Stefanik Campaign Calls on Governor Kathy Hochul and NY Democrat Chair Jay Jacobs to Denounce Sexist, Disgraceful AI Ad Targeting Stefanik

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Friday, July 11, 2025

Saratoga N.Y. – Today, the office of House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement:

“The silence is deafening from both Governor Kathy Hochul and NYS Democrat Party Chairman Jay Jacobs on the blatantly sexist, deep-fake attack ad that is deeply offensive to North Country voters. 

Their silence to condemn this misogynistic, AI-generated sexist smear is shameful and despicable. There is no place in politics to artificially create this derogatory degradation which is offensive, belittling, and confusing to voters especially seniors. 

The Stefanik team calls on Governor Hochul and NY Democrat Party boss Jay Jacobs to publicly condemn this disgraceful ad and call it out for what it is: a bigoted, sexist AI deep fake that is offensive to voters.”

Background:

Past and related articles:

• Stefanik challenger posts bizarre deepfake video of her mocking flirt with governor bid

• Consultant for Democrat Blake Gendebien, Running Against Rep. Elise Stefanik, Interrupts Interview

• Democrat Running for Stefanik’s House Seat Pushed Library of Congress To Take Down Interview Bashing Local Workers

• NY Democrat running for Stefanik’s House seat once ridiculed upstate constituents in comparison to migrants: ‘They show up late. They drink too much’

• Radical Left Democrat Enters Race for Elise Stefanik’s Seat, Caught on Audio Trashing American Workers, Children

• NY-21 Democrat under fire after 2013 interview resurfaces

History of candidate who published sexist AI ad:

• Said his Hispanic employees work “about 12 hours a day, six and a half days a week” and complained that the local workforce is “awful”

• Said it would take six local workers to replace three Hispanic workers

• Said “it’s hard to find one local person that doesn’t have domestic abuse problems, alcohol problems, wage garnishment

• Complained local workers have “custody battles and child support battles,” “they show up late, they drank too much”

• Claimed “there is just not a labor force out there”

• Said his workers are legal “as far as I know,” but he is “not obligated to check” and “not obligated to E-Verify”

• Whined how one of his workers was “taken away” by Border Patrol, and Gendebien bailed him out for $10,000 because he needed help on the farm

• Said Hispanic workers are better than local kids because local kids “don’t have a practical independence and an ability to think and the knowledge like these guys do”

• Noted that “all of the money” his immigrant workers make goes back to their home countries”

• Said he hires a corrections officer for construction work because “they don’t have much self worth”

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