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Michael Lawler
Republican PartyU.S. House · NY · District 17
U.S. House New York District 17
U.S. House · NY · District 17
Manhattan College—Bachelor's degree in Business Administration
Data last updated 10/27/2026
Michael Lawler was born in Suffern, New York, and lives in Pearl River, New York. His career experience includes work on political campaigns, serving as Executive Director of the New York Republican Party, working as a partner with Checkmate Strategies, serving as deputy town supervisor for Orangetown, New York, and representing New York State Assembly District 97 before entering Congress.
Committee Assignments: House Committee on Foreign Affairs · Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, Chairman · Western Hemisphere Subcommittee · House Committee on Financial Services · Capital Markets Subcommittee · Housing and Insurance Subcommittee
Michael Lawler presents healthcare affordability and access as a top priority, emphasizing extensions of ACA premium tax credits, protection of Medicare and Medicaid for eligible vulnerable populations, support for 9/11 responder health funding, women’s health screening, fertility care, and healthcare workforce access. His record for this topic includes sponsoring bills on breast-cancer screening and radiation health research, co-sponsoring measures on women’s health and specialty care, and publicly supporting ACA subsidy extensions with broader cost reforms.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Lawler proposed legislation to lower the age for cost-free annual breast cancer screenings under Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance from 40 to 30.
SourceLawler proposed health legislation focused on radiation-related health research.
SourceLawler co-sponsored legislation aimed at improving menopause care and mid-life women’s health.
SourceLawler co-sponsored legislation addressing access to medically necessary infant formula and donor milk.
SourceLawler says he fought to extend enhanced ACA premium tax credits, signed a discharge petition to force a vote on a clean three-year extension, and argues short-term premium stability should be paired with longer-term ACA cost reforms.
SourceMichael Lawler emphasizes tax relief, affordability, small-business support, housing affordability, energy costs, and competitiveness as his core Economy & Jobs agenda. His record and public platform focus on expanding or preserving deductions and credits, raising the SALT cap, reducing costs for families and seniors, supporting housing supply, and backing business/export competitiveness.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Lawler proposed amending the Internal Revenue Code to allow nonrecognition of gain or loss on like-kind exchanges of certain residential real property.
SourceLawler proposed a tax measure aimed at providing relief for surviving spouses.
SourceLawler proposed legislation focused on energy affordability and reliability, tying energy costs to household and business cost-of-living concerns.
SourceLawler proposed legislation related to the Export-Import Bank and U.S. competitiveness in foreign trade and international finance.
SourceLawler says he supports tax relief for Hudson Valley families, seniors, workers, and small businesses, including a higher SALT deduction cap, expanded Child Tax Credit, relief from taxes on Social Security income, and tax relief on tips and overtime pay.
SourceMichael Lawler emphasizes stronger border security and opposition to sanctuary policies while also supporting bipartisan reforms to legal immigration, including workforce-based legal pathways and protections for certain lawful immigrant communities such as Haitian TPS holders. His immigration stance pairs enforcement-focused positions with targeted support for legal immigration modernization and temporary humanitarian protections.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Lawler says he supports secure borders, opposes sanctuary policies for criminal migrants, and backs bipartisan reforms to the legal immigration system for law-abiding immigrants.
SourceLawler says the legal immigration system should be modernized to reduce delays, prioritize needed skills and workers, keep families united, and maintain integrity for those who follow the law.
SourceLawler urged the Senate to pass bipartisan legislation extending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, arguing that Haitian TPS holders are important to his district and should not be forced back amid unsafe conditions.
SourceLawler signed a discharge petition to force House consideration of legislation extending TPS protections for Haitians.
SourceLawler joined bipartisan colleagues to introduce a package combining southern border security measures with foreign aid, including provisions for detaining and expelling certain inadmissible migrants arriving at or near the southern border.
SourceMichael Lawler emphasizes an "all-of-the-above" energy approach focused on lower utility costs, grid reliability, domestic energy production, nuclear power, natural gas infrastructure, permitting reform, and environmental protections such as clean water, watershed protection, recycling, and climate resilience. He supports reopening or rebuilding Indian Point and opposes New York climate mandates he describes as costly or unreliable, including the CLCPA and all-electric building requirements.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Lawler proposed legislation focused on energy affordability and reliability, consistent with his stated priority of lowering utility costs and strengthening the grid.
SourceLawler proposed legislation in the environmental protection area aimed at recycling infrastructure and data accountability.
SourceLawler says he supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy that includes natural gas, nuclear power, and renewables to promote energy independence, reliability, lower costs, and environmental protection.
SourceLawler supports expanding natural gas infrastructure and federal permitting reform for pipelines, transmission lines, and generation facilities, arguing these steps would lower prices and improve grid reliability.
SourceLawler calls for repealing or overhauling New York's CLCPA and opposes top-down energy mandates such as all-electric building requirements, saying they raise costs and threaten grid reliability.
SourceMichael Lawler frames his education stance around strong local school funding, parental involvement, school choice, career and technical education, and making higher education more affordable. His record and platform emphasize student-loan relief, support for educators, scholarships or tax credits for education options, and school/student safety measures.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Lawler proposed legislation titled the Supporting Students and Families Act, aligning with his education platform emphasis on helping families access educational support and opportunities.
SourceLawler proposed legislation titled the Supporting Our Educators Act of 2026, reflecting a stated priority of supporting educators and strengthening schools.
SourceLawler co-sponsored education-related legislation focused on preventing heat-related fatalities among student athletes.
SourceLawler says he introduced legislation to cap federal student loan interest rates at 2% to make higher education more affordable and help borrowers repay debt.
SourceLawler supports parental involvement in curriculum and education decisions, age-appropriate instruction, and access to public, private, charter, homeschool, or religious education options.
SourceMichael Lawler frames public safety as a core priority centered on supporting police and first responders, opposing “defund the police” policies, tightening bail/pretrial release rules, and increasing law-enforcement resources. His record for this topic includes sponsoring a crime/law-enforcement transparency bill and counterterrorism legislation, co-sponsoring anti-fraud bills, and publicly supporting more funding and benefits for law enforcement and first responders.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Lawler proposed a crime and law enforcement bill titled the Anthony Amoros Law Right to Know Act.
SourceLawler proposed legislation related to counterterrorism policy, which fits within the broader public safety and national security agenda.
SourceLawler co-sponsored a crime and law enforcement bill aimed at addressing auto-related fraud.
SourceLawler co-sponsored legislation focused on elder fraud, treating consumer fraud prevention as a public safety issue for seniors.
SourceLawler’s campaign says he supports law enforcement, opposes the “defund the police” agenda, wants repeal or overhaul of cashless bail policies, and backs federal funding and benefits for police, firefighters, EMTs, and first responders.
SourceBallotpedia
https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Lawler_%28New_York%29Fetched: biography, education, location, professional background, committee assignments
Congressman Mike Lawler
https://lawler.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses.htmFetched: committee assignments
U.S. House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives
https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/25769822974Fetched: biography, age
FEC API
https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/H2NY17162/totals/Fetched: totalRaised, totalSpent, cashOnHand
OpenWatchdog
https://www.openwatchdog.com/member/L000599Fetched: partyAlignment, missedVotes, keyVotes
GovMap.us / OpenSecrets-referenced campaign finance for Michael Lawler
https://govmap.us/members/L000599Fetched: campaignFinance
Lawler for Congress Endorsements
https://www.lawlerforcongress.com/endorsements/Fetched: endorsements
NFIB
https://www.nfib.com/news/news/new-york-small-business-community-endorses-rep-mike-lawler-for-re-election/Fetched: endorsements, ratings
New York State Board of Elections
https://elections.ny.gov/certification-november-5-2024-general-electionFetched: endorsements
League for Sportsmen, Law and Defense
https://leagueforsportsmenlawanddefense.com/2024-endorsements/Fetched: endorsements
Club for Growth Foundation
https://www.clubforgrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/securepdfs/2025/05/us-2024-house-scorecard-FINAL.pdfFetched: ratings
Congressman Mike Lawler - Healthcare
https://lawler.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=14901Fetched: issuePositions
Congressman Mike Lawler - Protecting Women's Healthcare
https://lawler.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=14907Fetched: issuePositions
Mike Lawler for Congress issues page
https://www.lawlerforcongress.com/issues/Fetched: issuePositions
Congressman Mike Lawler immigration issue page
https://lawler.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=14912Fetched: issuePositions
Congressman Mike Lawler statement on Haiti TPS Senate passage
https://lawler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6176Fetched: issuePositions
Congressman Mike Lawler statement on Haiti TPS discharge petition
https://lawler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5579Fetched: issuePositions
Congressman Mike Lawler statement on Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act
https://lawler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1333Fetched: issuePositions
Congressman Mike Lawler official issues page
https://lawler.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=14910Fetched: issuePositions
Congressman Mike Lawler official House issues page
https://lawler.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=14909Fetched: issuePositions
Mike Lawler for Congress campaign issues page
https://www.lawlerforcongress.com/issues/Fetched: issuePositions
Ballotpedia Michael Lawler profile
https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Lawler_(New_York)Fetched: issuePositions
Congressman Mike Lawler official House issues page
https://lawler.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=14913Fetched: issuePositions
Congress.gov Anthony Amoros Law Right to Know Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10762Fetched: bills
Congress.gov Responsive Counterterrorism Policy Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4691Fetched: bills
Congress.gov Stop Auto Fraud Act of 2026
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10269Fetched: bills
Congress.gov One Front Door for Elder Fraud Act of 2026
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10829Fetched: bills