GOP Rep. Mike Lawler Floats Bid For NY Governor

Fox Business reports:

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., said he will decide this June whether to run for governor of New York, potentially setting up a competitive Republican primary against his fellow New York Republican, Rep. Elise Stefanik.

“I’ll make my decision by June,” Lawler said. “I’ll make my decision solely based on whether or not I believe there’s a pathway to win. It won’t be determined by anybody else. Ultimately, we will make a decision on who can make the best case to New Yorkers and defeat Kathy Hochul. Because at the end of the day, that’s what it’s about.”

Lawler said he is on the same page with Stefanik that Hochul is a “disaster,” but New York needs someone who has a “proven track record of winning in tough districts.” “I flipped the two-to-one Democratic district in ’22, won it by six and a half points while Kamala Harris won,” Lawler said.

Read the full article. Last year Stefanik won reelection in her deeply red district by 24 points.