Elise Stefanik, a potential candidate for governor, focuses on New York's local races

ALBANY, New York — Republican Elise Stefanik, who’s considering a run for governor next year, is turning to races close to home.

The House Republican on Wednesday will announce the creation of a political action committee to raise cash on behalf of local Republican candidates in New York. She’s expected to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to start.

One check will go this week to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s campaign through an existing New York GOP account she oversees. Blakeman, like Stefanik, is a staunch ally of President Donald Trump. And like Stefanik, he also has not ruled out a gubernatorial campaign next year.

“Candidates know that when they have the support of Team Elise — this is a highly professionalized team that knows how to turn out the vote and win, and we’re going to do that across statewide,” she told POLITICO in an interview.



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