这是纽约第17区，最靠近曼哈顿的紫色区域之一。在两届任期内，共和党人迈克·劳勒在国会中代表哈德逊河谷的这一部分。但在这个中期周期，民主党人希望像伊朗战争和日常必需品的高价格这样的持续问题将激励选民翻转座位。
“每个人都非常分裂，我认为必须有一种方法来团结人们，而不是每个人都退缩到各自的政党阵营，”纽约普莱森特维尔的居民亚历克斯·利维告诉美国广播公司新闻。
利维支持凯特·康利，一位战斗老兵和前宪兵军官，他在6月赢得了民主党初选。
“麦克·劳勒投了一票。唐纳德·特朗普的方式。迈克·劳勒为自己和任何在政治上对他有利的人着想；在这种情况下，唐纳德·特朗普，”康利在威彻斯特县最近的一次竞选活动中告诉支持者。“我坚信我们应该得到更好的。”
第17国会选区是一个多元化的选区。它是美国所有国会选区中犹太人口最多的地方之一，还有纽约州人均海地裔和西班牙裔人口最高的村庄。
劳勒在2022年中期选举中首次竞选时翻转了席位，在民主党人希望重新控制国会的时候，他正在努力保持他的选区红色。在过去的几个月里，他在该地区接待了特朗普政府的许多成员，包括唐纳德·特朗普总统本人和财政部长斯科特·贝森特。
上周一，劳勒和多个执法机构的成员一起站在洛克兰县的哈弗斯特罗，支持他的连任竞选。
劳勒说：“我知道生活在一个社区意味着什么，在那里警察是社区的一部分，他们指导球队，了解家庭，并在人们生活中最糟糕的一天出现在他们面前。”
洛克兰和普特南是纽约市警察获准居住的两个县，属于劳勒的辖区。它们包括许多社区，如西尼亚克和马霍帕克，这些社区很受现任和退休的执法人员的欢迎，他们在更远的南部地区服务，如上曼哈顿和布朗克斯。
康利呼吁对国会议员的任期进行限制，他告诉ABC新闻，众议院代表和参议员的任期最多应为12年，而最高法院法官的任期不应超过18年。
康利说：“我们需要当选官员专注于利用他们拥有的时间为人民服务，而不是专注于未来20年的连续连任。”
移民一直是纽约17区备受关注的问题。劳勒一再表示，他不同意终止海地人在美国的临时保护身份，但一直支持美国移民和海关执法局（ICE）。
“纽约州是时候选择安全而非避难所了。劳勒上周一说：“现在是纽约州将公共安全和守法公民的权利置于非法犯罪的外国人之上的时候了。”。
美国的一些民主党人呼吁废除ICE。上周一，在回答美国广播公司新闻（ABC News）关于她是否支持废除移民和海关执法局的问题时，康利说，“我认为，移民和海关执法局需要受到控制和改革，移民执法需要专注于暴力罪犯，而不是护士和祖母。”
美国几个最富裕的城镇，如查帕夸和庞德里奇，都属于NY-17，但该区也包括大量工人阶级人口的社区，如皮克斯基尔和哈弗斯特劳。该地区的许多居民告诉ABC新闻上周，食品价格一直是人们最关心的问题。
“我们花了很多钱，却带着更小的袋子离开，”顾客亚伦·戴维宁在离开洛克兰县超市时说。
康利和劳勒定于9月底进行首场辩论。
In a purple district outside New York City， a battle for control of Congress is shaping up
PLEASANTVILLE， New York --In a suburban congressional district that＇s home to everyone from former President Bill Clinton to New York City investment bankers to thousands of police officers， the fight over control of Congress is inescapable．
This is New York’s 17th District， one of the purple regions closest to Manhattan． For two terms， Republican Mike Lawler has represented this part of the Hudson Valley in Congress． But this midterm cycle， Democrats are hoping that ongoing issues like the war in Iran and high prices for everyday essentials will motivate voters to flip the seat．
“Everyone is very divided and I think there’s got to be a way to unite people without everyone retreating to their separate party camps，” Alex Levy， a resident of Pleasantville， N．Y．， about an hour north of Manhattan， told ABC News．
Levy is supporting Cait Conley， a combat veteran and former military police officer who won the Democratic primary in June．
“Mike Lawler votes one way． Donald Trump’s way． And Mike Lawler looks out for himself and anyone politically convenient for him； in this case， Donald Trump，” Conley told supporters at a recent campaign event in Westchester County． “I firmly believe that we deserve better．”
The 17th Congressional District is a diverse one． It＇s home to one of the largest Jewish populations of any congressional district in the country， along with villages that have among the highest per capita Haitian American and Hispanic populations in New York State．
Lawler flipped the seat when he first ran in the 2022 midterms and， at a time when Democrats want to regain control of Congress， he＇s fighting to keep his district red． Over the last several months， he＇s hosted numerous members of the Trump administration in the district， including President Donald Trump himself and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent．
Last Monday， Lawler stood in Haverstraw， in Rockland County， with members of multiple law enforcement organizations as they endorsed his reelection campaign．
“I know what it means to live in a community where police are part of the neighborhood， where they coach the teams and know the families and show up for people on the worst day of their lives，” Lawler said．
Rockland and Putnam， two of the counties in which New York City police officers are permitted to reside， fall within Lawler’s district． They include a number of communities like West Nyack and Mahopac that are popular with current and retired law enforcement officers who serve places farther downstate， like Upper Manhattan and the Bronx．
Conley has called for term limits for members of Congress， telling ABC News that House representatives and senators should serve a maximum of 12 years while Supreme Court justices should not be allowed to serve beyond 18 years．
“We need elected officials focused on serving the people with the time that they have and not focused on continuous reelection for the next two decades，” Conley said．
Immigration has been a high-profile issue in NY-17． Lawler has said repeatedly that he disagrees with ending temporary protected status for Haitians in the United States， but has been a supporter of U．S． Immigrations and Customs Enforcement （ICE）．
＂It is time for the State of New York to choose safety over sanctuary． It is time for the State of New York to put public safety and the rights of law-abiding citizens above criminal illegal aliens，” Lawler said last Monday．
Some Democrats around the U．S． have called for abolishing ICE． In response to a question from ABC News last Monday about whether she would support ICE’s abolition， Conley said， “I believe that ICE needs to be reined in and reformed and that immigration enforcement needs to be focusing on violent criminals and not nurses and grandmas．”
Several of the country’s wealthiest towns， such as Chappaqua and Pound Ridge， fall within NY-17， but the district also includes communities with large working-class populations， such as Peekskill and Haverstraw． A number of residents of the districttold ABC Newslast week that grocery prices have been a top concern．
＂We’re spending a lot of money but leaving with smaller bags，＂ shopper Aaron Thevenin said while leaving a Rockland County supermarket．
Conley and Lawler are scheduled to have their first debate at the end of September．
