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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maanvi Singh and agencies

Elise Stefanik ends bid for New York governor and plans to leave Congress

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Elise Stefanik at the White House on 12 December. Photograph: Francis Chung/Pool/CNP/Shutterstock

Republican US representative Elise Stefanik – a staunch ally of Donald Trump who calls herself “ultra-Maga” – is ending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek re-election to Congress.

Stefanik wrote on X: “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”.

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