Michael Lawler

Educational Background
• Bachelor’s of Science degree in Accounting and Finance from Manhattan College
• Valedictorian of his graduating class

Career
• Elected member of the New York State Assembly from the 97th District (2021-2022) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York’s 7th District (2023)
• Served as a politician’s campaign manager and county executive (2014),  Republican convention delegate for Donald Trump (2016), and co-founded the political communications firm Checkmate Strategies (2018)
• Supports legal immigration, abortion only in cases of rape or threats to maternal health, restricting boycotting; does not support a federal ban on abortion and $15 daily charges to drive cars in Manhattan, New York below 60th Street

Personal Information
• Described Michael Jackson as his “musical hero” and managed to get into the courtroom of Jackson’s trial with the help of a biographer
• Lives in Pearl River, New York with his wife and their daughters
• Life long New York resident