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Michael Lawler

Michael Lawler

U.S. Representative, NY-17

NY House · Republican

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. The district includes all of Rockland County and Putnam County, as well as most of Northern Westchester County, and portions of southern Dutchess County. Previously, he was a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 97th district from 2021 to 2022. He is a member of the Republican Party. Lawler was first elected to Congress in 2022, defeating Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Sean Patrick Maloney. He was re-elected in 2024, defeating former congressman Mondaire Jones. He was one of three Republicans to win in a district also won by Kamala Harris that year. A moderate Republican, Lawler is a member of the Climate Solutions Caucus and the Republican Governance Group.

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