BIOGUIDE L000599 · FEC H2NY17162
Michael Lawler
U.S. Representative for NY-17 (since 2023)RCINCUMBENT
- Race
- U.S. House · New York's 17th Congressional District
- Result
- Cait Conley, projected winner
- Opponent
- Cait Conley (D, WFP)
- Research
- Basic
Party line17 votes tracked
Broke with Republicans on
With party = voted the same way as most Republicans who voted.
Said vs. did3 statements · 17 votes
After my own party leadership refused to move a bipartisan bill, I signed a discharge petition to force a vote on a clean 3-year extension of the credits.
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Has campaigned against Manhattan congestion pricing as a policy imposed on Hudson Valley commuters and taxpayers.
Documented position[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
After my own party leadership refused to move a bipartisan bill, I signed a discharge petition to force a vote on a clean 3-year extension of the credits.
Official issues page says he helped introduce bipartisan legislation to extend the enhanced ACA premium tax credits and signed a discharge petition for a clean 3-year extension; it also says he supports work requirements for able-bodied adults without young children in Medicaid.[6]
Cosponsored H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (119th Congress), which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
Documented position[10]
- YESSAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).[11]
1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement
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- NOWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization.[14]
- NOWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.[15]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- NOResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.[16]
Biography
Mike Lawler is the Republican U.S. Representative for New York's 17th Congressional District and lost re-election on November 3, 2026 to Cait Conley; his term ends January 3, 2027. He was first elected in 2022 after one term in the New York State Assembly, and before public office he worked as a campaign and party staffer, a county executive's adviser and a town official and founded a government affairs and public relations firm. He sits on the House Financial Services and Foreign Affairs committees.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Mike Lawler was born in Suffern, New York, and lives in Pearl River with his wife, Doina, and their two daughters, according to his official biography.[1][2] He graduated from Manhattan College, where, according to his official biography, he earned degrees in accounting and finance and was class valedictorian; Ballotpedia lists a 2009 bachelor's degree from the college.[1][2] His office describes him as a lifelong Hudson Valley resident.[2]
Lawler worked as a senior adviser in the office of Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and served as executive director of the New York State Republican Party.[1][2] He founded a government affairs and public relations firm, per his official biography; Ballotpedia lists him as a partner with Checkmate Strategies.[1][2] He then served as Deputy Town Supervisor of Orangetown, New York, before running for the State Assembly, where he represented New York's 97th Assembly District from 2021 to 2022 and sat on the Aging, Banks, Education and Housing committees and as ranking member of Governmental Operations.[1][2]
Lawler was elected to Congress in 2022, defeating incumbent Rep. Sean Maloney (D) 50.3% to 49.7% under different district lines, and was re-elected in 2024 with 52.1% of the vote to 45.8%.[17] In the House he serves on the Financial Services Committee, where he is Vice Chair of Communications, and on the Foreign Affairs Committee, where he chairs the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, according to his official biography.[2][4] That biography says he introduced 58 bills in the 118th Congress, 7 of which passed the House and 1 of which became law, and that he was a leading member of the bipartisan SALT Caucus whose work contributed to the higher State and Local Tax deduction cap enacted in 2025.[2] He co-chairs the Moldova Caucus, Anti-Congestion Tax Caucus, Appalachian National Scenic Trail Caucus and Extreme Heat Caucus, and is a member of more than 50 other caucuses.[2] He received 46.9% of the vote to Cait Conley's 53.0%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
Recent votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | With partyvoted no | War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207 |
| 2026-02-11 | With partyvoted no | Resolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210 |
| 2026-02-03 | With partyvoted yes | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21 |
| 2026-01-08 | Against partyvoted yes | Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196 |
| 2025-12-17 | With partyvoted no | War Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212 |
| 2025-12-10 | With partyvoted yes | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18 |
| 2025-11-18 | With partyvoted yes | Epstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1 |
| 2025-11-12 | With partyvoted yes | Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2 |
Showing the 8 most recent of 17 votes.
All 17 recorded votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | With partyvoted no | War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans. |
| 2026-02-11 | With partyvoted no | Resolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy. |
| 2026-02-03 | With partyvoted yes | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026. |
| 2026-01-08 | Against partyvoted yes | Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans. |
| 2025-12-17 | With partyvoted no | War Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region. |
| 2025-12-10 | With partyvoted yes | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year. |
| 2025-11-18 | With partyvoted yes | Epstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support. |
| 2025-11-12 | With partyvoted yes | Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively. |
| 2025-07-17 | No votevoted didn't vote | CLARITY Act — digital asset market structureH.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · roll call ↗Democrats 78–134 · Republicans 216–0The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries. |
| 2025-07-17 | With partyvoted yes | GENIUS Act — stablecoin regulationS. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · roll call ↗Democrats 102–110 · Republicans 206–12The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law. |
| 2025-07-03 | With partyvoted yes | One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passageH.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 218–2H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025. |
| 2025-06-12 | With partyvoted yes | Rescissions Act of 2025H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–208 · Republicans 214–4The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades. |
| 2025-05-22 | With partyvoted yes | One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passageH.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 215–2H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients. |
| 2025-04-10 | With partyvoted yes | SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registrationH.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 4–208 · Republicans 216–0The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls. |
| 2025-03-11 | With partyvoted yes | Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 1–212 · Republicans 216–1The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations. |
| 2025-01-22 | With partyvoted yes | Laken Riley Act — final passageS. 5 · Passed 263–156 · roll call ↗Democrats 46–156 · Republicans 217–0The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions. |
| 2023-05-11 | With partyvoted yes | Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passageH.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–211 · Republicans 219–2Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers. |
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- actionServes on the House Financial Services Committee (Capital Markets and Housing and Insurance subcommittees) and, in the 119th Congress (2025-2026), chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee and also sits on its Western Hemisphere Subcommittee.[5][18]
- actionRepresented the 97th District in the New York State Assembly from 2021 to 2023 before his election to Congress.[5]
In their own words
Priorities
- Campaign material emphasizes constituent service and a record he describes as bipartisan, citing additional funding for law enforcement and first responders, tax relief for middle-class families, and funding increases for Hudson Valley schools he says he secured in the state Assembly.[5]
- Says he has opposed New York City congestion pricing as a tax on Hudson Valley commuters.[5]
Campaign money$8.2M raised · 62% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $3.2M
- PACs & committees $1.9M
- Party $5,270
Largest committee contributions
- NORPAC PAC$11K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) PAC$10K
- Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen Political Action Committee PAC$10K
- Managed Funds Association Political Action Committee PAC$10K
- Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Political Action Committee PAC$10K
- Honor Courage Commitment PAC PAC$10K
- Deloitte Political Action Committee PAC$10K
- Transport Workers Union of America Political Contributions Committee PAC$10K
- On Wisconsin PAC, Inc. PAC$10K
- Tenacious PAC PAC$10K
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/michael-lawler
Where they stood out
Voted against most of their party on 51 of 462 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (29), Climate & energy (20), Foreign affairs & defense (11)
Amendment (Grothman) to H.R. 8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
A yes vote supported an H.R. 8800 amendment that requires the Secretary of Defense to report within 180 days on options for cutting Defense Department civilian employment by 200,000. (AI-written)
What it does: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as well as the national…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 1–210, Republicans 174–43
Jul 22, 2026Official record ↗
Amendment (Boebert) to H.R. 8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
A yes vote supported an H.R. 8800 amendment that gives Executive Order 14183 (Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness) the force and effect of law. (AI-written)
What it does: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as well as the national…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–213, Republicans 211–4
Jul 21, 2026Official record ↗
Amendment (Roy) to 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.
A yes vote supported an H.R. 8595 amendment that bars any funds in the bill from being made available to the United Nations. (AI-written)
What it does: National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for national security, the Department of State, and related programs.
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–210, Republicans 136–80
Jul 15, 2026Official record ↗
Their votes on the most contested roll calls
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
- Yes
With most of their party · Passed 214–212 · Yes 214–No 212 · Democrats 0–211, Republicans 214–0
Jun 9, 2026Official record ↗
- No
Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act
With most of their party · Failed 214–217 · Yes 214–No 217 · Democrats 214–0, Republicans 0–216
Feb 11, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Passed 217–215 · Yes 217–No 215 · Democrats 0–214, Republicans 216–1
Feb 25, 2025Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Failed 215–215 · Yes 215–No 215 · Democrats 213–0, Republicans 2–214
Jan 22, 2026Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Failed 213–213 · Yes 213–No 213 · Democrats 211–0, Republicans 2–212
Jun 4, 2025Official record ↗
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Michael Lawler (New York) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
- 2.Biography · Office of Rep. Mike Lawler, U.S. House Official record
- 3.U.S. House New York's 17th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.Committees and Caucuses · Office of Rep. Mike Lawler, U.S. House Official record
- 5.Michael Lawler (New York) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
- 6.Healthcare · Office of Rep. Mike Lawler, U.S. House of Representatives · 2026-10-03 Official record
- 7.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
- 8.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
- 9.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
- 10.H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (SAVE Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
- 11.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
- 12.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
- 13.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
- 14.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
- 15.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
- 16.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
- 17.New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-22 Reference
- 18.Committees and Caucuses · Office of Rep. Mike Lawler, U.S. House Official record