NY Rep. Mike Lawler secures critical win for House GOP, beating progressive ex-lawmaker

First-term Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., is projected to past his archetypal re-election bid successful his suburban 17th Congressional District.

He defeated erstwhile Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., delivering a much-needed triumph for House GOP leaders arsenic they question to clasp onto their razor-thin borderline of power implicit fractional of Congress, according to The Associated Press, which called the contention aft 5 a.m. ET Wednesday.

Through his archetypal term, Lawler staked retired a estimation arsenic 1 of House Republicans' much mean members, often moving crossed the aisle. He was ranked the fourth-most bipartisan subordinate successful the Lugar Center and Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy's yearly index.

Before coming to Congress, helium was a longtime Republican operative and served successful the New York State Assembly.

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Rep. Mike Lawler's, right, contention against erstwhile Rep. Mondaire Jones, left, was expected to beryllium 1 of the closest successful the country. (Getty Images)

New York’s 17th District is conscionable northbound of New York City and is 1 of respective areas represented by Republicans successful the House that President Biden won successful 2020.

But uneasiness implicit crime, spurred by New York City’s progressive transgression justness policies, led to a suburban backlash that was cardinal to House Republicans securing power implicit 1 fractional of Congress.

Meanwhile, this latest contention saw Jones’ improvement from a progressive lawmaker who erstwhile backed calls to "defund the police" into a much mean campaigner calling retired chap Democrats for being captious of Israel.

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Lawler archetypal won successful 2022 successful 1 of respective districts represented by Republicans that President Biden swept successful 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Earlier this year, the New York Democrat angered his progressive allies, including the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ run arm, which rescinded its endorsements, erstwhile helium endorsed a "Squad" Democrat’s much mean superior challenger.

Jones came retired successful enactment of George Latimer, a longtime Westchester County official, portion rebuking Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., for his disapproval of Israel’s effect to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack. Latimer coiled up beating Bowman successful the superior for the harmless bluish seat.

But that was not capable to triumph backmost his aged spot successful the New York City suburbs.

Jones represented the 17th Congressional District nether its erstwhile boundaries from 2021 done 2023.

Jones' contention to the mediate included an endorsement against "Squad" Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Redistricting past pitted him against erstwhile Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., who switched from his 18th District adjacent if it meant forcing Jones out, a arguable determination fixed Maloney’s relation astatine the clip arsenic seat of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

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Jones did not situation Maloney but ran successful the 2022 Democrat superior for the much municipality 10th Congressional District, wherever helium mislaid to Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y.

Maloney coiled up narrowly losing re-election to Lawler.