Candidate Elise Stefanik (R) speaks at a debate held by Spectrum News at its studio in Albany in October 2018. (Photo — Jenn March, Special to the Post-Star)

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik on Thursday voted against legislation to close the so-called “boyfriend loophole,” which would make it easier to take away guns from a person convicted of abusing, assaulting or stalking a dating partner.

Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, called it a “partisan bill.”

The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act passed the House of Representatives 263-158-1.

Stefanik had sponsored alternative legislation to extend the current law, which was passed in 2013.

Stefanik spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives to express support for her bill, citing statistics that one in three women have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner, 1 in 7 have been injured by an intimate partner, 1 in 10 have been raped and 1 in 7 have been stalked.

“Let those numbers sink in for a moment. These are more than just numbers. They are our mothers, sisters, daughters, friends and colleagues in this chamber,” she said.

Stefanik criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for politicizing the issue and putting women and girls at risk.

She said a “yes” on the bill before the House on Thursday would be a mistake.

“You’re voting to end the Violence Against Women Act and knowingly voting for a partisan bill that will never see the light of day in the Senate. It will collect dust in the Senate,” she said.

The National Rifle Association came out and said it would score the bill, which means that a vote in opposition would lower the rating for a lawmaker who supports it.

Stefanik has received “A” ratings from the NRA.

She has received $6,000 from the National Rifle Association Political Action Committee — $2,000 each in the 2018, 2016 and 2014 election cycles, according to Federal Election Commission data.

Stefanik spokeswoman Maddie Anderson said the congresswoman was too busy on Friday to talk further about this matter.

Thirty-three Republicans voted in favor of the bill, including, from the New York delegation, U.S. Rep. John Katko of Syracuse, U.S. Rep. Tom Reed of Corning, and U.S. Reps. Peter King and Lee Zeldin, who are both from Long Island.