My Champlain ValleyNovember 7, 2025 NEW YORK (ABC22/FOX44) – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik made it official Friday: She is running to be the next governor of New York in 2026. The North Country representative shared the long-expected news just after 6:00 a.m. in a dramatic campaign video posted to social media, largely taking shots at Governor Kathy Hochul and New…
Elise Stefanik: Bad For NY-21, Bad for New York
For Immediate ReleaseNovember 7, 2025 Contact: Fred Balzac, NY21CongressWatchdogs@gmail.com, 518-588-7275 (cell) SARANAC LAKE, NY — NY-21 Congress Watchdogs said today that Rep. Elise Stefanik has been bad for the district and that, as governor, she would be bad for New York. The group highlighted Stefanik’s ties to wealthy special interest donors, McCarthyite theatrics against college presidents,…
Battling Corporatism in NY-21: Congress Watchdogs and Elise Stefanik
By Peter A. LaVenia, Jr. Rep. Elise Stefanik is the living embodiment of corporatism, “where big business controls and turns government against its people.” Her entire career has been bankrolled by corporate donors and special interest groups, and she has worked for them tirelessly for the last decade in Congress. These include vulture capitalist and…
New congressional watchdog group offers course on research
Adirondack Daily EnterpriseFebruary 7, 2025 SARANAC LAKE, NY — On Wednesday, Feb. 12, the recently formed NY-21 Congress Watchdogs group is offering a free online training workshop on how to research congressional legislation at 8:15 p.m. The training will be led by Peter LaVenia, a founding member of the group, co-chair of the New York…
Celebrate Lincoln’s Birthday by Learning How to Research
Congressional Legislation with the NY-21 Watchdogs! For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 3, 2025 Contact:ny21congresswatchdogs@gmail.comFred Balzac, 518-588-7275 (mobile) SARANAC LAKE, NY — Inspired by the work of longtime consumer and public-interest advocate Ralph Nader, NY-21 Congress Watchdogs is a new regionally based, grassroots advocacy group whose aim is to work across party and even ideological lines to monitor…
Elise Stefanik’s Record Regarding Working People Is Downright Spooky!
Research by a new grassroots citizens’ watchdog group in New York’s 21st Congressional District indicates Stefanik favors business owners over workers For Immediate ReleaseOctober 28, 2025 Contact:NY21CongressWatchdogs@gmail.comFred Balzac, 518-588-7275 (cell); Peter LaVenia, 518-495-8001 SARANAC LAKE, NY — Now in her fifth term in Congress, U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik clearly has the support of many members…