Mike Lawler

Republican Party (R)

U.S. Representative (District 17) (seeking re-election) · District 17, New York, United States of America · 2026

PurposeLawler is seeking re-election in a Hudson Valley swing district, running on tax relief, health-care initiatives, and a bipartisan legislative record.

Economy
On the economy, the site cites tax relief for working families, seniors, and small businesses, quadrupling the SALT deduction cap to $40,000, an expanded Child Tax Credit for low-income families, eliminating taxes on Social Security income for seniors, tax credits for school supplies and youth sports equipment, and opposition to congestion pricing.

Health
On health care, the site cites extending ACA subsidies, securing $3 billion in federal funding for vulnerable hospitals, introducing the IVF Access and Affordability Act, expanded provider access, veterans'-healthcare improvements, expanded emergency-room capacity, and lowering the eligible age for cost-free breast-cancer screenings.

Security
On security, the site cites tens of millions of dollars in federal funding for law enforcement, opposition to cashless bail laws, tax relief for police and firefighter pensions, tougher penalties for school "swatting" incidents, and red-flag laws paired with due-process protections.

Immigration
On immigration, the site cites border-security measures and reversing what it calls Biden-era policies, cosponsoring the Dignity Act, opposing sanctuary policies for criminal migrants, tougher fentanyl-trafficking penalties, and expanding legal immigration tied to workforce needs.

Education
On education, the site cites opposition to New York's migrant-services spending, cosponsoring the Educational Choice for Children Act, support for career and technical education, a 2% cap on student-loan interest rates, and parental-rights advocacy.

Infrastructure
On infrastructure and energy, the site cites advocacy to reopen the Indian Point nuclear plant, an "all of the above" energy strategy, natural-gas infrastructure expansion, opposition to New York's climate law (CLCPA) mandates, and federal permitting reform for pipelines and transmission lines.

Governance
On governance, the site cites $2.1 trillion in taxpayer savings the campaign attributes to spending caps, investigations into financial wrongdoing, and a focus on eliminating waste and fraud.

Infrastructure
The site also cites the NY-NY Watershed Protection Act on environmental policy.

Security
The site also describes a proposed NATO-like Indo-Pacific alliance, support for Ukraine, and support for Israel under foreign policy.

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