Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, received news of a bomb threat to her residence as she, her husband and their three-year-old were driving home to Saratoga County for Thanksgiving, according to a statement from Stefanik’s office.

Several New York politicians received bomb threats as part of a widespread attack targeting President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks and administrative appointees. The attacks, which ranged from bomb threats to prank “swatting” calls meant to dispatch a large number of armed police officers to

Stefanik's office said the congresswoman, her husband and their three-year-old son were not at the home during the Nov. 27 scare, but were en route from Washington, D.C. for the Thanksgiving holiday at the time they were notified.