NEW ROCHELLE, NY (October 10, 2025) — The Conservative Party of New York State has added U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler as a special guest speaker to its Fall Reception, bolstering an already high-profile lineup headlined by Sen. Ted Cruz.
The event is set for Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Glen Island Harbour Club, located at 50 Glen Island Park in New Rochelle.
Lawler, a Republican representing New York’s 17th Congressional District, “has been a fearless advocate in Washington, returning common sense back to government,” the party said in an announcement on X, formerly Twitter.
The group expressed excitement about welcoming Lawler to the gathering, noting that seats are filling up fast and urging attendees to reserve spots today at cpny.org/fall2025. Sponsorship opportunities and journal ad space also remain available.
Cruz, the Texas Republican serving since 2013, will deliver the keynote address. The party described him as “one of the most powerful voices in America for liberty, the Constitution, and the conservative movement, and he’s coming here to New York to stand with us.”
Comedian and actor Joe Piscopo will receive the Ronald Reagan Journalism Award at the reception. Jim Kerr will serve as master of ceremonies, with Allen H. Roth as reception chairman and William H. Chellis as journal chairman.
Ticket prices start at $500 for general admission. Sponsorship levels range from $1,000 for a benefactor package, which includes one ticket and a patriot listing, up to $10,000 for reception co-chair status, offering 10 tickets, a platinum journal ad, program and posterboard listings, and a live mention.
Cruz, born Rafael Edward Cruz on Dec. 22, 1970, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, grew up in Texas after his family moved there. His father, Rafael Bienvenido Cruz, fled Cuba in 1957 following imprisonment by the Fulgencio Batista regime and later earned a mathematics degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Cruz’s mother, Eleanor Elizabeth Wilson, was born in Delaware.
The senator holds an undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a law degree from Harvard Law School. He clerked for Chief Justice William Rehnquist, worked in private practice and served as domestic policy advisor on George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign. As Texas solicitor general from 2003 to 2008, Cruz argued eight cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, defending freedoms including speech, the right to bear arms and religious liberty.
Cruz ran unsuccessfully for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. He lives in Texas with his wife, Heidi, and their two daughters, Caroline and Catherine.
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