Congressman Mike Lawler on Monday publicly endorsed Congresswoman Elise Stefanik for New York Governor, announcing his support during a major event hosted by the Rockland County Republican Committee and the Rockland County Conservative Party. Lawler is backing Stefanik over likely Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman, saying she is the strongest candidate to lead the party and expressing full confidence in her chances next November.
The event drew top GOP and Conservative leaders, including Rockland County Executive Ed Day, State Senator Bill Weber, and Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann. Stefanik thanked Lawler and local officials for their backing as she continues building her statewide coalition.
The Rockland County Conservative Party also formally endorsed Stefanik, delivering her campaign a key regional boost as the 2026 race accelerates.
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She might of been the vice president, the UN Representative, and now the governor, the only thing is, she has to be clear of what her stance is on Israel, and if she is, then many will stop looking at how we split the cake and start going for Arab business
Lawler may have his eye set on a bigger prize: Chuck Schumer’s seat, since he might retire and even if he doesn’t, the Democrats will have a messy primary between their “Progressive” and more traditional wings.
At this point in time New York has problems that no governor could solve since New York City has a large number of people with socialist leanings, who have managed to alienate business statewide and have seriously blocked economic development upstate (e.g. blocking cheap natural gas on pseudo-environmental reasons).