William Lawrence
Representative-elect for Michigan's 7th district
Democrat
Won the seat
- Seat
- Michigan's 7th district
- Opponent
- Tom Barrett (R)
- Status
- Called
Where they stand.
The issues
Make housing affordable
Wants major federal investment in housing at all price points and supports a federal tenant bill of rights.
“I also support a federal tenant bill of rights that would level the playing field between tenants and price-gouging landlords.”
Source for Make housing affordable, on William Lawrence’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Guarantee healthcare
Supports Medicare for All.
“I support Medicare for All, which would remove the profit motive from health insurance and allow us all to access quality care, for a lower price.”
Source for Guarantee healthcare, on William Lawrence’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Tax the billionaires
Supports a billionaire minimum tax, described as a minimum wealth tax rate for the very wealthy.
“I support a billionaire minimum tax, which is a minimum wealth tax rate that the mega-wealthy must pay.”
Source for Tax the billionaires, on William Lawrence’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Keep the promise of Social Security
Supports lifting the payroll tax cap to fund Social Security.
“I support lifting the payroll tax cap, which would guarantee social security for our seniors now, and all of us in the future.”
Source for Keep the promise of Social Security, on William Lawrence’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Say no to endless war
Wants the U.S. to pursue peace rather than escalation and says the U.S. must stop arming Israel.
“Most urgently, we must stop arming Israel, which is pursuing a genocide of Palestinians in Gaza with U.S. weapons and tax dollars.”
Source for Say no to endless war, on William Lawrence’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)End the ICE occupation of American cities and streets; create a path to citizenship for immigrants
Supports a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
“I support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, in order to level the playing field for all workers in the United States, and raise wages for everybody.”
Source for End the ICE occupation of American cities and streets; create a path to citizenship for immigrants, on William Lawrence’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)
From William Lawrence’s campaign website. Summaries are ours; anything in quotation marks is copied word for word from the linked page. Read the full platform (opens in a new tab)
The promises
- War & peaceClock is ticking
Vote to stop funding the war in Iran
“I will vote to stop funding the Iran war”
Candidate Q&A in The Argus-Press, Oct 24, 2026 · source (opens in a new tab)
- HealthClock is ticking
Vote for Medicare for All
“I will be a vote to pass Medicare for All”
Candidate Q&A in The Argus-Press, Oct 24, 2026 · source (opens in a new tab)
- TradeClock is ticking
Vote to end the tariff war with Canada
“I will vote to end the tariff war.”
Candidate Q&A in The Argus-Press, Oct 24, 2026 · source (opens in a new tab)
- OtherClock is ticking
Hold quarterly in-person town halls
“I am committed to quarterly in-person town halls”
Candidate Q&A in The Argus-Press, Oct 24, 2026 · source (opens in a new tab)
William Lawrence is an American politician and activist who co-founded the Sunrise Movement, a climate action organization. S. House of Representatives in Michigan's 7th congressional district in 2026.
From Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Raised
- $4.2M
- From individuals
- $3.8M
- Spent
- $3.5M
- Cash on hand
- $629K
Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.
None on record
No donations from AIPAC and no AIPAC-paid ads for or against William Lawrence in FEC filings for the 2022, 2024 or 2026 elections.
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).
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