Mike Lawler rules out bid for New York governor

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Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) announced on Wednesday that he won’t be entering New York’s gubernatorial race, opting to run for reelection in the House instead.

Lawler told the New York Times that he believed he was the best candidate to take on the “worst governor in America,” Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), but that he would instead run for reelection in his Democratic-leaning district.

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