Home GOP Convention Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is in competition for a task within the new Trump administration, Fox Information Digital is informed.
Stefanik grew to become the primary congressional chief to again President-elect Trump’s third White Home marketing campaign when she endorsed him in November 2022.
She is now being mentioned as a possible candidate for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, two folks accustomed to such discussions informed Fox Information Digital.
One stated Stefanik was “excessive on the checklist” of potential candidates.
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Home GOP Convention Chair Elise Stefanik was one among President-elect Trump’s earliest Congressional supporters (Getty Photographs)
However for Stefanik and different Home lawmakers in competition for Trump administration roles, their probabilities will rely closely on the place the bulk falls of their chamber.
Republicans are bullish about conserving the Home majority after victories within the Senate and White Home on election night time.
However the final result will doubtless come right down to a handful of shut races in California, Arizona, Alaska and Oregon – and each side anticipate the margin being shut.
Changing a Home member, even one from a district that closely favors one social gathering or the opposite, typically takes at the very least a number of weeks. And Republican leaders have already signaled they’d not need to waste any time in using their majorities in Congress to ahead Trump’s agenda.
It’s not instantly clear who else is in competition for the UN ambassador function.
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The UN ambassador function was beforehand held by Nikki Haley (Daniel Ceng/Anadolu by way of Getty Photographs)
Stefanik would have familiarity with international affairs as a senior member of the Home everlasting choose committee on Intelligence and the Home Armed Companies Committee.
The New York Republican has been a vocal supporter of Israel for the reason that Oct. 7 terror assault by Hamas.
She’s additionally one among Trump’s closest allies in Congress, having headlined a number of “Girls for Trump” rallies and different occasions for him on the marketing campaign path.
Stefanik introduced to Home colleagues on Thursday that she is operating for her present management function as chair of the Home GOP convention once more.
Stefanik’s workplace didn’t return a request for remark from Fox Information Digital.
Notably one among Trump’s prior UN ambassadors was Nikki Haley, who challenged the president-elect for the 2024 Republican nomination earlier than dropping out and ultimately endorsing him.
Fox Information Digital was additionally informed that one other Home member, retired Inexperienced Beret Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., is in consideration for a Trump administration function. Waltz is being checked out as a possible candidate for Protection Secretary, although Trump can be contemplating choices from the personal sector and others, Fox Information Digital was informed.
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Fox Information Digital is informed Rep. Mike Waltz can be being thought-about for a task (Mandel Ngan)
Along with serving within the navy earlier than coming to Congress, Waltz was an advisor for Protection Secretaries Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld, and hung out within the personal sector as CEO of protection contractor Metis Options.
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He is presently on the Home Armed Companies and Intelligence committees with Stefanik, along with the Home Overseas Affairs Committee.
Waltz’s workplace didn’t reply to an e mail requesting remark.
Trump-Vance transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt informed Fox Information Digital when requested for remark concerning the doable appointments, “President-Elect Trump will start making choices on who will serve in his second Administration quickly. These choices will likely be introduced when they’re made.”
