U.S. House · New York, District 17

Rep. Michael Lawler

Republican Serving since Jan. 3, 2023Term ends Jan. 3, 2027
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Votes with own party 89% 7 pts below expected Lower than 215 of 219 House Republicans Votes with the President 96% About as expected 96% on legislation only Bipartisan bills led 150 More than 99% of House members Liberal-to-conservative rank 50thpercentile in all of Congress · 5th most liberal of 272 Republicans

Where they sit

Seated by voting record in the House. Percentiles run from 0 (most liberal) to 100 (most conservative).

How this is measured →
Lawler
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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Michael Lawler's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How this is measured

All of Congress50thpercentile
More liberal than 50% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
264th most liberal of 531
Republicans in Congress1stpercentile
More liberal than 98% of Republicans in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
5th most liberal of 272
The House50thpercentile
More conservative than 50% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
216th most liberal of 431

This score measures who votes with whom. A member who votes no because a bill goes too far, or not far enough, can look more moderate than their views.

With their party and with the President

How this is measured →
Votes with own party
89%
Q1 2025: 100% → Q3 2026: 92%

Lower than 215 of 219 House Republicans.

Actual89%
Expected96%
Difference−7 pts

Expected is the typical score for members of the same party whose districts voted like this one for president in 2024.

Democrats Republicans 55%100%

Each line is one House member, grouped by party. The dot is Michael Lawler. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 463 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 82%See the 463 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
96%all votes
Q1 2025: 100% → Q3 2026: 94%

Lower than 194 of 219 House Republicans.

Actual96%
Expected98%
DifferenceAbout the same

Expected is the typical score for members of the same party whose districts voted like this one for president in 2024.

Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each line is one House member, grouped by party. The dot is Michael Lawler. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 139 votes96% on legislation onlySee the 139 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Michael Lawler went against most of their party or against the President's stated position.

Every vote

Every roll call in the House this Congress, with how Michael Lawler voted, how their party voted and the President's position.

DateVoteTheir voteMost of their partyPresident wantedResult
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A dash means the parties didn't split on that vote, or the President took no public position before it. “Party-line” and “President took a position” list exactly the votes each score counts: the ones cast Yes or No. Missed votes don't count either way and are under “Missed”.

Votes most like

Your district

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How this district voted for president in 2024

Harris 49.9%Trump 49.4%

New York's district lines are not changing for the next Congress.

Contact

Phone
202-225-6506
Office
324 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3217

Issue by issue

How often Michael Lawler votes with their party, and with the President, on each kind of issue. Issues are the policy areas Congress assigns to each bill. "With their party" counts only votes where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides; "With the President" counts only votes where he took a public position first.

Michael Lawler sides with their party least often on Agriculture and Food (25%) and Labor and Employment (67%).

Michael LawlerAverage for House Republicans
  1. Agriculture and Food 25%Average 87% · 8 votes
  2. Labor and Employment 67%Average 97% · 12 votes
  3. International Affairs 75%Average 98% · 16 votes
  4. Economics and Public Finance 76%Average 91% · 62 votes
  5. Armed Forces and National Security 85%Average 96% · 40 votes
  6. Environmental Protection 89%Average 98% · 27 votes
  7. Finance and Financial Sector 92%Average 99% · 12 votes
  8. Congress 93%Average 99% · 110 votes
  9. Crime and Law Enforcement 96%Average 100% · 27 votes
  10. Energy 100%Average 100% · 38 votes
  11. Public Lands and Natural Resources 100%Average 100% · 18 votes
  12. Government Operations and Politics 100%Average 100% · 19 votes
  13. Immigration 100%Average 100% · 14 votes
  14. Education 100%Average 100% · 12 votes
  15. Commerce 100%Average 100% · 8 votes
  16. Law 100%Average 100% · 6 votes
  17. Health 100%Average 100% · 7 votes

Fewer than 5 party-line votes, so not charted: Families (4 votes), Animals (3 votes), Taxation (3 votes), Transportation and Public Works (2 votes), Arts, Culture, Religion (2 votes), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (2 votes), Science, Technology, Communications (1 vote), Native Americans (1 vote), Social Welfare (1 vote), Water Resources Development (1 vote), Emergency Management (1 vote), Sports and Recreation (1 vote).

Bipartisan bills led

5 passed their chamber · 0 became law

How this is measured →
How far each bill got:IntroducedPassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law

Votes: Voteview (UCLA). Bills: Congress.gov. President's positions: our public list. 2024 results by district: The Downballot. How this is measured · Corrections

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