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<\/div>\nNew York Rep. Mike Lawler wrote a New York Times op-ed<\/a> this week urging leaders in both parties to tone down their rhetoric and ease political divisions. This came mere months after Lawler donated to a candidate accused of inciting a riot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Campaign finance disclosures show that Lawler\u2019s campaign gave $1,000 to Erin Crowley in October 2025. At the time, Crowley was running for a second term in the Putnam County Legislature while also working for Lawler as his deputy district director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n LoHud reported<\/a> in July 2025 that Crowley\u2019s phone number appeared in a private group chat on the messaging app Signal. The group, known as Fight Lawler, was organizing peaceful protests to raise awareness about Lawler\u2019s record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Fight Lawler members say that Crowley used an alias to infiltrate their group. She then posed as a fellow activist and encouraged the chat\u2019s participants to boo, jeer, and be disruptive at an upcoming Lawler town hall meeting in Somers, NY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Crowley attended the May 5 meeting as a Lawler employee. Throughout the night, she reportedly scolded attendees for their outbursts while simultaneously encouraging people in the group chat to be more raucous. The scene spiraled into chaos<\/a>, crescendoing when a 64-year-old woman was forcibly removed from the venue by police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \u201cShe infiltrated our Signal group,\u201d Fight Lawler co-founder Maureen Morrissey said of Crowley. \u201cWe are so sickened by it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Crowley\u2019s alleged behavior drew condemnations<\/a> from across the political spectrum. Several progressive groups, including the New York Working Families Party and Indivisible, issued a joint statement calling on Crowley to resign from the Putnam County Legislature. Republican Legislator Paul Jonke, who serves with Crowley, said her conduct was “disappointing.” Frank Ciano, a local Republican activist, advised Lawler to fire Crowley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Lawler did not heed this advice. Crowley\u2019s LinkedIn page indicates that she is still employed by Lawler. Now, it is also clear that she won another term on the Putnam County Legislature with Lawler\u2019s monetary support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Lawler is running for another term this year. He is widely considered one of the most vulnerable House Republicans seeking reelection.<\/p>\n The post Mike Lawler donated to staffer accused of inciting town hall chaos<\/a> appeared first on American Journal News<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n
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