Race context

Michael Vincent Lawler is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Republican profile for New York, U.S. House, 17. Cycle year on file: 2026.

Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - New York 17.

Race status on file: discovered.

Election system on file: other.

The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.

The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.

Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.

Beth Davidson (Democratic), Cait Conley (Democratic), Effie Phillips-Staley (Democratic), Jessica Reinmann (Democratic), John Cappello (Democratic), John Sullivan (Democratic), Mike Sacks (Democratic), Peter Chatzky (Democratic).

Source posture

Published claim kinds on file: 20 background claims; 5 positions claims; 3 finance claims; 1801 votes claims; 2 controversies claims; 9 other sourced notes claims; 2 ideology claims.

Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.

Filings and votes on file

The profile record reports 1801 vote claims. Claim text for that kind was not in the rows returned for this page.

Finance claims on file: 3. 0 are quoted above. FEC candidate id on file: H2NY17162.

Indexed field reading

Michael Vincent Lawler is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Republican profile for New York, U.S. House, 17. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.

The cycle year 2026 is stored for Michael Vincent Lawler, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.

The race title stored for Michael Vincent Lawler is 2026 U.S. House - New York 17. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.

The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.

The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent for Michael Vincent Lawler. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.

The FEC candidate id stored for Michael Vincent Lawler is H2NY17162.

The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.

The route record for Michael Vincent Lawler reports 1846 public claims, 1846 valid citations, and 1846 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim wording is added on this page only when a published row was returned for the profile.

Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Michael Vincent Lawler: background (20), positions (5), finance (3), votes (1801), controversies (2), other sourced notes (9), ideology (2). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.

The same-field query for Michael Vincent Lawler returned 8 other indexed profiles: Beth Davidson (Democratic), Cait Conley (Democratic), Effie Phillips-Staley (Democratic), Jessica Reinmann (Democratic), John Cappello (Democratic), John Sullivan (Democratic), Mike Sacks (Democratic), Peter Chatzky (Democratic). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.

Cross-reference identifiers stored for Michael Vincent Lawler: FEC H2NY17162; Other voteview:119:22340; GovTrack L000599; Wikidata Q105179052; Vote Smart 192271; Wikipedia Mike Lawler; Ballotpedia Michael Lawler (New York); OpenSecrets N00051208.

Profile questions

What office is Michael Vincent Lawler indexed for?

Michael Vincent Lawler is indexed for New York, U.S. House, 17. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - New York 17. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.

What party is on file for Michael Vincent Lawler?

The party label on file for Michael Vincent Lawler is Republican.

What is Michael Vincent Lawler's candidate status?

Michael Vincent Lawler is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.

Which committee or filing id is listed for Michael Vincent Lawler?

FEC candidate id on file: H2NY17162.

How many public claims are attached to Michael Vincent Lawler?

The route record reports 1846 public claims, 1846 valid citations, and 1846 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 20, Positions 5, Finance 3, Votes 1801, Controversies 2, Other Sourced Notes 9, Ideology 2. Claim text on this page is quoted from the published-claims teaser and is omitted when that teaser returns no rows.

Is Michael Vincent Lawler indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?

The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.

Who else is indexed in Michael Vincent Lawler's race field?

Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Beth Davidson (Democratic), Cait Conley (Democratic), Effie Phillips-Staley (Democratic), Jessica Reinmann (Democratic), John Cappello (Democratic), John Sullivan (Democratic), Mike Sacks (Democratic), Peter Chatzky (Democratic). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.