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The Invention of Elise Stefanik – December 31, 2022, The New York Times

Abortion

How does Elise stand on abortion? How did she vote? 108.12.6.153 (talk) 19:21, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

She is for forced birth, otherwise known as "pro life" by the absolutist pro gun GOP. Handsomemaggie (talk) 17:46, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know, but she is listed as Catholic in this article, and I don't believe she is a practicing Catholic at this point. For example, she and her husband were married by a female judge, not a Catholic priest. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Justthefacts21 (talk • contribs) 19:52, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Church would not considered them married. Pots Rower63 (talk) 12:39, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ultra-MAGA ?

Don't see anything in the article about her self-described "ultra-MAGA" political identity. She has made a huge jump to the right, and it doesn't seem like the article covers this aspect of her political career much.

Please see the recent in-depth story from The New York Times: The Invention of Elise Stefanik

Happy New Year everyone. Cheers! 98.155.8.5 (talk) 08:54, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Her jump to the right is fake. 2600:4040:445D:C200:F58B:5E65:8187:218F (talk) 14:55, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Israel

they threw the first punch .the US shouldn't even be evolved. Just target hummas 166.192.43.37 (talk) 01:16, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

21st District seat history

There are conflicting descriptions of her district's history:

In the intro: "She is the first woman to occupy that seat as well as the first Republican since 1993"
Under House of Reps: "The district had been in Republican hands for 100 years, before Democrat Bill Owens was elected to represent it in a 2009 special election."

The first seems to be more accurate, so far as I can tell. The special election referenced in the second description was for the 23rd District, and Owens was later redistricted into the 21st. Also, while it does look like the actual geography overlaps between the 21st currently and the 23rd in the past, the history of New York's 23rd congressional district doesn't show 100 years of Republicans. I don't know where the cited source ([25] Roll Call) got this idea.

I think the second description should just be removed, as confusing and inaccurate, but I'm new here so I figured I'd leave a note on the talk page! Sixth Pi (talk) 20:53, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This kind of history can be very confusing because districts are redrawn and redistributed after every decennial census (in accordance with the U.S. Constitution). Add to this the much slower rate of increase in New York state's population compared to others, so that — for example — New York's 43rd congressional district no longer exists, while the land it covered is still represented in Congress under some other number (although numbering, so far as I know, has always begun with the First District including Eastern Long Island). So, as User:Sixth Pi says above, the numbers may be misleading. On the other hand, it might be possible to look at the general area north of Albany and abutting Lake Champlain to see if it had ever elected Democrats before 2009. @Sixth Pi: —— Shakescene (talk) 22:35, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Institute of Politics

This sentence is untrue because meaningless: "She was elected vice president of the Harvard Institute of Politics in 2004." I cannot verify the citation {Garvey, Declan (May 13, 2021). "'I Probably Won't Ever Speak to Her Again'". The Dispatch.), as it is paywalled. There is no "vice president" of the Institute of Politics. She was on the Advisory Committee, and may have been vice president of that. The Institute removed her from the Advisory Committee in 2021 (https://www.hks.harvard.edu/more/about/leadership-administration/deans-office/deans-remarks/elise-stefanik-and-institute), as noted in a sanitized sentence later in this article. Bennwm (talk) 01:48, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Handsomemaggie (talk) 01:22, 21 January 2024 (UTC) In the article about Elise Stefanik, the incumbent she beat was Bill Owens who was, by my count, the second Democrat since Ike was president to be the representative of the the 21st district. Note that the district number changed and its contours changed but Kirsten Gillibrand was in Mr. Owens's seat and she is a Democrat, now a Senator for New York. I know because I've lived here since 2001. See your Wikipedia entry on Senator Gillibrand - she held the district then known as 20th between 2007 and 2009. Handsomemaggie (talk) 01:22, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kirsten Gillebrand represented the area centered around Glens Falls NY and other smaller cities from 2007 to 2009. See your Wikipedia entry on Kirsten Gillebrand at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsten_Gillibrand.

Thereafter, then she was selected by then Gov. David Patterson to take over Hillary's seat in the Senate. Since then, Sen. Gillebrand continues to serve as our Junior Senator. Handsomemaggie (talk) 17:42, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. PianoDan (talk) 00:26, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Stefanik's ethnicity

In the article (curently locked) there's a mention that her father is of "Czechoslovakian" ancestry. This is false for multiple reasons:

1) Her father's grandparents were born in the 19th century, before Czechoslovakia even existed. Both of his parents were already born in the US in 1901 and 1915.

2) More importantly, all of his grandparents were born in Poland and have Polish surnames - Stefanik, Potyrala, Oszajca, Andrzejewski. The surname Stefanik can also be a Slovak surname, but we know his grandparent Szczepan Stefanik was born in the village of Frysztak. This village is in modern-day Poland and was part of Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria in the 19th century. This territory, that was formerly part of Kingdom of Poland, was always inhabited by people of Polish ethnicity. The name Szczepan is a Polish name. Szczepan's parents were named Mikolaj Stefanik and Veronika Zolnierz - both Polish names.

Source: https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&pz=timothy+michael&nz=dowling&p=elise+marie&n=stefanik

There is no evidence her father has any other ancestry than Polish.

Uajii (talk) 10:28, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I came here because the statement that "Stefanik claims that her father is ethnically Czech" caught my eye as inexplicably skeptical.

The source shown for "claim" says only that "Her dad’s side is Czech...". The existence or non-existence of amalgamated Czechoslovakia is accordingly neither here nor there.

Your original research may indicate to you that she is probably wrong, but it's not unknown for ethnic Czechs to have Polish names. The prima facie evidence that her father is Czech is that she says so, and that no reliable source contradicts her. As I understand it Wikipedia policy is that its text ought not contradict what is in print in reliable sources merely based on original research. Andyvphil (talk) 10:51, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Change: In contrast, faculty and alumni at Harvard supported president Claudine Gay, calling the attacks on her "specious and politically motivated",[74] until she also had to resign.

To: In contrast, faculty, students, and alumni of Harvard were divided in their opinions of then-president Claudine Gay, with some calling for her resignation and others expressing continued support. ^[1] ^[2] Tasf29 (talk) 20:11, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done but reworded.
— Urro^{[talk][edits]} ⋮ 14:20, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Ory, Tyler J. H.; Patel, Dhruv T. "Harvard Alumni Split Over Claudine Gay's Resignation Amid Controversy". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ Amponsah, Michelle N. "While Some Harvard Students Say Gay's Resignation Sets 'Bad Precedent,' Others Say It Is Long Overdue". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

The political bias in this report is very disappointing

Too much political bias in this report. 2600:4040:5BC9:2D00:0:0:0:1017 (talk) 15:50, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What specifically? What should we change? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ – Muboshgu (talk) 17:01, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sources for ethnicity (and plywood)

Minor issue, the plywood source doesn't mention the company name. BLP issue - that source isn't sufficient for ethnicity. I don't think we should use her own statement, for a start. Nor am I sure the source is actually a RS. Doug Weller talk 16:21, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I took out the name of the company. It's given in this Politico piece, but it doesn't connect the company to her family. Her claims about her ethnicity could be okay per WP:ABOUTSELF. I'm adding this SCMP source. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:00, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Change: "In November 2024, CNN reported that Trump had offered Stefanik the position of United States ambassador to the United Nations.[7]"

To: "On November 11, 2024, Trump officially appointed Stefanik to the position of United States ambassador to the United Nations.[7]"

Source: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/113466326357189349 CNegron7 (talk) 00:37, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. It is impossible for Trump to appoint or nominate anyone until he is president.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:05, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fair on the technicality. Revision:

Change: "In November 2024, CNN reported that Trump had offered Stefanik the position of United States ambassador to the United Nations.[7]"

To: "In November 2024, Trump announced that Stefanik will serve as United States ambassador to the United Nations during his second presidency. [7]"

Source: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/113466326357189349

For reference, see how this page handled a similar announcement over the weekend.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Homan

In November 2024, Trump announced that Homan will serve as "border czar" during his second presidency. CNegron7 (talk) 01:15, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think the wording is fine the way it is.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:21, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. M.Bitton (talk) 12:56, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Ory, Tyler J. H.; Patel, Dhruv T. "Harvard Alumni Split Over Claudine Gay's Resignation Amid Controversy". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

[2] Amponsah, Michelle N. "While Some Harvard Students Say Gay's Resignation Sets 'Bad Precedent,' Others Say It Is Long Overdue". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

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