三十岁当美国国会议员，可能吗？# Parenting - 为人父母
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这次有人当上了，还是一共和党女将！其成长路线，可供华裔家长参考。
如果你想改变社会，让孩子从政估计是成功的必经之路。也许你的孩子加以培养，可以
成为更年轻的国会议员或市长。
虽然 Elise 爬了大藤，而且成绩很出色(Women’s Leadership Award Winner，
graduated with honor)，但她也是移民第二代，在高中就是共和党的铁杆支持者并参
加高中的共和党基层组织。在哈佛大概学的是政治（没查出来），不容易。不可否认她
的哈佛经历，对她从政有很大帮助。比如她和面书创始人扎克是同学，还是第一批使用
面书的成员之一（当年所有的哈佛在校生）。但靠一己之力，以一个移民后代的身份进
军国会山，就是一个美国梦。
哈佛出了现总统，也可能再出一个美国的女总统（第一个不一定是希拉里，如果 ELISE
步奥巴马后尘，直接上最高舞台的话）。
她的父母是商人，没上过大学。估计当时录取进哈佛，这些都是优点。哈佛看对了人，
她的确有 leadership。
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30岁共和党新星斯蒂芬尼克（Elise Stefanik）在纽约州第21国会选区胜出，成为史上
最年轻的国会女议员。斯蒂芬尼克年纪虽轻，却有丰富的华盛顿工作经验，曾在小布殊
政府的国内政策委员会任职，担任过共和党2012年副总统候选人瑞安竞选团队的辩论筹
备主管，并且协助撰写2012年共和党全国大会政纲。
斯蒂芬尼克在纽约州首府奥尔巴尼出生，两年前开始协助父亲经营胶合板生意，这让
她有更多时间与选区居民接触沟通，最终藉佔据该议席21年的民主党人欧文斯退休之机
创造历史。
她受共和党领导层器重，众议院议长博纳及多数党领袖麦卡锡均曾为她站台，寄望她
助共和党冲淡古板形象，吸纳年轻一代支持。
- - - -
Elise Stefanik is a small businesswoman who works in North Country sales,
marketing and management for Premium Plywood Products, Inc., her family’s
company that was founded in Upstate New York over twenty years ago.
Growing up in a small business family, Elise learned, lived, and understands
the values of hard work, perseverance, difficulties, and risk that go along
with building, operating, and growing an Upstate small business that
provides jobs in today’s challenging economy. With over one thousand
customers, Premium Plywood Products is one of the largest wholesale
distributors of hardwood plywoods and specialty wood products in Upstate New
York. Premium Plywood Products’ materials are in Upstate New York homes,
schools, businesses, colleges and universities, hospitals, grocery stores,
shopping centers, restaurants, community centers, military bases and more.
Prior to returning home to New York to work at her family’s company, Elise
held a variety public policy positions in Washington, DC.
Elise most recently served as Director of Vice Presidential Debate Prep to
Paul Ryan where she oversaw all debate preparations for the Republican Vice
Presidential nominee. She served as Director of Communications for the
Foreign Policy Initiative, which launched Defending Defense, a coalition of
think tanks warning of the dangers of the sequester. Prior to her think tank
work, she served as the Policy Director for Governor Pawlenty’s
Presidential campaign.
From 2006 – 2009, Elise served in the West Wing of the White House as part
of President George W. Bush’s Domestic Policy Council Staff and in the
Chief of Staff’s office where she assisted in overseeing the policy
development process on all economic and domestic policy issues.
As the first member of her immediate family to graduate from college, Elise
graduated with Honors from Harvard University where she was only one of
three women honored with the Women’s Leadership Award. She served on the
Student Advisory Committee of Harvard’s Institute of Politics, the largest
political undergraduate organization.
Elise was born and raised in Upstate New York and has worked on numerous
campaigns at the State, Congressional, Senate and Presidential level –
including in New York State dating back to her days volunteering for the
Republican State Committee while in high school. She lives in Willsboro, NY.
如果你想改变社会，让孩子从政估计是成功的必经之路。也许你的孩子加以培养，可以
成为更年轻的国会议员或市长。
虽然 Elise 爬了大藤，而且成绩很出色(Women’s Leadership Award Winner，
graduated with honor)，但她也是移民第二代，在高中就是共和党的铁杆支持者并参
加高中的共和党基层组织。在哈佛大概学的是政治（没查出来），不容易。不可否认她
的哈佛经历，对她从政有很大帮助。比如她和面书创始人扎克是同学，还是第一批使用
面书的成员之一（当年所有的哈佛在校生）。但靠一己之力，以一个移民后代的身份进
军国会山，就是一个美国梦。
哈佛出了现总统，也可能再出一个美国的女总统（第一个不一定是希拉里，如果 ELISE
步奥巴马后尘，直接上最高舞台的话）。
她的父母是商人，没上过大学。估计当时录取进哈佛，这些都是优点。哈佛看对了人，
她的确有 leadership。
- - - -
30岁共和党新星斯蒂芬尼克（Elise Stefanik）在纽约州第21国会选区胜出，成为史上
最年轻的国会女议员。斯蒂芬尼克年纪虽轻，却有丰富的华盛顿工作经验，曾在小布殊
政府的国内政策委员会任职，担任过共和党2012年副总统候选人瑞安竞选团队的辩论筹
备主管，并且协助撰写2012年共和党全国大会政纲。
斯蒂芬尼克在纽约州首府奥尔巴尼出生，两年前开始协助父亲经营胶合板生意，这让
她有更多时间与选区居民接触沟通，最终藉佔据该议席21年的民主党人欧文斯退休之机
创造历史。
她受共和党领导层器重，众议院议长博纳及多数党领袖麦卡锡均曾为她站台，寄望她
助共和党冲淡古板形象，吸纳年轻一代支持。
- - - -
Elise Stefanik is a small businesswoman who works in North Country sales,
marketing and management for Premium Plywood Products, Inc., her family’s
company that was founded in Upstate New York over twenty years ago.
Growing up in a small business family, Elise learned, lived, and understands
the values of hard work, perseverance, difficulties, and risk that go along
with building, operating, and growing an Upstate small business that
provides jobs in today’s challenging economy. With over one thousand
customers, Premium Plywood Products is one of the largest wholesale
distributors of hardwood plywoods and specialty wood products in Upstate New
York. Premium Plywood Products’ materials are in Upstate New York homes,
schools, businesses, colleges and universities, hospitals, grocery stores,
shopping centers, restaurants, community centers, military bases and more.
Prior to returning home to New York to work at her family’s company, Elise
held a variety public policy positions in Washington, DC.
Elise most recently served as Director of Vice Presidential Debate Prep to
Paul Ryan where she oversaw all debate preparations for the Republican Vice
Presidential nominee. She served as Director of Communications for the
Foreign Policy Initiative, which launched Defending Defense, a coalition of
think tanks warning of the dangers of the sequester. Prior to her think tank
work, she served as the Policy Director for Governor Pawlenty’s
Presidential campaign.
From 2006 – 2009, Elise served in the West Wing of the White House as part
of President George W. Bush’s Domestic Policy Council Staff and in the
Chief of Staff’s office where she assisted in overseeing the policy
development process on all economic and domestic policy issues.
As the first member of her immediate family to graduate from college, Elise
graduated with Honors from Harvard University where she was only one of
three women honored with the Women’s Leadership Award. She served on the
Student Advisory Committee of Harvard’s Institute of Politics, the largest
political undergraduate organization.
Elise was born and raised in Upstate New York and has worked on numerous
campaigns at the State, Congressional, Senate and Presidential level –
including in New York State dating back to her days volunteering for the
Republican State Committee while in high school. She lives in Willsboro, NY.
