Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-New York, finds himself in a race that the Cook Political Report has shifted from being leaning Democratic to a “toss-up,” which could mean that the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is about to leave Congress.
In the 17th congressional district of New York, which encompasses the Hudson Valley, Maloney is facing off against Assemblyman Mike Lawler of the Republican party. When redistricting altered the state’s congressional boundaries, Maloney chose to run for the 17th district seat. Maloney currently represents New York’s 18th district. This is to Lawler’s advantage because he hails from Rockland County and represents it in the Assembly.
Maloney is unfamiliar with 75% of the 17th district, according to Lawler, who stated on Monday on “America’s Newsroom” that his county only makes up 42% of the district and that Maloney “doesn’t know anybody there.”
“And voters understand that he’s not addressing the areas of concern: crime, inflation, a porous southern border,” Lawler continued. “Why? because he is accountable.”
