U.S. House · NY-17
Lawler, Michael
RNew York 17th38 issues mapped from the public record
Stances are based on mapped issues and the public record (Congress.gov, FEC, and related sources). Add your own views to see how you line up.
Public record freshness
- Legislator stats: May 29, 2026
- Vote ingest: May 29, 2026
- FEC sync: Mar 21, 2026
- Finance cycle: 2026
Your alignment
Issue spotlight
High confidence based on 20 mapped decisive vote(s): 4 supporting and 16 opposing with 2 absence/present vote(s).
16
Opposing votes
4
Supporting votes
22 votes analyzed
Issue voting record
Based on public votes and official records. Browse by topic or sort by confidence.
Lawler's recorded votes on climate and energy bills lean toward skepticism of climate regulation. On 51 mapped votes, he voted with climate-action measures 15 times and against them 36 times.
15 supporting · 19 opposingHIGH confidence
Lawler's voting record on environmental bills leans toward reducing regulations. He voted against environmental protections in 35 of 52 mapped votes.
16 supporting · 15 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 25 mapped decisive vote(s): 20 supporting and 5 opposing.
20 supporting · 5 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 20 mapped decisive vote(s): 8 supporting and 12 opposing.
8 supporting · 12 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 18 mapped decisive vote(s): 17 supporting and 1 opposing with 1 absence/present vote(s).
17 supporting · 1 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 18 mapped decisive vote(s): 14 supporting and 4 opposing.
14 supporting · 4 opposingHIGH confidence
What kind of representative is this?
HIGH confidenceRep. Lawler's voting record shows consistent conservative positions across most major issues, with 96.9% party-line voting. He opposed immigration reform (20 of 24 mapped votes), climate action (34 of 46), and environmental protection (40 of 52). He supported defense spending (27 of 41) and foreign aid (16 of 23). On education, he backed both public funding (15 of 24) and affordability measures (13 of 17), and supported energy cost relief (28 of 42). He took neutral stances on government spending, workers' rights, and infrastructure. Attendance was 59.1%, with 226 missed votes.
Opposed immigration reform, climate action, and environmental protection on 20+, 34, and 40 mapped votes respectively
Supported defense spending (27 of 41) and foreign aid (16 of 23)
Backed public education funding (15 of 24) and education affordability (13 of 17)
Supported energy cost relief (28 of 42 mapped votes)
- 96.9% party-line voting; 59.1% attendance with 226 missed votes
Signature issues
- Immigration — Opposed immigration reform (4 supporting, 20 opposing)HIGH confidence
- Climate Change — Opposed climate change action (12 supporting, 34 opposing)HIGH confidence
- Defense Spending — Supported defense spending (27 supporting, 14 opposing)HIGH confidence
- Public Education Funding — Supported public education funding (15 supporting, 9 opposing)HIGH confidence
- Energy Costs — Supported energy cost relief (28 supporting, 14 opposing)HIGH confidence
Synthesized from public voting and stance records only; not motive, corruption, electoral prospects, or district-wide opinion.
38 mapped issues • Updated May 25, 2026 • 38 non-gated high-confidence issues · Model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
About and public record
Sources & transparency
- Congress.gov — votes and bills
- FEC.gov — campaign finance
Sources: Congress.gov · FEC · public disclosures. Methodology and citations on this district record.