Kayla Breen By CARA CHAPMAN and JOE MAHONEYâ¨Plattsburgh, N.Y., Press-Republican May 11, 2021 Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York Kayla Breen PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. â If her congressional colleagues elevate her to a leadership post in the House GOP conference, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, says she will forgo a gubernatorial run and instead stay focused on helping her party regain control of the House of Representatives in 2022. "I have been encouraged to run for conference many times before and took a pass," she said in a recent interview. "This is a unique moment, though, where we need someone who can unite the entire Republican conference, and that's what I'm running to do.â