{"id":2398977,"date":"2025-02-04T20:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T01:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-democrats-choose-candidate-to-replace-stefanik-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T20:28:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T01:28:40","slug":"new-york-democrats-choose-candidate-to-replace-stefanik-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-democrats-choose-candidate-to-replace-stefanik-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Democrats choose candidate to replace Stefanik &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-democrats-choose-candidate-to-replace-stefanik-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2398977&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York Democrats\u2063 have officially selected \u200cBlake Gendebien, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obamas-longest-serving-cabinet-member-confirmed-to-bidens-cabinet\/\" title=\"Obama\u2019s Longest...Serving Cabinet Member Confirmed To Biden\u2019s Cabinet\">dairy farmer<\/a>, as their candidate to replace Elise\u200b Stefanik (R-NY) in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-5-ore-counties-vote-on-leaving-state-residents-want-to-detach-from-deep-blue-state-and-join-greater-idaho\/\" title=\"Report: 5 Ore. counties vote on leaving state, residents want to detach from deep blue state and join Greater Idaho\">upcoming special election<\/a>. Stefanik is expected to be confirmed as President \u2063Trump&#8217;s ambassador to the\u2062 United Nations, prompting the special \u200celection for\u200b her seat in New York\u2019s 21st \u2062Congressional District. Gendebien expressed gratitude towards the Democratic chairs for their unanimous support, emphasizing the need\u200b for representatives who understand the challenges faced by\u2062 working individuals. He criticized the political disconnect in Washington and promised to work\u2064 collaboratively \u2063to improve life for constituents. The New York \u200bGOP has yet to choose a candidate, and while they \u2062view\u200c Gendebien&#8217;s selection unfavorably, they\u2062 acknowledge the\u2064 Republican advantage in the predominantly conservative district \u200dwhere stefanik has served six consecutive terms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">New York Democrats choose candidate to replace Stefanik<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1976288\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York<\/a> Democrats have settled on dairy farmer Blake Gendebien to run for Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elise-stefanik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elise Stefanik&rsquo;s<\/a> (R-NY) seat in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/special-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">special election<\/a> that will take place in the likelihood that she is confirmed to the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Stefanik is expected to be confirmed as President Donald Trump&rsquo;s ambassador to the United Nations, and a special election will be called after she vacates her seat in New York&rsquo;s 21st Congressional District.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Agrimark Family Dairy Farms Co-op Vice Chairman Blake Gendebien testifies before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade on Commodity Programs, Credit and Crop Insurance hearing at Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gendebien thanked the 15 Democratic chairs that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-immigrant-without-u-s-citizenship-is-sworn-in-to-san-frans-election-commission\/\" title=\"Chinese immigrant joins San Fran&#039;s Election Commission without U.S. citizenship\">unanimously selected<\/a> him to represent the district, saying they ran a &ldquo;thoughtful&rdquo; process that &ldquo;brought out the best in each of us at a particularly challenging time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No one was expecting a special election, but they stepped up,&rdquo; Gendebien said. &ldquo;This is just the beginning. I&rsquo;m not going to stop working until we win and can make life in the North Country a whole lot better and a whole lot more affordable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>New York Republicans have not yet chosen their candidate to face Gendebien. Whomever they choose will have the advantage of running in the heavily red district that elected Stefanik to six straight terms.<\/p>\n<p>Gendebien&rsquo;s campaign webpage says he is running because the &ldquo;people who are representing us in Washington&rdquo; are out of touch. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not enough of the people who are supposed to be representing us in Washington have calluses on their hands or know what it means to put in a real day&rsquo;s work,&rdquo; the page says. &ldquo;Out-of-touch politicians on both sides of the aisle spend too much time fighting with each other and jockeying for power.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But on the farm, when you&rsquo;re <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">making small square bales<\/a> of hay, milking cows, or shoveling stalls, you don&rsquo;t ask the person next to you which party they belong to, you just get to work,&rdquo; it adds. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s exactly what I&rsquo;ll do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic leadership that chose Gendebien said they did so because he &ldquo;embodies the voice and grit that distinguishes this district.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>New York GOP Chairman Ed Cox believes they made a lackluster choice.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats didn&rsquo;t do their homework when they selected Blake Gendebien and his catastrophic statements,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Republicans will easily hold this seat in the upcoming special election, because the North Country is unquestionably Trump Country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1976288\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1976288\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Democrats select Blake Gendebien to replace Stefanik<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2398978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25021597494557.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,3728,32120],"class_list":["post-2398977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-election","tag-new-york"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25021597494557.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2398977"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398981,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398977\/revisions\/2398981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}