Rep. Stefanik’s Top Adviser DeGrasse Won’t Succeed Her in House

Alex DeGrasse, a top aide to President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.N. ambassador, Republican New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, will not run for the 21st District House seat.

“I’m not considering running for Congress in New York-21,” he said in a statement to Newsmax on Tuesday morning. “I’m proud of my ten years of service to New York-21 and am committed to continuing to work with all our prospective candidates.”

Stefanik’s nomination set off speculation about who would succeed her in the upstate, Republican-leaning district.

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