LOCAL • INDEPENDENT • FREE Volume 18 • Issue 42 • November 15 - November 21, 2024 • saratogaTODAYnewspaper.com •
TRUMP PICKS STEFANIK House Seat Signals Special Election
by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY
SARATOGA COUNTY — Six days after Congresswoman Elise Stefanik was elected to her sixth term to represent New York’s 21st District, Presidentelect Donald Trump picked the town of Saratoga resident to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik (R,C) was first elected to the House in 2014 and defeated challenger Paula Collins (D, WF) 60.3% to 36.5% districtwide on Election Day
2024. By accepting the Trump nomination, Stefanik gives up her seat in the district and opens up the position to be settled in a district-wide special election in 2025. The 21st Congressional District currently encompasses more than one dozen counties, mostly in the Northern section of upstate New York. Included is a portion of Saratoga County that is home to about 41,000 actively registered district voters, and which represents residents
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COUNTY BUDGET:
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