Spouse: Matt Manda, “anti-woke” gun rights advocate and manager of Public Affairs at the National Shooting Sports Foundation in Newton, CT, a leading gun industry trade group.

Qualifications: US House of Representatives (R-NY); fourth-ranking House GOP member. Chaired GOP Conference in May 2021 after Liz Cheney was removed due to her opposition to Trump.

Disqualifications: A denialist of 2020 election results, she was among GOP members who signed an amicus brief to ask the Supreme Court to overturn the election. She has limited foreign policy or UN experience, apart from being on a House national security subcommittee. Strongly pro-Zionist views; awarded he Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson Defender of Israel Award by the Zionist Organization of America in 2024. 

Views: Accuses UN of being “anti-Semitic” for its member votes against Israel in Gaza war; advocates overhaul of US funding for the UN. Opposed first Trump Muslim ban, but did not publicly condemn child separation policy. Was also accused by GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger of promoting a racist “white replacement theory” after the 2022 Buffalo shooting involving a white shooter. Pro-gun; opposes taxpayer funding for abortion; supports abortion ban at 15 weeks with exceptions for rape, incest, or to protect a pregnant woman’s life. Opposed Covid-19 vaccine mandate, pro-Keystone pipeline. Backed Trump’s “stolen election” theory. She gained fresh notoriety for her harsh questioning of university presidents over allegations of campus anti-semitism in the wake of Gaza student protests; two of the presidents were forced to resign.