Lawler defeated in New York battleground district
Summary
Democrat Cait Conley defeated Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in New York’s 17th Congressional District, CBS News projected. Lawler conceded Tuesday as vote counting continued amid polling-place scanner issues in Westchester County; CBS News also projected that Democrats would control the House beginning in January.Key Facts
- Conley defeated Lawler in the Hudson Valley district.
- Lawler called Conley to concede and congratulated her on the win.
- Vote counting continued longer than expected because of issues at polling precincts in Westchester County.
- Lawler had represented the district since 2023, after narrowly defeating Democratic incumbent Sean Patrick Maloney.
- Conley is a West Point graduate who served six tours overseas and later worked at the National Security Council and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
- In a September debate, Conley supported continued U.S. military aid to Israel and said she did not consider Israel’s actions in Gaza a genocide.
- Lawler presented himself as bipartisan and had supported extending immigration protections for Haitians and increasing the cap on state and local tax deductions.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.
