New York will soon hold a special election for Rep. Elise Stefanik‘s (R-NY) seat in the 21st Congressional District after the House Republican Conference chairwoman announced she would step down and accept an ambassadorship in the next Trump administration.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul must call a special election to fill Rep. Elise Stefanik's House seat once she becomes U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Stefanik has been critical of the UN for what she argues is a lack of sufficient support for Israel's war against Hamas.

President-elect Trump nominated Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Monday, further elevating her seismic rise in the Republican Party. It is a major nod to the chair of the House Republican Conference — and the highest-ranking GOP woman in the lower chamber — who has been