Stefanik to run for NY governor

New York Rep. Elise Stefanik announced a run for governor Friday, as the Republican seeks to leverage her elevated profile as a vocal supporter of the Jewish community to a role in higher office.

She aims to challenge the Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul, who angered many Jews in New York with her endorsement of New York City's mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, despite his track record of Israel criticism.

In an announcement video for Stefanik's gubernatorial run, a narrator notes that she "fought woke insanity in our schools," as a headline referring to her campus antisemitism hearings fills the...