Over the past 11 years representing our district in Congress, I have always
been laser focused on delivering real results for the hardworking families of
Upstate New York.
In 2025, my office worked to successfully deliver a number of key wins for our
district this year from constituent services and casework, to federal
investments, to historic legislative achievements. Thank you, as always, for
the opportunity to serve you and I look forward to a productive final year in
office in 2026!
2025 By the Numbers:
* 377 constituent services casework cases solved
* $271,772.20 in Social Security and Medicare benefits recovered
* $251,260.55 in Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits recovered
* $11,032,854.30 recovered in Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Small Business
Association (SBA), and miscellaneous funds
* $60,564,497.73 in federal grant funding returned to the district
* A grand total of $72,120,384.78 returned to constituents through casework
and grants
Some Legislative Highlights of 2025 include:
* Miracle on Ice 1980 Hockey Team USA Congressional Gold Medal Act Signed
into Law
* Participating in the Oval Office signing ceremony of the historic 1980 U.S.
Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team Congressional Gold Medal Act for their historic
achievement at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid.
* Passing
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legislation to ratify the land claim settlement agreement between the Saint
Regis Mohawk Tribe, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, New York State, Franklin
and St. Lawrence Counties, the Towns of Fort Covington and Bombay, and the New
York Power Authority
* This historic agreement includes the return of Reservation Status of 3,500
acres as well as the opportunity for up to 14,000 total acres in the land claim
areas.
* Hosting America250 at Fort Ticonderoga in Essex County to commemorate
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the legacy of America’s first victory in the Revolutionary War.
* Announcing
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the signage of a $150 million Letter of Intent between the U.S. Department of
Commerce and xLight, an American technology company building the next
generation of semiconductor manufacturing technology to bring xLight’s next
generation semiconductor technology to Upstate New York.
* Working with Titan Mining Corporation in Gouverneur, NY in St Lawrence
County tocommission
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a graphite facility that turns the region’s resources and workforce into
Made-in-America manufacturing creating good paying jobs, and stronger supply
chains.
* Participating in Chobani’s $1.2 billion investment toward its new facility
in Rome in Oneida County which is on track to create over 1,000 jobs in the
district and directly benefit local dairy farmers.
* Securing
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$1.5 million in federal funding to greenlight the groundbreaking of Montgomery
County’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division Facility.
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Securing Wins for Rome Labs
* Authorizing
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$10 million in funding for a distributed quantum networking testbed for AFRL
Rome.
* Authorizing
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$5 million in funding for the development of the Agile, Assured, and Autonomous
Battle Management Network and Readiness Accelerator at AFRL Rome.
* Authorizing
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$2.5 million in funding for photonic quantum computing for Rome Labs.
* Advocating for Fort Drum and the 10th Mountain Division
* Directing
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the Secretary of War to provide a report to the congressional armed services
committees on its efforts to promote missile defense systems.
* Securing
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a $70 million increase in funding for DoW Impact Aid schools for Fort Drum
families in the North Country.
* Legislating NY21’s Priorities
* Supporting kids and dairy farmers by passing the Whole Milk for Healthy
Kids Act—after years ofleading
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bipartisan efforts—to allow school cafeterias to serve flavored and unflavored
whole milk.
* Securing
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$3,280,841 in Community Project Funding for Port Henry Fire District #3 to
provide technical support for the firefighters who serve there.
* Delivering
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$1,800,000 in Community Project Funding for Hopkinton Fire District to provide
technical support for the firefighters who serve there.
* Authorizing
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$1,000,000 in Community Project Funding for Adirondack Medical Center to
expand its dialysis center and provide technical support for medical personnel.
Wishing you and your family a hopeful, happy, and blessed New Year!
Paid for by Team Elise, a joint fundraising committee authorized by and
composed of E-PAC and Save New York. www.elisestefanik.com
PO Box 500 Glens Falls, NY 12801
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