Leaving office January 3, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 3, 2027

Mike Lawler

U.S. Representative, NY-17 since 2023. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

U.S. Representative, NY-17Born 1986

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2023
Bills became law: 0; 130 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 1.9%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 89%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −6.0; Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Financial ServicesCapital MarketsHousing and Insurance
House Committee on Foreign AffairsWestern HemisphereMiddle East and North Africa · Chair

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 130 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 9086 Foreign Service Modernization Act
International Affairs · Passed House Sep 2026

HR 1009 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New…
Government Operations and Politics · Passed House Sep 2026

HR 1008 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 298 Route 292 in Holmes, New York,…
Government Operations and Politics · Passed House Sep 2026

HR 9436 Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026
Animals · Passed House Sep 2026

HR 1422 Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
International Affairs · Passed House Mar 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Lawler sits in the U.S. House

Lawler is closer to the center than 98% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Don Bacon, Kevin Kiley, Nick LaLota

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Lawler’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans89%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills44%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Lawler’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Lawler	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Lawler was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2020202120222023202420252026202720282029New York State Assembly, District 97 U.S. House, NY-17

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	New York's 17th District	Lost	D+6.0	D+0.6	−5.4
2024	U.S. House, NY-17	Won	R+5.9	—	—
2022	U.S. House, NY-17	Won	R+0.6	—	—
2020	New York State Assembly, District 97	Won	R+4.5	—	—