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U.S. Representative for New York’s 17th District

Michael Lawler

Republican 2nd term Up 2026
89LoyaltyMed 98
98AttendMed 98
22BipartMed 12
51BreaksMed 8

Position · +0.19

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
House 2023–now
3 years in CongressMore senior than 18% of the House
Breaks on
  • Agriculture and Food 75%
  • Economics and Public Finance 31%
Committees
  • Financial Services
  • Foreign Affairs
Bills on
  • International Affairs
  • Health
  • Housing and Community Development
Age
40

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

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Bottom line

Where Lawler has influence

Roles

Talks most about

Stories in Lawler’s press releases with their latest stance, last three months. Read by AI.

Where Lawler breaks with Republicans

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Lawler voted against most Republicans. The tick is the median for House Republicans.

  1. Agriculture and Food 75% · 6 of 8 party 13%
  2. Economics and Public Finance 31% · 15 of 49 party 7%
  3. Labor and Employment 22% · 2 of 9 party 0%

Every issue Pro See all 9 issues where Lawler has broken with Republicans, and filter the voting record to those votes.

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Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Lawler broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
Jul 22, 2026 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Nay Failed
175–254
Jul 21, 2026 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Nay Failed
212–217
Jul 15, 2026 H.R. 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.On Agreeing to the Amendment · National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027Broke w/ party Nay Failed
136–291
Jul 15, 2026 H.R. 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.On Agreeing to the Amendment · National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027Broke w/ party Nay Failed
178–247
Jul 14, 2026 H.R. 139 Sunshine Protection Act of 2025On Passage · This bill makes daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time.Broke w/ party Nay Passed
308–117
Jun 9, 2026 H.R. 5408 Faster Labor Contracts ActOn Passage · This bill establishes mandatory deadlines for parties negotiating an initial collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and provides for…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
230–193
Jun 9, 2026 H.Res. 1140 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.On Agreeing to the Resolution · This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
221–201
Jun 9, 2026 H.Res. 1140 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.On Motion to Discharge · This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
220–199

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Lawler is saying

All 24 statements and posts

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Lawler voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
3.17· expected 1.41

Above expectations

Rank 17 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Lawler’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 116
  2. Action in committee 25
  3. Action beyond committee 14
  4. Passed chamber 5
  5. Became law 0

116 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 110 substantive, 4 commemorative. Compare the House

How Lawler’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Lawler.

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 12 missed of 674

Voted on 662 of 674 roll calls; missed 12. Higher than 53% of House members.

15% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
89/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 217 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 463 votes that split the parties. Lower than 95% of House members.

45% 100%
22/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +10

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 97% of House members.

0% 70%
+0.19

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Liberal Conservative

Bills, 119th Congress

All 126 sponsored bills

Sponsored 126 (House median 25) · cosponsored 1096 (median 289), 307 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on International Affairs, Health, Housing and Community Development.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea share
Congress155 95%
Economics and Public Finance69 43%
Armed Forces & National Security60 65%
Energy38 76%
Environmental Protection33 67%
Crime and Law Enforcement32 84%
Government Operations and Politics29 86%
Public Lands and Natural Resources28 86%
Commerce26 92%
International Affairs26 58%
Show all 32 issues
IssueVotesYea share
Finance and Financial Sector24 83%
Education16 63%
Immigration16 75%
Agriculture and Food14 57%
Science, Technology, Communications12 92%
Labor and Employment11 64%
Health8 63%
Transportation and Public Works8 100%
Emergency Management7 100%
Law7 71%
Taxation7 100%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues5 80%
Native Americans5 100%
Animals4 75%
Families4 50%
Housing and Community Development4 100%
Procedural4 25%
Foreign Trade and International Finance3 100%
Arts, Culture, Religion2 50%
Social Welfare2 100%
Water Resources Development2 100%
Government operations & elections1 100%

How often Lawler voted with Republicans on each issue is part of Pro.

Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

Most aligned

  1. RThomas H. Kean, Jr.NJ-797%agreement
  2. RNick LaLotaNY-196%agreement
  3. RAndrew R. GarbarinoNY-295%agreement

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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Lawler’s campaign raised $8.2M: $3.2M (39%) from individuals and $1.9M (24%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $4.8M.

Through Jun 30, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

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Who funds Lawler

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 484.

  1. Norpac Independent PAC
  2. TKJ PAC Member’s leadership PAC
Amounts, the top 10 and who else they fundPro

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Lawler’s own leadership PAC: MVL PAC. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.

Record over time

Historical record Pro Compare Lawler’s measures across every Congress on file.

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Résumé and contact

Career in Congress

  • U.S. House, NY-17Republican2023–present

Seat

District
17
Current term
2025–2027
Age
40

Committees and roles

All committees

Contact

DC office
202-225-6506
324 Cannon House Office Building
District offices
Mahopac, Pearl River
Instagram
RepMikeLawler

Elsewhere

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