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Mike Lawler
Official portrait, 2022
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 17th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byMondaire Jones
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 97th district
In office
January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2022
Preceded byEllen Jaffee
Succeeded byJohn W. McGowan
Personal details
Born
Michael Vincent Lawler

(1986-09-09) September 9, 1986 (age 37)
Suffern, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDoina
Children1
Residence(s)Pearl River, New York, U.S.
EducationManhattan College (BS)
WebsiteHouse website

Michael Vincent Lawler (born September 9, 1986) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 17th congressional district since 2023. From 2021 to 2022, he was a Republican member of the New York State Assembly from the 97th district in Rockland County.

Early life and education

A native of Rockland County, Lawler graduated from Suffern High School. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance from Manhattan College in 2009.[1] Lawler was named valedictorian of his graduating class.[2]

Career

Lawler was a partner at the political communications firm Checkmate Strategies from 2018 until 2022. He previously worked in the Westchester County Executive's Office as an advisor to Rob Astorino and executive director of the New York State Republican Party. Before winning his election, he served as deputy town supervisor of Orangetown, New York, working with Teresa Kenny, town supervisor.

Lawler was elected to the New York State Assembly in 2020 for a two-year term, defeating Democratic incumbent Ellen Jaffee.[3][4][5]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2022

Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 17

Lawler was the Republican nominee in the 2022 general election in New York's 17th congressional district, having won the August 2022 primary. He defeated Democratic incumbent and DCCC chair Sean Patrick Maloney in the November general election.[6][7][8]

Tenure

On January 4, 2023, Lawler called Representative George Santos's conduct "embarrassing and unbecoming" and "certainly a distraction".[9] On January 12, he called for Santos to resign.[10]

Lawler voted for Kevin McCarthy in the 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election. McCarthy was unable to win the speakership on the first 14 ballots. Lawler said of the matter, "It's time for everybody to unify. It's time for everybody to move forward because the reality is the American people didn't elect us to fight over rules."[11]

On January 9, Lawler voted in favor of the House rules package.[12] Afterward, he gave his first House speech, in favor of a bill that would defund the IRS of the money allocated in the Inflation Reduction Act.[13]

On January 19, Lawler and Representative Josh Gottheimer reintroduced the Anti-Congestion Tax Act, a bill to stop the MTA's attempt to institute congestion pricing. Lawler said, "For too long, Hudson Valley commuters have gotten the short end of the stick. With reduced service, no one-seat ride for Rockland County residents, and subways that have become increasingly dangerous, it's no wonder that ridership is down as more folks commute into the city by car or by telecommuting. Which is why congestion pricing, a ludicrous tax grab by the country's most mismanaged authority, should be stopped dead in its tracks."[14]

Lawler was one of five Republicans to vote against the Parents' Bill of Rights in March 2023, and the only Republican not part of the Freedom Caucus to vote against it.[15] He co-sponsored the bill, but decided not to vote for it after he said an unspecified amendment "went too far".[16]

Caucus memberships

Committee assignments

Political positions

Abortion

Lawler opposes abortion except in cases of rape or incest or if the mother's life is at risk. He also opposes a federal ban on abortion.[18]

Personal life

Lawler lives in Pearl River with his Romanian-born wife, Doina. They have a daughter who was born in the spring of 2022.[19][20]

Lawler is Roman Catholic.[21]

Wikipedia banning

In August 2021, Lawler's Wikipedia account was banned from making any more edits to his page, or to any other page on the site. This came after a May 2021 warning of a potential conflict of interest. [22]


The flag on the suspension read:

“We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Michael Lawler, you may have a conflict of interest (COI),” the notice stated. “Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic.”

Electoral history

New York State Assembly District 97, General Election 2020[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michael Lawler 26,527 46.27 +17.91
Conservative Michael Lawler 2,697 4.70
Independence Michael Lawler 315 0.55
SAM Michael Lawler 397 0.69
Total Michael Lawler 29,936 52.22
Democratic Ellen Jaffee 27,359 47.72 -17.9
Total Ellen Jaffee (incumbent) 27,359 47.72
Write-in 35 0.06
Total votes 57,330 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +35.81

References

  1. ^ "Mike Lawler - Assembly District 97 |Assembly Member Directory | New York State Assembly". nyassembly.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Michael Lawler Commencement Speech. Michael Lawler. January 24, 2020. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Lieberman, Steve. "Elections Update: Reichlin-Melnick wins Senate seat over Weber; Lawler unseats Jaffee". The Journal News. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  4. ^ i_beebe (December 7, 2020). "A new Republican in a Democratic world". City & State NY. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  5. ^ Rocklandreport (November 28, 2020). "Mike Lawler Declared Winner in 97th Assembly District, Jaffee Concedes". Rockland Report. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  6. ^ Gronewold, Anna (August 23, 2022). "Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney routs progressive challenger in heated New York primary". POLITICO. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  7. ^ McKinley, Jesse; Fandos, Nicholas (November 9, 2022). "Sean Patrick Maloney Concedes to Mike Lawler in Major Loss for Democrats". New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  8. ^ Mutnick, Ally; Ferris, Sarah; Gronewold, Anna (November 9, 2022). "DCCC chair Maloney concedes defeat in New York". Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  9. ^ Gans, Jared (January 3, 2023). "Incoming Republican rep: Santos a distraction to GOP". The Hill. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  10. ^ "Lawler, Molinaro call on Santos to resign; Stefanik still silent". January 12, 2023.
  11. ^ Staff, News12. "'It's a sad day for the American people." Rep. Lawler frustrated by lack of votes for McCarthy as House speaker". News12 New Jersey. News12 New Jersey. Retrieved January 4, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Roll Call 23 | Bill Number: H. Res. 5". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  13. ^ Lawler, Mike [@RepMikeLawler] (January 10, 2023). "Tonight, I delivered my first floor speech, supporting the Family & Small Business Protection Act, which will repeal the 87,000 new IRS agents. We need to make New York and our country more affordable and shouldn't use the IRS to target hardworking taxpayers. #CommitmentToAmerica https://t.co/sAp6k3kUWq" (Tweet). Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Congressman Lawler Introduces Bill With Congressman Gottheimer to Stop Congestion Pricing Dead in Its Tracks". lawler.house.gov. Representative Mike Lawler. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  15. ^ Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601 (March 24, 2023). "Roll Call 161 Roll Call 161, Bill Number: H. R. 5, 118th Congress, 1st Session". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved March 26, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "Michael Lawler breaks GOP ranks, votes against 'Parents Bill of Rights' he co-sponsored". www.lohud.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  17. ^ "Committees and Caucuses | Congressman Mike Lawler". lawler.house.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  18. ^ Lawler, Michael V. "Mike Lawler: On abortion, I will always advocate for life | Opinion". The Journal News. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  19. ^ "Mike Lawler for Congress". Mike Lawler for Congress.
  20. ^ "NY Republican House contender Mike Lawler rips 'vile' pro-abortion protest targeting his wife". July 2, 2022.
  21. ^ "Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress" (PDF). PEW Research Center. December 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  22. ^ Perano, Ursula (July 12, 2023). "GOP Lawmaker Banned From Wikipedia for Self-Editing Spree". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  23. ^ "2020 General Election Official Results" (PDF). Rockland County Board of Elections.

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New York State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 97th district
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Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 17th congressional district
2023–present 		Incumbent
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