Lawler facilitated a phone call between one of the candidates in the race, Liz Joy, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, according to three people with direct knowledge of the effort. The previously unreported move angered Stefanik’s team and was seen as Lawler’s unwarranted meddling in the North Country race.

GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik, an ally of President Donald Trump, is considering a run for governor of New York, a source familiar with her thinking told ABC News.