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U.S. House District 7
2026 Michigan U.S. House — District 7 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Office: 7th District Representative in Congress 2 Year Term (1) Position
Candidate: Lawrence, William
Party / incumbent: Democratic Party
Filed on: 10/28/2025
Filing method: Petitions
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FEC committee ID: C00916809
FEC committee name: FRIENDS OF WILLIAM LAWRENCE
Published email: [email protected]
Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://wewill2026.com/
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FEC committee ID: C00916809
FEC committee name: FRIENDS OF WILLIAM LAWRENCE
Published email: [email protected]
Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://wewill2026.com/
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Michigan State University is one of the cultural and economic centers of the 7th District. Its undergraduate programs were once a ladder to a good life for young people across Michigan. Its science research, graduate programs, and international programs have made it a globally renowned institution.
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Michigan State University is one of the cultural and economic centers of the 7th District. Its undergraduate programs were once a ladder to a good life for young people across Michigan. Its science research, graduate programs, and international programs have made it a globally renowned institution.
I’m William Lawrence. I was raised in East Lansing and graduated from East Lansing High School. Now, my wife and I live in Lansing.
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I’m William Lawrence. I was raised in East Lansing and graduated from East Lansing High School. Now, my wife and I live in Lansing.
William Lawrence is running as a Democrat to unseat Tom Barrett and represent Michigan’s 7th Congressional District. He was raised in Lansing and graduated from East Lansing High School.
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William Lawrence is running as a Democrat to unseat Tom Barrett and represent Michigan’s 7th Congressional District. He was raised in Lansing and graduated from East Lansing High School.
Will is an accomplished community organizer with a track record of success. He’s helped dozens of Mid-Michigan families avoid homelessness. He’s won $26 billion in federal investment to create quality, Michigan jobs.
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Will is an accomplished community organizer with a track record of success. He’s helped dozens of Mid-Michigan families avoid homelessness. He’s won $26 billion in federal investment to create quality, Michigan jobs.
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You will have high quality healthcare that covers you for life, throughout your life, regardless of your income or where you work.
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You will have high quality healthcare that covers you for life, throughout your life, regardless of your income or where you work.
You will receive the social security benefits that you have been paying into since your very first job.
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You will receive the social security benefits that you have been paying into since your very first job.
You, your children, and your grandchildren will live in a healthy, stable environment and we will all work together to protect our land, air and water.
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You, your children, and your grandchildren will live in a healthy, stable environment and we will all work together to protect our land, air and water.
How will we afford this? First, by taxing billionaires and corporations at least as much as we tax ourselves. And second, by stopping spending billions on senseless wars. If we can afford to pay $1 billion a day on a war on the other side of the world, we can afford to provide the services people need here at home to live safe, healthy, and dignified lives.
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How will we afford this? First, by taxing billionaires and corporations at least as much as we tax ourselves. And second, by stopping spending billions on senseless wars. If we can afford to pay $1 billion a day on a war on the other side of the world, we can afford to provide the services people need here at home to live safe, healthy, and dignified lives.
I also support a federal tenant bill of rights that would level the playing field between tenants and price-gouging landlords. Many of our worst landlords are owned by Wall Street firms and have no commitment whatsoever to our communities.
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I also support a federal tenant bill of rights that would level the playing field between tenants and price-gouging landlords. Many of our worst landlords are owned by Wall Street firms and have no commitment whatsoever to our communities.
Our healthcare technology is a marvel of modern science and engineering. I am deeply grateful that my family members have benefited from chemotherapy, heart bypasses, and other life-saving treatments. Every family deserves the same standard of care. 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.
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Our healthcare technology is a marvel of modern science and engineering. I am deeply grateful that my family members have benefited from chemotherapy, heart bypasses, and other life-saving treatments. Every family deserves the same standard of care. 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.
Ending homelessness requires more affordable housing, as well as rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing. I support a “Housing First” approach, because having housing is the essential condition to rebuild a stable life.
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Ending homelessness requires more affordable housing, as well as rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing. I support a “Housing First” approach, because having housing is the essential condition to rebuild a stable life.
Defending existing mental health programs is the baseline. Moving forward, we need a district-wide conversation about what’s driving us mad, and what would make us whole and healthy. This will require investment in community, in care, and a genuine collective effort to re-stitch the social fabric.
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Defending existing mental health programs is the baseline. Moving forward, we need a district-wide conversation about what’s driving us mad, and what would make us whole and healthy. This will require investment in community, in care, and a genuine collective effort to re-stitch the social fabric.
Taxing the billionaires would pay for all of the basic goods that the people of this district deserve. I support a billionaire minimum tax, which is a minimum wealth tax rate that the mega-wealthy must pay. (Don’t feel bad for Elon — he’d still be rich even after the tax.)
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Taxing the billionaires would pay for all of the basic goods that the people of this district deserve. I support a billionaire minimum tax, which is a minimum wealth tax rate that the mega-wealthy must pay. (Don’t feel bad for Elon — he’d still be rich even after the tax.)
Unions are proven to increase wages, benefits, and job security. Workers in the 7th District, from coffee shops to warehouses and manufacturing plants, are working to form unions to improve their conditions, but retaliation from CEOs makes it an uphill climb.
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Unions are proven to increase wages, benefits, and job security. Workers in the 7th District, from coffee shops to warehouses and manufacturing plants, are working to form unions to improve their conditions, but retaliation from CEOs makes it an uphill climb.
I support the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which lowers barriers to unionization by holding corporations accountable for labor law violations.
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I support the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which lowers barriers to unionization by holding corporations accountable for labor law violations.
We need to defend the political independence and long-term funding of Michigan State and other public universities across the country. Public universities actually make America great.
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We need to defend the political independence and long-term funding of Michigan State and other public universities across the country. Public universities actually make America great.
I support lifting the payroll tax cap, which would guarantee social security for our seniors now, and all of us in the future.
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I support lifting the payroll tax cap, which would guarantee social security for our seniors now, and all of us in the future.
A stable climate is the foundation of our economy and way of life. Michigan’s lakes are suffering from rising temperatures and pollution. Michigan’s farmers are uncertain when the last freeze will come, or when the rain will arrive. Mount Brighton isn’t open as many days as when I skied there in high school.
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A stable climate is the foundation of our economy and way of life. Michigan’s lakes are suffering from rising temperatures and pollution. Michigan’s farmers are uncertain when the last freeze will come, or when the rain will arrive. Mount Brighton isn’t open as many days as when I skied there in high school.
I will be among the most knowledgeable and dedicated members of Congress on water, climate and energy policy. I will fight for investment to secure the climate we depend on, adapt to the changes we can’t prevent, and finally drive our electric bills down.
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I will be among the most knowledgeable and dedicated members of Congress on water, climate and energy policy. I will fight for investment to secure the climate we depend on, adapt to the changes we can’t prevent, and finally drive our electric bills down.
In higher education, we need to not only support 4-year universities, but community colleges and trade schools as well. A blue-collar education in the trades is the best path to a middle-class life for many of our young people and it should be encouraged, especially if the alternative is taking on debt.
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In higher education, we need to not only support 4-year universities, but community colleges and trade schools as well. A blue-collar education in the trades is the best path to a middle-class life for many of our young people and it should be encouraged, especially if the alternative is taking on debt.
Small businesses foster unique local communities, create jobs, and circulate money back into the community. Corporate monopolies suck up our money and deliver it to their investors on Wall Street.
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Small businesses foster unique local communities, create jobs, and circulate money back into the community. Corporate monopolies suck up our money and deliver it to their investors on Wall Street.
I am eager to meet with small business owners in our district and hear what policies are the highest priority for them. For starters, I believe that no small business in our district should pay a higher tax rate than a multinational corporation.
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I am eager to meet with small business owners in our district and hear what policies are the highest priority for them. For starters, I believe that no small business in our district should pay a higher tax rate than a multinational corporation.
Veterans committed to service with the understanding that they would receive quality benefits. Now, that promise is being broken. Trump and Musk want to lay off 80,000 V.A. workers, which would seriously diminish the quality of service and veterans’ ability to access benefits.
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Veterans committed to service with the understanding that they would receive quality benefits. Now, that promise is being broken. Trump and Musk want to lay off 80,000 V.A. workers, which would seriously diminish the quality of service and veterans’ ability to access benefits.
In defending the V.A., and in my own constituent services, I will work to honor the promise made to our veterans, especially by ensuring that they have good housing and healthcare.
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In defending the V.A., and in my own constituent services, I will work to honor the promise made to our veterans, especially by ensuring that they have good housing and healthcare.
I will support a National Family Care Agenda that supports families at every stage of their lives together, including Paid Family Leave, expanded Pre-K, a re-evaluation of how we manage senior care, plus defending and expanding home health care options
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I will support a National Family Care Agenda that supports families at every stage of their lives together, including Paid Family Leave, expanded Pre-K, a re-evaluation of how we manage senior care, plus defending and expanding home health care options
I support continued military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine to defend itself against the ongoing Russian invasion of its territory. While this aid is being provided the United States must participate in active multilateral negotiations to bring this war to an end. These negotiations should involve as many parties as necessary to provide the security assurances that both Ukraine and Russia will require to cease hostilities.
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I support continued military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine to defend itself against the ongoing Russian invasion of its territory. While this aid is being provided the United States must participate in active multilateral negotiations to bring this war to an end. These negotiations should involve as many parties as necessary to provide the security assurances that both Ukraine and Russia will require to cease hostilities.
I’ll oppose any attempt to roll back civil rights legislation, and keep the focus where it belongs — on the billionaires who are taking advantage of us all.
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I’ll oppose any attempt to roll back civil rights legislation, and keep the focus where it belongs — on the billionaires who are taking advantage of us all.
I will defend women’s right to choose an abortion, and seek to codify this right in federal law.
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I will defend women’s right to choose an abortion, and seek to codify this right in federal law.
Reproductive healthcare is a deeply personal decision for each family. Attempts to insert government into this matter are not about morality — they’re about control. I will highlight the hypocrisy of men in politics who want to control the actions of pregnant women, but won’t provide the childcare or education that families need to raise their kids once they’re born.
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Reproductive healthcare is a deeply personal decision for each family. Attempts to insert government into this matter are not about morality — they’re about control. I will highlight the hypocrisy of men in politics who want to control the actions of pregnant women, but won’t provide the childcare or education that families need to raise their kids once they’re born.
Immigrants pay taxes, enrich our communities, and help our economy. It’s not immigrants who hurt U.S. workers — it’s the two-tier labor system that depresses wages for everybody. This is a form of divide and conquer by the corporations. 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.
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Immigrants pay taxes, enrich our communities, and help our economy. It’s not immigrants who hurt U.S. workers — it’s the two-tier labor system that depresses wages for everybody. This is a form of divide and conquer by the corporations. 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.
Protect social security by taxing the wealthy
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Protect social security by taxing the wealthy
Protect Michigan’s water by restoring wetlands & rivers
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Protect Michigan’s water by restoring wetlands & rivers
Stop arms sales to Israel & other human rights violators
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Stop arms sales to Israel & other human rights violators
Ban stock trading by members of Congress & the executive branch
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Ban stock trading by members of Congress & the executive branch
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FEC candidate totals July 1, 2025 through July 15, 2026.
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Candidate ID: H6MI07298
Name: LAWRENCE, WILLIAM
Office: House
State: MI
District: MI07
Coverage start: 2025-07-01
Coverage end: 2026-07-15
Total receipts: $1119197.76
Total disbursements: $736082.13
Cash on hand: $383115.63
Debts owed by committee: $10000.00
Candidate contributions: $3071.73
Loans made by candidate: $10000.00
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