Former CIA official announces bid to oust Elise Stefanik from House

By Misty Severi

Published September 9, 2021 3:15am ET

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Former CIA official announces bid to oust Elise Stefanik from House — Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., questions former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, in the second public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

A former CIA officer announced a 2022 campaign to unseat Rep. Elise Stefanik from her position representing New York’s 21st Congressional District.

Matt Castelli, a Democrat, posted a video to declare his candidacy, accusing Stefanik of betraying her oath to protect the Constitution during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol when Trump supporters swarmed the building as lawmakers certified President Joe Biden’s victory.

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