NY Rep. Mike Lawler reaps nearly $5M as he faces tough Dem challenger in toss-up House race
Republican Rep.Mike Lawler has nearly $5 million in his campaign war chest as he faces off against Democrat US Army veteran Cait Conley in a battleground House race.The GOP incumbent’s $4.85 million in campaign funds was more than four times the $1 million Conley had on hand ahead of the November 3 election.But Conley had to spend resources to win a competitive five-way Democratic primary for the nomination last month.Still, Conley brought in $1.6 million from April through June of this year compared to $1.4 million for Lawler, who is seeking re-election to a third term in the Hudson Valley’s key 17th House District.Records show she has so far raised $3.2 million for the campaign cycle.The Lawler for Congress campaign, meanwhile, has raised nearly $8 million.
Combined with the campaign’s joint fundraising committees, its total for the 2025-26 cycle is nearly $9 million.“These numbers tell a simple story: Hudson Valley voters trust leadership that delivers, and they’re putting their money behind Mike Lawler,” said Ciro Riccardi, Lawler’s campaign manager.“Nearly 5,000 individual donors gave to Mike this quarter, the kind of grassroots muscle that wins tough races.”Riccardi claimed Lawler was well positioned to get re-elected. “Cait Conley is entering the grueling run into Election Day with 1/5th of the resources Congressman Lawler has at his disposal,” he said, adding the Dem and her “DC party insiders blew millions of dollars on a primary where she could barely crack 50% of the vote.“Now, they’ll need to spend tens of millions just to make this race competitive,” Riccardi said.“While Cait Conley sprints to the left to keep AOC [socialist Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] and her far-left allies happy, Mike Lawler is uniting working families, labor, law enforcement, Republicans, independents and common-sense Democrats who want results,” he added.
“He’ll have every resource he needs to share his record and win in November.”The ...