Michael Lawler

Republican Representative of New York's 17th district

Representative
New York, district 17
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-6506

@RepMikeLawler

lawler.house.gov

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House Terms

September 9, 1986 (38 years old)

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Serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 17th congressional district since 2023
Served as a Republican member of the New York State Assembly from 2021 to 2022
Ranked as the 4th most bipartisan member of Congress in 2024 by the Lugar Center and Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy Bipartisan Index
Native of Rockland County, graduated as valedictorian from Manhattan College with a BS in accounting and finance
Of Irish and Italian descent
Worked in political communications, as an advisor in the Westchester County Executive's Office, and as executive director of the New York State Republican Party before entering politics
Defeated a Democratic incumbent to win his state assembly seat in 2020
Won the 2022 general election for the U.S. House in a major upset
Called for the resignation of Representative George Santos due to "embarrassing and unbecoming" conduct
Voted for Kevin McCarthy in the 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
Opposed the Parents' Bill of Rights due to an amendment he felt "went too far"
Voted in favor of censuring Rep. Adam Schiff and introduced a bill to prohibit ranked-choice voting in Washington, D.C.
Initially banned television news cameras from his town hall meetings, a policy he rescinded in early 2024
Member of the Republican Main Street Partnership
Described as an avowed moderate by Politico
Personally opposes abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or if the mother's life is at risk, but opposes a federal ban on abortion
Opposed congestion pricing in Manhattan, calling it an "outrageous cash grab"
Lives in Pearl River with his wife, Doina, and their daughter; identifies as Catholic