Mike Lawler

Moderate

Republican

House Representative

New York - District 17

Current Position: US House Representative NY-17

Running For: House Representative - District 17

Policy Positions

For raising the SALT deduction cap; advocated for increasing the cap to $40,000, opposed the Trump-proposed $30,000 cap as insufficient
For protecting and expanding Social Security and Medicare; championed passage of the Social Security Fairness Act and supports eliminating taxes on Social Security income for most seniors
Against congestion pricing in Manhattan; called it an 'outrageous cash grab' and asked President-elect Trump to kill the plan
For the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; voted for the bill on July 3, 2025

For cosponsoring school choice legislation giving parents access to public, private, charter, homeschooling, or religious educational options

For an all-of-the-above energy strategy including natural gas, nuclear, and renewables; supports reopening Indian Point Nuclear Energy Center; opposes New York's CLCPA mandates and all-electric building requirements; supports federal permitting reform for energy infrastructure
Against the EATS Act, which would have overturned state and local animal welfare laws restricting the sale of agricultural products from animals raised in battery cages, gestation crates, and veal crates

Against abortion in most cases but opposes a federal ban; supports abortion access in cases of rape, incest, or serious health risk; opposes late-term abortions, sex-selection abortions, and non-doctors performing abortions; supports parental notification for minors seeking abortions; supports increased funding for adoption programs and broader access to birth control and IVF
For same-sex marriage; stated he would have voted for the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022 and vowed to seek further legislative action if Obergefell v. Hodges were overturned
For banning transgender athletes from competing in women's sports; voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
Against criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors; was one of four House Republicans to vote against a proposal to criminalize gender-affirming care for minors nationwide

For banning ranked-choice voting in Washington, D.C.; introduced a bill to prohibit D.C. from adopting ranked-choice voting

For stricter border enforcement paired with bipartisan immigration reform; opposes sanctuary policies for criminal migrants; cosponsored the DIGNIDAD Act providing a pathway to legal status for up to 12 million undocumented immigrants with strict enforcement conditions; introduced the Fentanyl Kills Act to charge fentanyl traffickers with attempted murder
For U.S. military aid to Ukraine against Russia's invasion
For strong U.S. support of Israel; supports expanding the Abraham Accords, moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, combating BDS through legislation, and introduced the Antisemitism Awareness Act
For Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants; was one of six Republicans to vote to grant TPS to approximately 350,000 Haitian immigrants despite Trump's efforts to terminate the program

For gun rights with some restrictions; supports constitutional right to bear arms, red flag laws with full due process, prohibiting gun purchases by those with outstanding warrants, safe storage legislation, and extended the Undetectable Firearms Act
For maintaining and increasing law enforcement funding; opposes defund the police movement; supports repealing cashless bail laws and instilling a dangerousness standard for pretrial release