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

Michael Lawler

Republican 2nd term On 2026 ballot

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$10.3M raised · top PACs: Norpac, TKJ PAC, Allied Pilots Association Breaks with Republicans most onEconomics and Public Finance: broke on 15 of 49 party-line votes (31%; most Republicans: 7%)
89LoyaltyMed 98
98AttendMed 98
22BipartMed 12
51BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2023–now
3 years in CongressMore senior than 18% of the House
Committees
  • Foreign Affairs 17th majority
  • Financial Services 22nd majority
Age
40

2026 election

On the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026

Facing

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date38713051,12267451
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—6861,2571,235225

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 18% 8%
Health 9% 13%
International Affairs 8% 18%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Armed Forces and National Security and Health; bills go to International Affairs and Health.

  • He talks most about: Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Housing Affordability (Housing and Community Development), Cost of Living (Taxation), October 7th Attacks (International Affairs).
  • 127 bills sponsored, most on International Affairs.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
ChairMiddle East and North Africa SubcommitteeForeign Affairs
MemberForeign Affairs Committee17th majority
MemberFinancial Services Committee22nd majority

Chair of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, more senior than 18% of the House, in the majority.

  • 3 years in Congress: more senior than 18% of the House.
  • Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

44% · peer median 10%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Lawler.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

44% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 10%); closest in his party: Kean and LaLota.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 120 · expected 23
Action in committee 25 · expected 7
Beyond committee 14 · expected 4
Passed House 5 · expected 2
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 13 of 433 in the House

3.17expected 1.09 · average member 1.00

5 of 120 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 3.17 against a peer median of 1.09.

  • On the move: H.R. 9086 (passed a chamber), H.R. 1009 (out of committee), H.R. 1008 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.19
Economics and Public Finance15 of 49
Armed Forces & National Security6 of 37
International Affairs2 of 14
Environmental Protection3 of 26
Finance and Financial Sector1 of 12
Congress12 of 148
Crime and Law Enforcement1 of 23

With his party on the other 5 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 89% of party-line votes, breaks 51 times (peer median 8), most on Economics and Public Finance.

  • Position: +0.19, outside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 15 of 49, Congress 12 of 148, Armed Forces & National Security 6 of 37.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Lawler$10.3M raised7%32%24%37%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

38% of what he raised came from individuals; 7% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$10.3M raised, 24% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 6.3 points.

143 PACs of the 234 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities.

  1. Norpac29% D
  2. TKJ0% D
  3. Allied Pilots Association50% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

419 bills

Lawler voted Yea on 93, Nay on 4, and sponsored or cosponsored 322 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.