Mike Lawler
Mike Lawler is a Republican incumbent in New York's 17th district. $8.2M raised, $3.5M spent, $4.8M cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$8.2M raised
- Raised $8.2M, in the top 10% of candidates in the race What this flag means
Flags are rules applied to FEC totals, not judgements. Reported
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $8,172,046 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $3,500,108 |
| Cash on hand | $4,841,306 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 40 · 2 terms · votes right of 50% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | +0.19 |
| Votes more conservative than | 50% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 563 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosurepartly read, filed 2026-08-13
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-08-13. We could read 15 of the 16 asset lines in this report, so we show those and no totals: a total from a partial read would mislead. Open the official report (PDF)
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Bank | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Checkmate Strategies | DO | self | $100K to $250K |
| , Interest $15,001 - $50,000 D : Note from the sale of ownership interest, payable in installments over several years with interest. Value s | EF | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| CS IRA ⇒ First Trust Developed Markets Ex-US AlphaDEX Fund (FDT) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| CS IRA ⇒ First Trust Financials AlphaDEX (FXO) | EF | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| CS IRA ⇒ First Trust Water ETF (FIW) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| CS IRA ⇒ Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (AIQ) SP $1,001 - $15,000 Tax-Deferred [EF] CS IRA ⇒ iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (I | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| CS IRA ⇒ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ) | EF | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| CS IRA ⇒ Renaissance IPO ETF (IPO) | EF | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| CS IRA ⇒ Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) | EF | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| CS IRA ⇒ VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF (AIS) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| CS Roth IRA ⇒ First Trust Amex Biotech Index Fund (FBT) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| CS Roth IRA ⇒ First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF (FTXN) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| New York State and Local Retirement System ⇒ New York State and Local Retirement System | DB | self | none |
| New York State and Local Retirement System ⇒ New York State and Local Retirement System | PE | SP | none |
Reported Values are bands, as filed. Parsed automatically; the PDF is the record.
Donor portrait9% small gifts
By gift size
| Gift size | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $200 and under | $563,255 | 9% |
| $200.01 to $499.99 | $168,928 | 3% |
| $500 to $999.99 | $466,830 | 7% |
| $1,000 to $1,999.99 | $1,123,759 | 18% |
| $2,000 and up | $4,077,922 | 64% |
By state
| State | Itemized individual money | Share |
|---|---|---|
| NY | $2,349,799 | 39% |
| FL | $828,422 | 14% |
| TX | $554,588 | 9% |
| CA | $418,249 | 7% |
| NJ | $246,889 | 4% |
| IL | $165,216 | 3% |
By employer
| Employer named by donors | Total |
|---|---|
| High Opportunity Neighborhood Partners | $50,000 |
| Blackstone | $34,500 |
| Apollo | $32,500 |
| Bgr Group | $24,730 |
| Coinbase | $24,000 |
| Perigrove | $21,000 |
| Arnold Ventures | $17,500 |
| Capital Realty Group | $17,500 |
By occupation
| Occupation named by donors | Total |
|---|---|
| Ceo | $505,076 |
| Executive | $241,589 |
| Attorney | $240,997 |
| Investor | $197,534 |
| Chairman | $191,126 |
| Owner | $174,698 |
| President | $163,975 |
| Real Estate | $149,590 |
Reported FEC itemized contributions this cycle, fetched 2026-10-15. Itemized means a donor gave over $200 in total. Employer and occupation are what donors report about themselves; “retired”, “homemaker”, “self-employed” and similar non-answers are left out of the employer and occupation lists. It describes who gave, not who votes for the candidate.
Public attention41,218 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of Mike Lawler on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
In the news1 recent story
- Most dramatic moments from Rep Mike Lawler's fiery debate against Dem Cait Conley in battle for House controlFox News · 2026-10-15
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Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $3,186,005 | 39.0% |
| PACs and other committees | $1,920,805 | 23.5% |
| Party committees | $5,270 | 0.1% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $3,059,966 | 37.4% |
This raceNY-17, rank #1 of 2
Mike Lawler ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H2NY17162, committee C00815415. Filed with the FEC as Michael Vincent Lawler. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.