House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday tapped New York congresswoman to serve as the chairwoman of House GOP leadership, a senior position focused on strategy, communications and

On Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson appointed Stefanik House Republican Leadership chair. She was also reappointed to and will keep her seniority on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Stefanik also remains a senior member of the Armed Services and the Education and the Workforce Committees.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced that Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has been appointed as chairwoman of the House Republican leadership. President Donald Trump pulled Stefanik’s nomination to serve as ambassador to the United Nations last month ahead of Florida’s two Congressional special elections,