The two Republican House members have both made moves to set up potential runs against Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, but Lawler decided against it.

N.Y., told Fox News that “after months of deliberating over this and really working through it, I’ve decided the right thing to do for me and my family and my district is

U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler says he won’t run for New York governor next year. The moderate Republican represents a suburban swing district.