# Michael Lawler

Michael Lawler is a Republican member of the U.S. House for New York’s 17th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, New York’s 17th district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: L000599
- FEC candidate IDs: H2NY17162

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000599 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Lawler sits at +0.34 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 99% of House Republicans.

## What Lawler says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,992 classified statements: 2,330 posts on X, 384 press releases, 160 newsletters, 118 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lawler | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.8% | 2.1% | 80 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 16.1% | 15.1% | 84 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 62.9% | 67.7% | 168 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 22.2% | 8.9% | 10 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 37.3% | 37.4% | 116 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.0% | 3.0% | 167 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: International Affairs 23% (House Republicans 9.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 22% (House Republicans 24%); Health 21% (House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (House Republicans 19%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.01), from 4,533 donors and 2,181 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 1.1% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 89% (97.1%). 52 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 130 bills: 130 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 1,121. 6.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 180 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10883: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for nonrecognition of gain or loss on like-kind exchanges of certain residential real property, and for… (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10883
- H.R. 10884: To provide additional options on certain federal application forms to allow an individual to elect to be an organ donor and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10884
- H.R. 10825: To prohibit Joint Fundraising Committees that include federal candidates and Independent Expenditure-Only Political Committees from making disbursements on… (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10825
- H.R. 10762: Anthony Amoros Law Right to Know Act (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10762
- H.Res. 1599: Expressing support for the recognition of September 2026 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month". (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1599
- H.R. 10572: Home Accessibility Improvements Inclusion Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10572
- H.R. 10573: Tax Relief for Surviving Spouses Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10573
- H.R. 10379: Problem Solvers MAPS Act (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10379
- H.R. 10165: EXIM Bank Continuity in Competitiveness Act (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10165
- H.R. 10096: Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10096

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $10.3M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 13% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 44% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMikeLawler/status/2114720547145646232
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMikeLawler/status/2114783724558569473
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMikeLawler/status/2114845854905319674
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMikeLawler/status/2114355691255451666
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMikeLawler/status/2114385624954212418
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMikeLawler/status/2114455235385032715
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMikeLawler/status/2113807016732836267
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMikeLawler/status/2114120147560489120
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMikeLawler/status/2113623400606277906
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMikeLawler/status/2113709634699870347

## Links

- Official site: https://lawler.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepMikeLawler
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMikeLawler
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepMikeLawler
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepMikeLawler
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000599

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000599