NY Rep Exposes Opponent for Living in Virginia and Doing ‘No-Show Jobs’

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., exposed his Democrat opponent on Monday night’s congressional debate stage as not being a resident of the district she seeks to represent.

Lawler added that his opponent, Cait Conley, a Virginia resident, does “no-show” jobs for artificial intelligence and Big Tech companies.

“She moved up here to run for Congress,” Lawler stated. “She doesn’t pay taxes here, she doesn’t own a home here, she’ll move back to Virginia as quickly as she got here when she loses in November.”

During the debate, Lawler repeatedly said that his opponent lied on stage when she tried to draw a close connection between him and President Donald Trump.

For instance, Conley accused him of “voting 100% of the time” with Trump and being loyal only to the Republican Party. Lawler, who was ranked as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress, rebuked Conley’s voting-record claim as a lie.

He noted that he is endorsed by Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, and that he is “best friends” with Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J. He later questioned Conley’s ability to do bipartisan work since she describes Republicans as “the greatest threat to America.”

Lawler continued, asking Conley multiple times throughout the debate to condemn the alleged antisemitism raised by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, which she refused to do.

Mamdani did not respond to the Daily Signal’s request for comment.

Lawler also highlighted a piece of legislation he introduced alongside Gottheimer that condemned controversial political commentators such as Tucker Carlson and Hasan Piker.

Conley pivoted and blamed Lawler for the rise in utility prices in the district, which has become a burden for consumers.

However, Lawler rebutted the claim, adding that utility prices have not gone up because of his voting record in Congress, but because the state’s green-energy policies have cut off supply.

“New York state has cut off supply, we’ve shut down nuclear power, we’ve banned natural gas extraction, we’ve blocked pipelines,” Lawler said. “We’ve required all-electric construction.”

Lawler continued, firing back at his opponent for overlooking the fact that the increase in utility rates could be a consequence of the Democrat governor’s agenda.

“Of course, utility rates are going to go up 58% in six years under [Gov.] Kathy Hochul and her PSC [Public Service Commission] that she appointed and approved. Every single rate hike has been approved by Albany, not Washington.”

Conley and Hochul did not respond to the Daily Signal’s request for comment.

The general election between Lawler and Conley is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3.

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