Mike Lawler
New York’s 17th (NY - 17)
Updated: October 16, 2024
Overview
Candidate CPP (Q4, :30s)
New York City: $1,250.00
With Mike Lawler, you have to watch what he does, and not what he says on TV and social media. His actions show that his words are empty. His time in Congress has been marked by broken promises. He consistently sides with Donald Trump and Washington Republicans over his constituents in the Lower Hudson Valley.
Summary
Prior to the second week before the November 5 election, voters need to continue to see broadcast, cable, OTT/CTV ads, digital ads, and mail that highlight Mike Lawler’s extreme voting record on abortion:
- Donald Trump himself says that Mike Lawler is “spectacular.” Mike Lawler has voted repeatedly against a woman’s right to an abortion. He recently said he wants to ban nearly every abortion in New York. Lawler is part of an extreme group of Republicans that would seek to ban abortion in New York, even in cases of rape and incest.
Voters need to see broadcast, cable, OTT/CTV ads, digital ads, and mail that show:
- Starting the second week before the November 5 election: While taking thousands from the insurance industry, Lawler opposed lowering health care premiums, voted 19 times against protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits for people who spent a lifetime paying into the system, and opposed capping the cost of the lifesaving drug insulin. If Lawler had his way, insurance companies would be able to deny people health care if they have pre-existing conditions like cancer and diabetes.
- Starting the week before the November 5 election: Mike Lawler has voted repeatedly against a woman’s right to an abortion. He recently said he wants to ban nearly every abortion in New York. Lawler is part of an extreme group of Republicans that would seek to ban abortion in New York, even in cases of rape and incest.
Voters district-wide need to see ads on digital and streaming platforms:
- Mondaire Jones is not afraid to stand up to his own party to tackle the border crisis head-on. He supports legislation that would give the President emergency powers to shut down the border and fund more security and personnel at the border. In Congress, he voted for increased funding for border security and border patrol agents to keep us safe.
If, and only if, voters cannot receive a negative communication about Mike Lawler’s broken promises and voting record that hurts the middle class, as an alternative, voters should see ads on television, digital – including streaming, and in the mail that connect Mondaire Jones’ compelling personal story to important issues affecting the Lower Hudson Valley:
- After Mondaire’s grandfather died of cancer, he saw his grandmother work well past the retirement age just to pay for the high costs of prescription drugs and procedures not fully covered by Medicare. It is why Mondaire fought to make life-saving medications more affordable for seniors and why he will also fight to preserve Social Security for future generations so our seniors can retire with dignity.
- Mondaire believes too many politicians get elected and then forget about the people who elected them. That’s why he cosponsored a law to prevent members of Congress from getting rich off the stock market and why he doesn’t take a penny from corporate PACs. Mondaire is running for Congress to give a voice to people like his grandparents, a janitor and a house cleaner, and all of the other hard-working people in our area.
- Mondaire is endorsed by Planned Parenthood because he is a champion for reproductive rights. He will tirelessly defend a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions, protect access to birth control and IVF, and fight against the push for a national abortion ban that would end abortion even in New York.
Additional Resources
- It’s critical for voters to see ads whose tone and content are appropriate for a district that has a lot of families and people with young children.
- Voters who are registered or modeled Democrats can see ads in the mail and on digital and streaming platforms that tie Mike Lawler and Donald Trump together in a variety of ways.
- It is mission-critical that voters receive negative communications about Mike Lawler in this race; it is a lower priority for voters to receive positive communication about Mondaire Jones.
- CLIPS:
- Voters, especially voters in the Rockland County communities of Clarkstown, Orangetown, Haverstraw, and Stony Point, need to hear the following at their doors, on the phones, and on campaign literature about Mondaire Jones and Mike Lawler:
- Mondaire Jones
- Mondaire was raised in Section 8 housing and on food stamps in Spring Valley by a single mom. When child care was too expensive, Mondaire’s grandmother took him to work with her cleaning homes in Rockland County.
- Mondaire graduated from East Ramapo public schools and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and graduate from Harvard Law School. Mondaire worked as a litigator in the Westchester County Attorney’s Office, where he defended correctional officers and took guns away from dangerous people.
- Mondaire Jones is running for Congress to lower costs, stop Republicans from banning abortion, protect Social Security and Medicare, secure our border, and get assault weapons off of our streets.
- After Mondaire’s grandfather died of cancer, he saw his grandmother work well past the retirement age just to pay for the high costs of prescription drugs and procedures not fully covered by Medicare. It is why Mondaire fought to make life-saving medications more affordable for seniors and why he will also fight to preserve Social Security for our future generations so our seniors can retire with dignity.
- Mondaire is endorsed by Planned Parenthood because he is a champion for reproductive rights. He will tirelessly defend a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions, protect access to birth control and IVF, and fight against the push for a national abortion ban that would end abortion even in New York.
- Mondaire believes both parties have failed to secure our southern border and stop the flow of migrants to New York. Mondaire supports a comprehensive immigration plan that includes hiring more border agents, giving new powers to law enforcement to stop the flow of fentanyl from Mexico, immediately removing migrants without valid asylum claims, and creating a path to citizenship for those who pass a background check and pay a fine.
- Mike Lawler
- With Mike Lawler, you have to watch what he does, and not what he says on TV and social media. His actions show that his words are empty. His time in Congress has been marked by broken promises. He consistently sides with Donald Trump and Washington Republicans over his constituents in the Lower Hudson Valley.
- Mike Lawler has voted repeatedly against a woman’s right to an abortion. He recently said he wants to ban nearly every abortion in New York. Lawler is part of an extreme group of Republicans that would seek to ban abortion in New York, even in cases of rape and incest.
- Lawler voted 19 times against protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits for people who spent a lifetime paying into the system. He opposed lowering prescription drug costs for seniors and protections for nursing home residents, and threatened to make it harder for New Yorkers to get the pensions they were promised.
- Mike Lawler is playing politics instead of doing something about our border crisis. He opposed a border security deal agreed to by Republicans and President Biden because Trump wants to campaign on the border crisis. Lawler is just another politician who puts politics ahead of doing the right thing.
- Because voters in NY-17 live in a swing district, voters cannot afford to vote for Mike Lawler. A vote for Mike Lawler is a vote for a Republican Congress and Donald Trump’s Project 2025 agenda.
- Voters in the following election districts should not be contacted by field programs:
- Airmont
- Ramapo-09
- Ramapo-46
- Ramapo-17
- Ramapo-76
- Ramapo-34
- Ramapo-60
- Ramapo-90
- Ramapo-57
- Ramapo-114
- Hillburn
- Ramapo-05
- Monsey
- Ramapo-85
- Ramapo-21
- Ramapo-117
- Ramapo-40
- Ramapo-30
- Ramapo-35
- Ramapo-67
- Ramapo-111
- Ramapo-93
- Ramapo-97
- Ramapo-36
- Ramapo-112
- Ramapo-106
- Ramapo-102
- Ramapo-113
- Ramapo-18
- Ramapo-56
- Ramapo-33
- Ramapo-84
- Ramapo-41
- Ramapo-24
- Ramapo-45
- Ramapo-116
- Ramapo-14
- Ramapo-25
- Ramapo-109
- Ramapo-64
- New City
- Ramapo-32
- Pomona
- Ramapo-107
- Ramapo-81
- Spring Valley
- Ramapo-54
- Ramapo-80
- Ramapo-03
- Ramapo-98
- Ramapo-43
- Ramapo-55
- Ramapo-23
- Ramapo-96
- Ramapo-10
- Ramapo-122
- Ramapo-105
- Ramapo-104
- Ramapo-20
- Ramapo-86
- Ramapo-108
- Ramapo-91
- Ramapo-44
- Ramapo-38
- Ramapo-95
- Ramapo-58
- Ramapo-52
- Ramapo-118
- Suffern
- Ramapo-79
- Ramapo-83
- Ramapo-121
- Ramapo-72
- Ramapo-103
- Ramapo-120
- Ramapo-119
- Ramapo-37
- Ramapo-62
- Ramapo-02
- Ramapo-27
- Ramapo-75
- Ramapo-78
- Ramapo-59
- Airmont
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