New York U.S. House District 17

2 candidates · General election, November 3, 2026

What this office does

Your member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Writes and votes on federal laws, and the House must start all tax and spending bills. Each represents about 760,000 people in one district. Terms are 2 years.

Candidates

Mike LawlerIncumbent

Republican · 23 endorsements listed
Slightly right · from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview)

Cait Conley

Democrat · $6.7M outside spending · 35 endorsements listed
Slightly left · AI estimate from their own website and Wikipedia article (46% confidence)

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