US Representative Elise Stefanik, a House Republican leader and loyal ally of President Donald Trump, said on ‍Friday she was bowing out of politics, including her recently announced bid for governor of New York, to spend more time with family.Stefanik, 41, the fourth-ranking member of her party in the House of Representatives as House Republican Conference chair, said she was halting the gubernatorial campaign she launched in November and would not seek re-election to Congress.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.When her current term representing New York’s upstate 21st congressional district expires in January 2027, she will have served 12 years in office on Capitol Hill.Stefanik’s decision last month to ⁠challenge the re-election bid of New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul was clouded weeks later when Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, also a Trump ally, launched his own campaign for the Republican gubernatorial