Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), who once believed he would be the “best positioned” candidate to beat Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) in 2026, has endorsed Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-NY) gubernatorial campaign.
Lawler appeared with Stefanik at a Rockland County event on Monday to endorse his onetime rival.
“Elise Stefanik doesn’t take s*** from anybody,” Lawler said at the event. “There’s a reason why Kathy Hochul spends every day attacking Elise Stefanik, because she knows she’s about to get her ass kicked next November.”
Lawler ended his gubernatorial campaign in July after President Donald Trump urged him to run for reelection to his House seat. Since then, he had refused to back anyone and noted he still believed he was the best Republican to take on Hochul.
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