Republican Rep. Mike Lawler announced he will forgo a 2026 run for governor and instead seek a third term in his Hudson Valley congressional seat.

U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, a moderate Republican representing a suburban New York swing district, said Wednesday he won't run for governor next year. Lawler had been viewed as a potentially strong challenger to Democratic Gov.

Republican Rep. Mike Lawler Wednesday announced he’ll skip the New York governor’s race and will instead run for reelection in his Westchester County-based swing congressional district. “After months of deliberating over this and really working through it,

Districts in Houston, Austin, Dallas and South Texas could be part of the push to create up to five new Republican seats in Congress.