Elise Stefanik
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 21st district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Owens |
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July 2, 1984 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
| Website | House website |
Elise Marie Stefanik /stəˈfɑːnᵻk/ (born July 2, 1984) is an American politician from the state of New York. She is a member of the Republican Party and a member of the United States House of Representatives in New York's 21st congressional district. She is the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, elected in 2014 at age 30.
Stefanik was born in Albany, New York in 1984. Her parents, Melanie and Ken Stefanik, own a plywood business in the Albany area. She attended the Albany Academy for Girls. Stefanik is an honors graduate of Harvard University, a member of the class of 2006. While at Harvard she was awarded the Women's Leadership Award. After graduating from Harvard, she joined the administration of President George W. Bush, working on the Domestic Policy Council.
She also worked in the office of the White House Chief of Staff for Bush's second deputy chief of staff, Joshua Bolten. She has worked as communications director for the Foreign Policy Initiative and as the policy director for former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty during his 2012 presidential campaign.
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