N.Y., told Fox News that “after months of deliberating over this and really working through it, I’ve decided the right thing to do for me and my family and my district is

U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler says he won’t run for New York governor next year. The moderate Republican represents a suburban swing district.

Republicans are protecting a narrow House majority in the 2026 midterms. Democrats would need to a net gain of just three seats to flip the chamber, and Lawler represents one of the three House Republican districts carried by then-Vice President Kamala Harris over Trump in the 2024 election.