Outgoing GOP Rep. Mike Lawler leaves door open for NY governor run after stinging re-election defeat
Outgoing Republican Rep. Mike Lawler is leaving the door open to a potential run for New York governor — but says he’s done with Congress — following his stinging re-election defeat last week . Speaking to The Post in some of his first public comments since his midterms loss, the two-term Hudson Valley rep said he had no plans to vie for Congress again — but didn’t rule out running for governor or another statewide office in 2030. “If running for office in a different capacity presents itself, great. If not, fine,” he said in a phone interview Tuesday. Republican Rep. Mike Lawler speaks to supporters at a hotel in Pearl River, N.Y., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Getty Images Cait Conley celebrates on stage during her election night watch party at Club Infinity in Pleasantville, N.Y., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect Lawler said there was nothing he would have done differently to prevent the loss to Democrat Cait Conley, who surfed the nationwide blue wave in the Nov. 3 elections . Only young blood can build a new NY Republican Party “I have no regrets,” he said. But he warned Democrats that “the pendulum swings
