Michael Vincent Lawler
RIncumbentFEC H2NY17162
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Raised this cycle$6.7M
Cash on hand: $4.2M
All New York races
2026 race
NY-17 — U.S. House
9 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: Michael Vincent Lawler.
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Election day
135days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Disclosed money in race
$25M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Peter Chatzky
DChallengerFEC H6NY17213
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Raised this cycle$12M
Cash on hand: $5.6M
Cait Conley
DChallengerFEC H6NY17171
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Raised this cycle$2.6M
Cash on hand: $1.5M
Beth Davidson
DChallengerFEC H6NY17163
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Raised this cycle$1.9M
Cash on hand: $858K
Jessica Reinmann
DChallengerFEC H6NY17155
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Raised this cycle$655K
Cash on hand: $42K
John Sullivan
DChallengerFEC H6NY17197
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Raised this cycle$478K
Cash on hand: $7K
Effie Phillips-Staley
DChallengerFEC H6NY17205
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Raised this cycle$447K
Cash on hand: $68K
Mike Sacks
DChallengerFEC H6NY17189
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Raised this cycle$289K
Cash on hand: $25K
John Cappello
DChallengerFEC H6NY17221
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Raised this cycle$65K
Cash on hand: $13K
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Total disclosed
$25M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$25M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$0
No outside spending reported yet.
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Chatzky(D) | $12M | — | — | $12M |
Michael Vincent Lawler(R)incumbent | $6.7M | — | — | $6.7M |
Cait Conley(D) | $2.6M | — | — | $2.6M |
Beth Davidson(D) | $1.9M | — | — | $1.9M |
Jessica Reinmann(D) | $655K | — | — | $655K |
John Sullivan(D) | $478K | — | — | $478K |
Effie Phillips-Staley(D) | $447K | — | — | $447K |
Mike Sacks(D) | $289K | — | — | $289K |
John Cappello(D) | $65K | — | — | $65K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside NY versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Peter Chatzky(D)65% in-state · $306K itemized
$198K in-state$108K out-of-state
Michael Vincent Lawler(R)38% in-state · $5.0M itemized
$1.9M in-state$3.1M out-of-state
Cait Conley(D)49% in-state · $2.1M itemized
$1.0M in-state$1.0M out-of-state
Beth Davidson(D)76% in-state · $1.4M itemized
$1.0M in-state$322K out-of-state
Jessica Reinmann(D)83% in-state · $388K itemized
$323K in-state$64K out-of-state
Mike Sacks(D)24% in-state · $214K itemized
$52K in-state$162K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Chatzky | Lawler | Conley | Davidson | Reinmann | Sullivan | Phillips-staley | Sacks | Cappello | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state. | — | |||||||||
Abortion Access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility treatments should be protected by federal law. | — | |||||||||
Abortion Access to contraception should be guaranteed by federal law in all states (Right to Contraception Act). | — | |||||||||
Economy The federal minimum wage should be raised. | — | |||||||||
Education Parents should be able to use public funds — through vouchers — to send their kids to private or charter schools. | — | |||||||||
Environment The government should set legally enforceable limits on greenhouse gas emissions. | — | |||||||||
Healthcare Medicare should be allowed to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. | — | |||||||||
Healthcare States, not the federal government, should decide who gets Medicaid and what it covers. | — | |||||||||
Healthcare Enhanced ACA premium subsidies should be made permanent at expanded levels. | — | |||||||||
Housing The government should spend more building affordable housing. | — | |||||||||
Housing Cities should have to ease their zoning rules to qualify for federal infrastructure money. | — | |||||||||
Infrastructure The government should fund more electric vehicle charging stations. | — | |||||||||
Labor Federal labor law should make it easier for workers to form unions (PRO Act-style reforms). | — | |||||||||
Veterans The VA should cover more veterans and more health conditions. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
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Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
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