Michael Lawler
Republican · NY-17 · U.S. House
Bio
Michael Vincent Lawler is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 17th congressional district since 2023. The district includes all of Rockland County and Putnam County, as well as most of Northern Westchester County, and portions of southern Dutchess County. Previously, he was a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 97th district from 2021 to 2022. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Issue profile
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Dem poll forecasts trouble for GOP Rep. Mike Lawler in NY swing districtDemocrat Cait Conley holds a 6-percentage-point lead over two-term Republican Rep. Michael Lawler in the race for a hotly contested New York swing district, according to a poll released Wednesday by House Democrats.
New York Post · July 8, 2026
Trump’s Plan to Sell F-35s to Turkey Becomes an Even Greater DisasterPresident Trump said in a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Tuesday that he plans to lift sanctions to allow the country to buy F-35 fighter jets. “We’re going to be taking the sanctions off, OK? I don’t want him to waste his time answering …
The New Republic · July 7, 2026
Mike Lawler erupts at Dem colleague at heated House hearing on sanctuary policies: ‘Should be ashamed of yourself!’Lawler erupted after being interrupted multiple times by Democrats as he laid out the details leading up to the heinous murder of New York teenager Sheridan Gorman in Chicago, namely the Biden administration's open border policies and failure to deport the Lo…
New York Post · June 30, 2026
‘You Should be Ashamed of Yourself!’ Lawler And Raskin Absolutely Lose It On Each Other In Jaw-Dropping Hearing SlugfestRep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) lost it at each other over U.S. immigration policies during an explosive House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday. Lawler, who appeared at the hearing as a guest to introduce a witness, began by making …
Mediaite · June 30, 2026
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