state for our campaign to Save New York,” she posted on social media. “However, as we have seen in past elections, while we would have overwhelmingly won this primary, it is not an effective use of our time or your generous resources to spend the first half of next year in an unnecessary and protracted Republican primary, especially in a challenging state like New YorkBREAKING: Rep. Elise Stefanik announces that she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek re-election to Congress

“I am truly humbled and grateful for the historic and overwhelming support from Republicans, Conservatives, Independents, and Democrats all across the state for our campaign to Save New York,” she posted on social media. “However, as we have seen in past elections, while we would have overwhelmingly won this primary, it is not an effective use of our time or your generous resources to spend the first half of next year in an unnecessary and protracted Republican primary, especially in a challenging state like New York