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The 2025 New York's 21st congressional district special election is an expected special election to choose a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat is expected to become vacant as Republican incumbent Elise Stefanik was chosen by president-elect Donald Trump to be his nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.[1] Stefanik was re-elected with 62.5% of the vote in 2024.
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Candidates
editCounty party officials will select their respective nominees in lieu of a primary.
Republican Party
editDeclared
- Anthony Constantino, printing company owner[2]
Filed paperwork
- Otto Dean Miller[3]
Publicly expressed interest
edit- Steven McLaughlin, Rensselaer County Executive (2018–present)[4]
- Jeremy Messina, former member of the Greenwich Planning Board[5]
- Marc Molinaro, outgoing U.S. Representative from New York's 19th congressional district (2023–2025)[6]
- Chris Tague, state assemblymember from the 102nd district (2018–present) and chair of the Schoharie County Republican Party[7]
Potential
edit- Joe Pinion, former NewsMax host and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2022[4]
- Robert Smullen, state assemblymember from the 118th district (2019–present)[7]
- Dan Stec, state senator from the 45th district (2021–present)[7]
- Mark Walczyk, state senator from the 49th district (2023–present)[4]
Declined
edit- Richard Giardino, Fulton County Sheriff (2015–present)[5]
Democratic Party
editDeclared
editPublicly expressed interest
edit- Billy Jones, state assemblymember from the 115th district (2017–present)[8]
- Timothy Knight, mayor of Middleburgh (2023–present)[9]
Declined
edit- Matt Castelli, former director of counterterrorism for the U.S. National Security Council and nominee for this district in 2022[4]
References
edit- ^ Haake, Garrett; Shabad, Rebecca (November 11, 2024). "Trump chooses Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations". NBC News. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ GAULTagault@wdt.net, ALEX (2024-11-21). "Anthony Constantino, running for Congress in NY-21 special election, puts Trump as the topline in his campaign". NNY360. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1848956". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ a b c d e Hodgman, Lucy (November 13, 2024). "With Stefanik headed to U.N., here's who could take her seat in Congress". Times Union. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ a b McNeill, Tyler (November 12, 2024). "Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino not pursuing bid for Congress". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ Solender, Andrew (November 13, 2024). "Ousted Rep. Molinaro eyes bid for neighboring House seat". Axios. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c Beeferman, Jason (November 11, 2024). "Coincidence much? Congestion pricing is alive again". Politico. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ Jones thinking about running for Stefanik seat. 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2024-11-15 – via WCAX-TV.
- ^ McNeil, Tyler (2024-11-19). "Democratic Middleburgh mayor mulling bid for NY-21". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 2024-11-21.