Overview
Poliscope ↗$10.3M
Raised this cycle
2025–26 · FEC
$134K
Outside support
FEC regular reports · + $2.35M in 24/48-hour notices
$660K
Outside opposition
FEC regular reports · + $3.39M in 24/48-hour notices
4%
Small-dollar share
43%
In-state share
14
Flags
Raised and spent are the FEC's official 2025–26 totals through Oct 14, 2026. Poliscope, which supplies the donor, PAC and sector breakdowns on this page, has not loaded the latest report yet and shows $8.17M raised through Jun 30, 2026, so those breakdowns cover an earlier period.
Michael Vincent Lawler is a Republican Representative from NY (District 17). Lawler's campaign has raised $8.2 million from 1,922 donors. Funding includes 4.4% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 43.4% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, APOLLO, MORGAN STANLEY. Campaign committees include LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC..
Backed byProvisional
The Uihleins
- Elizabeth Uihlein gave $6,600 (2024)
Andreessen & Horowitz
- Marc Andreessen gave $3,334 (2026)
- Ben Horowitz gave $3,333 (2026)
Elon Musk
- AMERICA PAC reported $310,528 supporting in 24/48-hour notices (may overlap periodic reports)
Paul Singer
- Paul Singer gave $6,600 (2024)
The Winklevoss twins
- Cameron Winklevoss gave $3,300 (2024)
- Tyler Winklevoss gave $3,300 (2024)
Ken Griffin
- Kenneth Griffin gave $7,000 (2026)
Stephen Schwarzman
- Stephen Schwarzman gave $6,600 (2024)
AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,994 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $68,180 (2024)
Crypto super PACs
- Coinbase Global Inc. PAC gave $1,000 (2024)
Opposed byProvisional
Democratic leadership super PACs
- HMP spent $473,780 opposing
- HMP reported $1,186,938 opposing in 24/48-hour notices (may overlap periodic reports)
VoteVets
- VOTEVETS spent $174,960 opposing
Industry moneyProvisional
Gambling
- Sands PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
Union PAC
- IBEW PAC gave $3,500 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $6,000 (2026)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $3,500 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- CWA COPE gave $1,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $15,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Money
Poliscope ↗$10.3M
Total raised
FEC, through Oct 14, 2026
$3.19M
From individuals
$426K unitemized
$1.92M
From PACs
1,922
Donors
avg $457
41%
Large-donor share
$0
Self-funding
personal-funds loans made in 2025–26
By election cycle
- 2022 861 donors$1.55M
- 2024 3,066 donors$8.39M
- 2026 2,395 donors$8.17M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 3,217 gifts · 3%$102K
- $200-$499 480 gifts · 4%$124K
- $500-$999 604 gifts · 11%$317K
- $1,000-$2,899 711 gifts · 33%$976K
- $2,900+ 389 gifts · 48%$1.43M
- Refunds / negative records 84 gifts$-109K
Top donor sectorsProvisional
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT 7 gifts$22K
- APOLLO 6 gifts$17K
- MORGAN STANLEY 8 gifts$16K
- APOLLO MANAGEMENT 3 gifts$14K
- HIGH OPPORTUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS 4 gifts$13K
- BFE INVESTORS 20 gifts$12K
- BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE 3 gifts$11K
- COINBASE 3 gifts$11K
- COINBASE, INC. 3 gifts$11K
- HAEMONETICS 2 gifts$11K
- MONTGOMERY CAPITAL INC 3 gifts$11K
- PFIZER, INC 3 gifts$11K
- SSS EDUCATION, INC. 3 gifts$11K
- MANHATTAN BEER DISTRIBUTORS 3 gifts$10K
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ 3 gifts$10K
Top donor employersProvisional
Individual contributions grouped by the employer donors list on their filings.
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT 6 donors · 7 gifts$22K
- APOLLO 4 donors · 6 gifts$17K
- MORGAN STANLEY 5 donors · 8 gifts$16K
- APOLLO MANAGEMENT 3 donors · 3 gifts$14K
- HIGH OPPORTUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS 2 donors · 4 gifts$13K
- BFE INVESTORS 1 donors · 20 gifts$12K
- BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- COINBASE 3 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- COINBASE, INC. 2 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- HAEMONETICS 1 donors · 2 gifts$11K
- MONTGOMERY CAPITAL INC 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- PFIZER, INC 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- SSS EDUCATION, INC. 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- MANHATTAN BEER DISTRIBUTORS 3 donors · 3 gifts$10K
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ 3 donors · 3 gifts$10K
Top contributorsProvisional
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUHDORN, PAUL | individual | NY | $11,970 | — | 20 |
| CHOUAKE, BEN | individual | NJ | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| MERINOFF, CHARLES | individual | VT | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| SMITH, VINNY | individual | NC | $10,500 | — | 2 |
| BUERGER, ALAN | individual | PA | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| COX, EDWARD | individual | NY | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| KARZHEVSKY, GREG | individual | NY | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| GERSON, MARK | individual | NY | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| ARNOLD, JOHN | individual | TX | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| KELLY, SUE W. MS. | individual | NY | $10,100 | — | 2 |
| WEINER, KANE | individual | TX | $9,500 | — | 3 |
| ROSE, DEEDIE | individual | TX | $8,000 | — | 3 |
| WILLIAMS, BRENT | individual | IL | $7,600 | — | 3 |
| GAGE, BYRON | individual | ID | $7,500 | — | 3 |
| KEEN, ALLAN | individual | FL | $7,500 | — | 3 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORPAC | NJ | $10,500 | 1 |
| NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $10,000 | 4 |
| HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT PAC | TX | $10,000 | 2 |
| SIX PAC | — | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) | MD | $10,000 | 4 |
| LEADERSHIP AND LOYALTY ONLY TO AMERICA PAC | NY | $10,000 | 2 |
| IN THE ARENA PAC | AR | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| TKJ PAC | NJ | $10,000 | 2 |
| TENACIOUS PAC | NY | $10,000 | 2 |
| SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC | GA | $10,000 | 3 |
| BAKER PAC | NY | $10,000 | 2 |
| KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) | KS | $10,000 | 2 |
Where the money comes from
- NY 43% · home state$1.28M
- FL 10%$291K
- CA 7%$219K
- TX 7%$206K
- NJ 4%$124K
- VA 4%$106K
- IL 3%$83K
- CT 3%$74K
- PA 2%$64K
- DC 2%$61K
- MA 1%$39K
- CO 1%$31K
How the campaign spends
FEC ↗LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.: $3.22M across 2,000 operating expenditures (the most recent 2,000 of 2,599 on file), Jun 5, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026. FEC Schedule B.
Top payees
| Payee | State | Purposes | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAYSERV | NY | payroll processing · payroll taxes · payroll | $374,962 | 119 |
| THE MORNING GROUP, LLC | DC | fundraising consultant · reimbursement: see memos · fundraising consulting | $350,393 | 33 |
| CAMPAIGN ENGINE GROUP LLC | NJ | digital consulting · gotv--texts | $345,812 | 45 |
| M&T CREDIT CARD PAYMENT PROCESSING | MD | credit card payment: see memos | $166,384 | 13 |
| THE OORBEEK MEMMOTT GROUP | VA | fundraising consultant · staff reimbursement--see memos · fundraising consulting | $145,616 | 23 |
| BRABENDERCOX LLC | PA | digital ads · media placement · media analytics | $144,846 | 10 |
| CHECKMATE STRATEGIES LLC | NJ | public relations consulting · ad design · graphic design | $109,461 | 32 |
| MAI & ASSOCIATES LLC | FL | campaign consulting · staff reimbursment: see memos · irs standard mileage rate | $92,059 | 16 |
| RED BEACON STRATEGIES LLC | FL | fundraising mailing | $87,451 | 10 |
| RICCARDI, CIRO | NY | wages · staff reimbursement: see memos | $85,356 | 8 |
| MAS DATA SOLUTIONS | NJ | campaign consulting · staff reimbursement: see memo | $77,253 | 18 |
| DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC | DC | legal services | $60,888 | 4 |
By stated purpose
- payroll processing 86 payments$346K
- digital consulting 43 payments$341K
- wages 100 payments$332K
- fundraising consultant 25 payments$284K
- campaign consulting 27 payments$181K
- credit card payment: see memos 13 payments$166K
- fundraising consulting 20 payments$153K
- fundraiser expenses 87 payments$117K
- legal services 7 payments$96K
- digital ads 6 payments$95K
- fundraising mailing 10 payments$87K
- public relations consulting 12 payments$84K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against. Totals are the FEC's figures from regular reports, which are newer than Poliscope's.
| Spender | Stance | Spent | Network | Dark money in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMP C00495028 Donors include Stephen Mandel ($1.20M) | Oppose | $474K 10 filings | Democratic leadership super PACs | — |
| VOTEVETS C00418897 Donors include Deborah Simon ($1.10M) | Oppose | $175K 1 filing | VoteVets | — |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) C00173153 | Support | $134K 4 filings | — | |
| NEW YORKERS FOR A RETURN TO FAIR AND HONEST GOVERNMENT C00943811 | Oppose | $7K 1 filing | — | |
| ACTIVATE AMERICA C00640300 | Oppose | $3K 5 filings | — | |
| RURAL FREEDOM NETWORK C00647966 | Oppose | $2K 4 filings | — | |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES C00489799 Donors include Deborah Simon ($2.50M) | Oppose | $338 7 filings | — |
Since the latest regular reports
Reported in 24/48-hour notices; may overlap periodic reports. Late spending is reported in 24- and 48-hour notices before it appears in a regular report; these amounts are shown separately and are not included in the totals above.
| Spender | Stance | In notices | Dated after |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMP C00495028 Donors include Stephen Mandel ($1.20M) | Oppose | $1.19M 15 notices, latest Oct 20, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 regular reports processed through |
| LCV VICTORY FUND C00486845 | Oppose | $1.06M 14 notices, latest Oct 22, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 regular reports processed through |
| SAFETY & AFFORDABILITY PAC INC. C00960443 | Support | $913K 1 notice, latest Oct 21, 2026 | No processed regular report yet |
| EDF ACTION VOTES C00707844 | Oppose | $863K 23 notices, latest Oct 23, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 regular reports processed through |
| CENTER FORWARD INITIATIVE INC (CFI) C00875450 | Support | $435K 2 notices, latest Oct 16, 2026 | May 14, 2026 regular reports processed through |
| AMERICA PAC C00879510 Donors include Elon Musk ($20.1M) | Support | $311K 13 notices, latest Oct 30, 2026 | Mar 26, 2025 regular reports processed through |
| AMERICA FIRST AGRICULTURE ACTION INC. C00906701 | Support | $289K 3 notices, latest Sep 10, 2026 | No processed regular report yet |
| NO GOING BACK PAC INC. C00960435 | Support | $206K 17 notices, latest Oct 24, 2026 | No processed regular report yet |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) C00173153 | Support | $134K 4 notices, latest Oct 5, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 regular reports processed through |
| AMERICAN DEMOCRACY COMMITTEE C00951269 | Oppose | $125K 1 notice, latest Oct 13, 2026 | No processed regular report yet |
| EQUALITY PAC C00550970 | Oppose | $74K 2 notices, latest Oct 23, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 regular reports processed through |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00030718 | Support | $67K 3 notices, latest Oct 9, 2026 | No processed regular report yet |
| AMERICAN DEMOCRACY PROJECT C00955393 | Oppose | $53K 2 notices, latest Oct 17, 2026 | Aug 18, 2026 regular reports processed through |
| FREE AND FAIR DEMOCRACY PAC C00717728 | Oppose | $10K 1 notice, latest Oct 21, 2026 | Jun 10, 2025 regular reports processed through |
| NEW YORKERS FOR A RETURN TO FAIR AND HONEST GOVERNMENT C00943811 | Oppose | $8K 1 notice, latest Sep 18, 2026 | No processed regular report yet |
| BATTLEGROUND NEW YORK C00859355 | Oppose | $6K 4 notices, latest Oct 8, 2026 | No processed regular report yet |
| GUARDRAILS ACTION INC. C90023672 | Oppose | $2K 1 notice, latest Oct 10, 2026 | No processed regular report yet |
| NEIGHBOR VOICES PAC C00930321 | Oppose | $40 3 notices, latest Oct 19, 2026 | No processed regular report yet |
Voting record
Not a current or former member of Congress; no roll-call record.
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Not a member of Congress.
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWLER FOR CONGRESS, INC. | C00815415 | H / P | principal | $11.5M |
Stock trades
STOCK Act disclosures apply only to members of Congress.
Gifts & travel
Gift and travel disclosures apply only to members of Congress.
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, APOLLO, MORGAN STANLEY, APOLLO MANAGEMENT, HIGH OPPORTUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | NY | 17 | H2NY17162 | $8.17M |
| 2024 | House | NY | 17 | H2NY17162 | $8.39M |
| 2022 | House | NY | 17 | H2NY17162 | $1.55M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Oct 25, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.