Joshua Solomon reports in the Times Union that Rep. Elise Stefanik was reelected Nov. 15 by her Republican peers to keep serving as the party's conference chair. Stefanik retained her position as the fourth-ranking House member in the party by a 144-74 vote over Rep. Byron Donalds, a Florida Freedom Caucus member. Stefanik took over the position after many Republicans were angry at Liz Cheney for voting to impeach former President Donald Trump. He announced on Nov. 15 that he is running for president again, but Stefanik already endorsed him a week ago. Stefanik said she plans to "keep our message disciplined, unified and on offense every single day," as conference chair. Stefanik defeated moderate Democrat Matt Castelli by 18 points in this fall's election for her fifth term in New York's 21st Congressional District, which now includes Rensselaer County with much of the North Country. Read more about this story in the Times Union.