Rep. Elise Stefanik is gaining the backing of fellow Republicans to replace Rep. Liz Cheney in a key leadership position within the GOP caucus.

The office of Pennsylvania Rep. Guy Reschenthaler confirmed Tuesday night to Spectrum News' Washington bureau he is whipping votes for Stefanik, a development first reported by The New York Post, for the role of House Republican Conference Chair.

Punchbowl News, meanwhile, reported Wednesday morning Stefanik has won the support of House Minority Whip Steve Scalise to replace Cheney.

Stefanik, a North Country Republican who has represented a sprawling House district since 2015, has been in the mix of potential candidates to run for governor of New York in 2022. If successful in a leadership vote, Stefanik would be the third ranking Republican in Congress.

Stefanik, a former staffer for Paul Ryan, has easily won and held a seat once considered a battleground district earlier in the last decade.

She is known for her ardent support for former President Donald Trump during his two impeachment trials, raising her national profile in the process. But in recent years, Stefanik has also been a prodigious fundraiser for House Republican candidates, helping to elect GOP women across the country to Congress.

Cheney, meanwhile, voted to impeach Trump this year following the riot at the U.S. Capitol, blaming him for inciting the attack at the Capitol complex.

Cheney has also seen her position with her fellow Republicans erode in recent weeks, with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy publicly raising concerns she has not done enough to stick behind a unified party message to help win back control of the chamber.

If elected to the post, Stefanik would be the latest New York House member to rise in the leadership ranks. Rep. Hakeem Jefrries, viewed as a potential leader-in-waiting for the Democrats, serves as House Caucus chairman; this year, Sen. Chuck Schumer ascended to the role of majority leader in the U.S. Senate.