According to a Fox News report, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Sean Patrick Maloney has conceded to GOP nominee Mike Lawler in New York’s 17th congressional district; the win marks a big gain for Republicans.
“Lawler serves in the New York State Assembly and is a partner at Checkmate Strategies, a communications and campaign consulting firm,” Fox news reports.
From Fox News:
During an Oct. 12 debate, the two candidates sparred on issues ranging from the economy to abortion. Lawler attacked the Inflation Reduction Act — which Maloney voted for — and promised to vote to cut back on government spending. Meanwhile, Maloney doubled down on his support for the bill, citing its prescription drug price caps and Medicare provisions.
Lawler expressed his opposition to a national abortion ban, expressing that while he is pro-life, he believes in exceptions for incest, rape, and life of the mother.
Maloney, on the other hand, is strongly pro-choice. He co-sponsored the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022, which sought to codify and even expand a right to abortion as protected under the Supreme Court’s precedent in Roe v. Wade, which has now been overturned.
The DCCC delivered approximately $600,000 to Maloney’s campaign to fund the congressman’s ads as his lead over Lawler tightened in the month preceding the midterm election.
More over at Fox News:
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