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{"id":27219,"date":"2026-09-21T15:04:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/jared-golden-crosses-party-lines-again-endorsing-mike-lawler-for-reelection\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T15:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:04:41","slug":"jared-golden-crosses-party-lines-again-endorsing-mike-lawler-for-reelection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/jared-golden-crosses-party-lines-again-endorsing-mike-lawler-for-reelection\/","title":{"rendered":"Jared Golden crosses party lines again, endorsing Mike Lawler for reelection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/179757\" data-person-id=\"179757\">Jared Golden<\/a> (D-Maine) endorsed GOP Rep. <a>Mike Lawler<\/a> in his reelection campaign in suburban New York, Golden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lohud.com\/story\/opinion\/2026\/09\/21\/jared-golden-endorsesmike-lawler\/91868053007\/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=false&amp;gca-epti=z114221p002850l004150c002850u116421e1137xxv114221&amp;gca-ft=8&amp;gca-ds=sophi&amp;taid=6ab0d97780b2010001da3f23&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\">wrote in an opinion<\/a> article published on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Lawler is facing a tough reelection campaign against Democrat Cait Conley in one of the biggest House battlegrounds this November. The lawmakers have previously collaborated to advance the <a href=\"https:\/\/legislation.politicopro.com\/bill\/US_119_HR_9436?q=H.R.+9436\" target=\"_blank\">Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act<\/a>, and are both members of the centrist Problem Solvers Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>Golden, who is not running for reelection, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/01\/two-house-democrats-vote-to-salvage-gop-agenda-01060168?sdffsd\" target=\"_blank\">one of two House Democrats<\/a> to break with the party and twice vote in favor of the Republican legislative agenda earlier in September. He and Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/429181\" data-person-id=\"429181\">Marie Glusenkamp<\/a> Perez (D-Wash.) were the deciding votes in pushing through <a href=\"https:\/\/legislation.politicopro.com\/bill\/US_119_HRes_1499\" target=\"_blank\">a pair of key procedural votes<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/15\/golden-gluesenkamp-perez-rule-vote-01078189\" target=\"_blank\">a closely divided chamber<\/a>. The GOP-led bills included a resolution condemning socialism that Republicans want to use against Democrats on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/09\/16\/congress\/hakeem-jeffries-democratic-rebels-01081579\" target=\"_blank\">House Democrats have since pressured<\/a> Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/196306\" data-person-id=\"196306\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> to punish the defectors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike Lawler has been a true partner to me and a friend to fishing families he will never represent,\u201d Golden wrote. \u201cI strongly back him, and I hope voters send him back to work. Wherever you live, find the members who pass laws with the other party, and keep them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gluesenkamp Perez is running for reelection in a red-leaning district.<\/p>\n<p>The Lobsterman Protection Act <a href=\"https:\/\/subscriber.politicopro.com\/article\/2026\/09\/house-passes-bill-freezing-whale-protections-01059349\" target=\"_blank\">passed in the House<\/a> with bipartisan support in September. The bill would delay the implementation date for regulations meant to protect the endangered North Atlantic whale. The current rule is too onerous, Maine&#8217;s fishing industry and its advocates have argued.<\/p>\n<p>Lawler represents a suburban New York district that is unimpacted by the regulations, but Golden praised the New Yorker for working alongside him to help the fishing community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is how Congress is supposed to work: members of different parties set aside their disagreements, find a problem that matters to the country and fix it,\u201d Golden said.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Conley and Jeffries did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we are from different parties and different states, Jared and I have worked during our time together in the House to find common ground on issues that matter both to us and our constituents,\u201d Lawler wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) endorsed GOP Rep. Mike Lawler in his reelection campaign in suburban New York, Golden wrote in an opinion article published on Monday. Lawler is facing a tough reelection campaign against Democrat Cait Conley in one of the biggest House battlegrounds this November. 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