Elise M. Stefanik
RepublicanU.S. Representative, NY-21| Age | 41 (b. 1984-07-02) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2015-01-06 (~11 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White; of Slovak/Eastern European (paternal, Galicia region) and Italian (maternal) descent |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | Albany Academy for Girls (2002); B.A. in Government, Harvard University (2006) |
| Prior occupation | Domestic Policy Council staffer in the George W. Bush administration and aide in the White House Chief of Staff's office; later worked for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Foreign Policy Initiative, helped run debate prep for VP candidate Paul Ryan (2012), and worked at her family's wholesale plywood business in Guilderland Center, NY |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Albany, New York |
| Marital status | Married — Matthew Manda |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Schuylerville, New York (Saratoga County) |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2014 |
| Committees | House Committee on Armed Services · House Committee on Education and the Workforce · House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence |
| Leadership | Chair, House Republican Conference (2021-2025) |
| Ideology | Initially elected as a moderate Republican (co-chaired the centrist Tuesday Group 2017-2019); shifted sharply rightward and became a leading Trump ally. Conservative-group scorecards in her moderate-era years were relatively low (e.g., Club for Growth lifetime ~35%, American Conservative Union ~44%, Heritage Action 56% for the 116th Congress). |
| Signature legislation | Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act (H.R. 6585) - enacted as part of the 2025 reconciliation law, extending Pell Grants to short-term workforce training programs · Employer-Directed Skills Act (passed in A Stronger Workforce for America Act) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $504,000–$1,100,000 (2024) · estimate
| EMS DC Properties LLC (residential real estate, Washington DC) | real_estate · $500,000–$1,000,000 · 2024 |
| NSSF 401K / American Funds 2045 (spouse) | fund · $50,001–$100,000 · 2024 |
| NYS 529 Account / Vanguard NY Target 2041 | fund · $1,001–$15,000 · 2024 |
| Newtown Savings Bank Health Savings Account (spouse) | other · $1,001–$15,000 · 2024 |
Top donors: American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)-affiliated individual donors (approximately $204,000 (2024 cycle)) · Apollo Global Management (approximately $29,400 (2024 cycle)) · Andreessen Horowitz (approximately $19,800 (2024 cycle))
Top industries: Securities & Investment / Finance · Pro-Israel
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.