Mike Lawler latest to host town hall but first to ban filming

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) held his second town hall in a week Sunday that was just as rowdy as the first.

Lawler’s event in Somers, New York is the latest example of Republican town halls going sideways as frustrated attendees have taken the events as an opportunity to vocally air their grievances with lawmakers. As a result, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) told members that they should cease holding in-person town halls to stop encouraging such actors.

Both town halls required attendees to RSVP and prove they lived in New York’s 17th district, which is a highly contested congressional district. Lawler has held the district since 2022 and widened the gap of winning votes in his second election last year. The district hadn’t elected a Republican candidate since 1980 and also

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