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Michael Lawler

Michael Lawler

RRepublicanNY-17 · Representative
72
/ 100
Above Average
Attendance98
Avg: 96
Independence8
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone53
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency100
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections

Why this matters: Campaign money doesn't prove corruption — but it reveals relationships. When industries spend millions supporting a member who then votes on bills affecting those industries, voters deserve to see the pattern. Follow the money, then check the votes.

$6,731,833
Total Raised
$2,662,149
Total Spent
$4,239,053
Cash on Hand
2026
Election Cycle
$2,599,365
Individual Contributions
$1,553,569
PAC Contributions
$0
Self-Funding

Top Contributors

1.SAMBUR, DAVID(individual)
$7,000
2.OBERLANDER, PESEL(individual)
$7,000
3.CRISSES, ALEXANDER(individual)
$7,000
4.TISCH, SAM(individual)
$7,000
5.MELNICKE, MICHAEL MR.(individual)
$7,000
6.PACCHIANA, GLENN(individual)
$7,000
7.OBERLANDER, CHAIM(individual)
$7,000
8.SMITH, VINNY(individual)
$7,000
9.PURCELL, PHILIP J.(individual)
$7,000
10.LIEBERMAN, ORLY(individual)
$7,000