Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Michael Lawler

Official portrait of Michael Lawler
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for New York’s 17th district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Pearl River, NY
Born
1986
In Congress
House since 2023 · 3 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT
Next election
Primary June 25, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New York with the current district highlighted

New York, District 17

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · New York District 17IncumbentLost the general election (47.7%)

FEC candidate ID H2NY17162 · Principal campaign committee: LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · New York District 17$10,317,627.15General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · New York District 17$8,387,801.92Lost the general election (47.7%)
2021–2022U.S. House · New York District 17$1,553,320.59Lost the general election (44.1%)
Total raised$8,387,801.92
Total spent$8,256,895.05
Cash on hand$169,368.52
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $3,863,417.03PACs and other committees: $2,326,002.96Party committees: $24,651.90Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $2,046,707.71Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $127,022.32
  • Individual contributions$3,863,417.0346%
  • PACs and other committees$2,326,002.9628%
  • Party committees$24,651.900%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$2,046,707.7124%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$127,022.322%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

591 committees reported giving $2,278,630.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Michael Vincent Lawler$3,391,233.67
  • Independent expenditures opposing Michael Vincent Lawler$7,807,923.09
  • Company and union communications to members about Michael Vincent Lawler$24,859.30

FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

New York U.S. House, District 17, 2024 · 4 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Michael Vincent Lawler (R)$8,387,801.92$169,368.522024-12-31
Mondaire Jones (D)$9,960,888.75$42,071.322024-12-31
Elizabeth Gereghty (D)$624,569.56$0.002024-03-31
Maryann Carr (D)$15,716.00$5,666.142023-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Emerson CollegeOctober 24–26, 2024475 (LV)± 4.4%Mike Lawler 49% · Mondaire Jones 44%
Emerson CollegeOctober 1–3, 2024630 (LV)± 3.8%Mike Lawler 45% · Mondaire Jones 44%
GBAO (D)September 15–18, 2024500(LV)± 4.4%Mike Lawler 47% · Mondaire Jones 45%
Change Research (D)August 10–17, 2024433 (LV)± 2.2%Mike Lawler 43% · Mondaire Jones 38%
GBAO (D)August 8–12, 2024500 (LV)± 4.4%Mike Lawler 47% · Mondaire Jones 40%
EMC Research (D)May 4–7, 2023300 (LV)± 5.7%Mike Lawler 50% · Mondaire Jones 48%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New York (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC..
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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