We don’t expect Chele Farley to stand much chance of unseating incumbent U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, on Nov. 6.

That’s unfortunate, because Farley would bring a pragmatic approach to the Senate that could be helpful to New Yorkers.

Farley told The Post-Journal during a visit in early October that she wouldn’t be a rubber stamp for President Donald Trump when the president’s actions could harm New Yorkers. Like Gillibrand and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Farley disagreed with the president’s $10,000 cap on State and Local Tax deductions because they hit high-wage workers in high-tax states like New York particularly hard. Unlike Gillibrand, who offered no solutions or counter-proposals, Farley said she would have tried to negotiate with the president for a better deal for New Yorkers.

The challenger also argues that having a Republican representing New Yorkers in the U.S. Senate would be advantageous right now given the GOP’s majority in the House of Representatives and a Republican president. Farley said her ability to work with the president on New York issues could help New York farms who need immigrants, advocate for New York’s needs when it comes to trade deals like the recently finalized trade agreements with Mexico and Canada and to help bring more tax dollars back into New York for things like infrastructure improvements so that fewer state resources have to be devoted to them.

In addition to a pragmatic approach to governing, Farley advocates for term limits as an end to gridlock. Knowing a senator has only two terms to accomplish their agenda would make them less prone to partisan preening and more prone to working across the political aisle to pass legislation or come to compromise on tough issues.

While we commend Gillibrand for her work to curb sexual assault within the U.S. military, Gillibrand hasn’t been much of a presence in or for Chautauqua County, visiting the county Mental Health Association last year to announce the Opioid Addiction Prevention Act, which has not budged in Congress, and securing money this year for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study a Chautauqua Lake Feasibility Study. We often disagree with U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer’s politics, but we also recognize that he can find the county on a map and is available on issues of local concern. We can’t necessarily say the same for Gillibrand.

As we said, Farley is an underdog candidate against Gillibrand, but Farley’s is a voice we would like to hear in Washington, D.C., in January.