Why we’re supporting Cait
Cait Conley is a West Point graduate who served 16 years in the Army, including six overseas tours, and earned three Bronze Stars. She later worked on the National Security Council and at the agency that protects America's election systems.
Mike Lawler votes with Trump on more than nine in ten votes. He voted for the 2025 Trump tax law and was booed when he came home to sell it. This Hudson Valley seat is one of the closest in the country, and Conley can win it.
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Where the race stands: All four major forecasters rate it a Toss-up; a late-September Emerson poll had Conley up 48–46.7
Sources
- https://ballotpedia.org/Cait_Conley
- https://dnyuz.com/2026/10/12/to-flip-a-g-o-p-house-seat-cait-conley-leans-on-her-military-resume/
- https://caitconley.com/endorsements/
- https://hudsonvalley.news12.com/president-trump-endorses-rep-mike-lawler-for-2026-reelection
- https://www.wshu.org/2025-08-01/lawler-says-trumps-big-bill-will-save-nyers-money-he-got-booed-for-it
- https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/10/mike-lawler-might-be-only-republican-who-could-win-ny-17-can-he-do-it-again/416404/
- https://ballotpedia.org/New_York%27s_17th_Congressional_District_election,_2026