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Democratic Rep. Jared Golden Endorses Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in Battleground Race
Golden said Lawler’s bipartisan record on lobster protections and federal worker rights outweighed party lines in a toss-up race, according to campaign and rating data.
- On Monday, Democratic Congressman Jared Golden endorsed Republican Rep. Mike Lawler for re-election in New York's 17th Congressional District, marking a rare cross-party endorsement in a competitive race.
- Golden cited Lawler's bipartisan work on the Northeast Lobstermen Protection Act, legislation the two co-authored that Lawler supported despite his district having no lobster fisheries.
- Ranked as the fourth-most bipartisan member of the House, Lawler has also joined Democrats to restore collective bargaining rights for federal workers and extend Affordable Care Act credits.
- Democratic nominee Cait Conley is challenging the 40-year-old incumbent in a race the Cook Political Report calls a toss up, in a district carried by former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024.
- This endorsement reflects Golden's independent streak, which has previously frustrated House Democrats as the retiring congressman prepares to leave office after declining a fifth term this year.
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Democrat Congressman Makes Stunning GOP Endorsement
Retiring Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, endorsed Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., in a Monday op-ed in The Journal News. Lawler faces Democrat Cait Conley in a Hudson Valley toss-up. Kamala Harris carried the district in 2024, and prediction markets had Conley favored. Golden is not seeking a fifth term. He has already broken with Democratic leaders […]
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