LOHUD--BEHIND PAYWALL--REP. LAWLER CLAIMS ONE RIVAL'S CAMPAIGN FEATURES FORGED NAMES

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BEHIND PAYWALL

Chris McKenna
New York State Team
April 22, 2026Updated April 23, 2026, 8:06 a.m. ET

Rep. Mike Lawler is waging a court fight to disqualify one of the Democrats seeking to run against him, arguing her ballot petition had forged signatures and other flaws that render it invalid.

His case against Effie Phillips-Staley is playing out in state Supreme Court...MORE AT NY 17 Lawler lobs petition fraud claims at rival Effie Phillips-Staley