Trump-backed GOP congresswoman survives challenge from right in deep-red New York House district | 25 June 2024 | A Republican incumbent backed by former President Trump has survived a challenge from the right in her deep-red upstate New York House district. Rep. Claudia Tenney defeated attorney and businessman Mario Fratto in the Republican primary for New York’s 24th Congressional District. Fratto referred to Tenney as a “RINO” (Republican in Name Only) throughout the campaign and accused her of not being conservative enough on various issues, while Tenney tried to paint Fratto as anti-Semitic and extreme.