India, Oct. 30 -- Republican Congressman Mike Lawler is seeking re-election for a third term in New York's 17th Congressional District in the 2026 midterm elections. Describing himself as "a bipartisan leader who brings people together," Lawler has made border security, tax cuts, and public safety central to his campaign. Nominated by both the Republican Party and New York's Conservative Party, Lawler is set to face Democratic nominee Cait Conley.

Lawler entered Congress in January 2023 after defeating Democratic incumbent Sean Patrick Maloney in 2022. Before his election to the House, he represented New York's 97th Assembly District from 2021 to 2022 and served as a deputy town supervisor of Orangetown. He also worked in Republican Part...