William Lawrence

Organizer, Coalition-Builder & Congressman-elect in #MI07. YES to Good Housing and Healthcare for All. NO to Billionaires Tax Breaks and Endless Wars.

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

Mid-Michigan, we did this together.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

Palantir has been instrumental in ICE’s reign of terror over the past two years.

Anyone who has fueled those human rights and constitutional abuses cannot be a progressive.

[Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024]

Politico: The Tech Right Pivots Left

Nowhere is that hard pivot more on display than with Alex Karp, the CEO and co-founder of secretive tech giant Palantir, which bet massively on Trump 2.0 and became an administration darling in the process

Inside Palantir’s Manhattan lair, in an exclusive sitdown with Playbook, Karp — who once criticized the Democratic Party as “totally irresponsible” — deployed the word ‘progressive’ eight times to describe his philosophy while acknowledging Democrats ‘absolutely’ corrected in 2026 enough to win back his support in 2028.

Karp: “I’ve been a Democrat my whole life. I grew up in a far left environment. I know more about being a progressive than almost anybody on the planet, and I absolutely believe Palantir— all of our products are essentially progressive.”

Link to article: https://t.co/hYUgQk6q2W

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

Thank you to my wife, Dinah, for joining me on this journey, throughout this campaign and here in DC this week. I would be lost without her!

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

Can Congress actually pause AI data centers? Yes, we must.

We need to pause new data centers and advanced AI development until real protections are in place. The benefits should go to our communities, not Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and billion-dollar tech companies.

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

Mid-Michigan is holding the line against data centers.

Congress should back communities with a federal moratorium, and we must start investing in what lowers costs: affordable housing and clean energy that will strengthen our communities.

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

Yesterday, I gave a public comment at the Delhi Charter Township Board of Trustees meeting to stand with residents against a proposed data center.

Mid-Michigan will not be bullied by Big Tech.

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

Today, we honor all who have served and remember those we’ve lost. Our veterans and their families make incredible sacrifices to keep us safe.

I’m headed to Congress to protect and restore the promise we make to our veterans: to care for them and their families, and to honor their service to our country.

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

It’s shameful members of Congress are still protecting Pete Hegseth.

Every member swore an oath to defend the Constitution that he has violated. We must impeach Hegseth for his crimes.

[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

On the 51st anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, America’s unions mourn the 29 people who lost their lives, including many from our @Steelworkers union family.

We’ll keep fighting to make sure every worker can come home at the end of the day safe and healthy.

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

The GOP spent more against me than any other House candidate in the country.

We knocked on 350,000+ doors and won anyway, running on stopping AI data centers, ending reckless wars, and fighting corruption.

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

I’m heading to Congress ready to hold tech oligarchs accountable.

Billion-dollar companies shouldn’t write our future for us. We will fight to pause new data centers, set real rules for AI, and put a check on Big Tech overreach.

[Democracy Now! @democracynow]

Democrat Will Lawrence won his Michigan congressional seat following one of the most expensive races in the 2026 midterms. A co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, @WeWillMi centered his campaign on opposition to AI data centers.

"I'm fighting for a federal moratorium on new data center development, along with a pause on advanced AI development," says Lawrence.

"These developers come into small towns and they say, 'You know, we're going to suck up a bunch of water, we're going to use more energy than the current capacity of the grid, we don't know what's going to happen to your property values. But, if everything goes well, we're going to put 10 or 20 million people out of work, and if it goes poorly, we may kill everybody by accident.'"

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

I'm proud to have been one of the first candidates nationwide to call for reining in Big Tech and stopping AI data centers.

In Congress, I will be loudly fighting for that agenda.

[molly taft @mollytaft]

as we round out the craziness of midterms i spoke w @WeWillMi who won one of the most contested house races in the country, partly on opposition to data centers

told me he's going to pursue a federal moratorium & investigate tech cos when he gets to DC

https://t.co/uXWZ8RJcFG

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

I'm proud to stand with the biggest Congressional Progressive Caucus freshman class ever.

We will fight tirelessly for Congress to rein in Big Tech, stop endless war, and root out corporate corruption to lower costs.

[Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024]

Rep-elect William Lawrence (D-MI) makes appearance at presser

“I am here on behalf of my constituents to set our national priorities straight, because we’re spending trillions on wars and data centers while my neighbors can’t afford the basics of life.”

Photo credit: @AndrewSolender of Axios.

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

Elon Musk spent hundreds of thousands to defeat me. But he couldn’t buy this election.

We are putting a stop to decades of elite impunity and building a movement that will fight for working people.

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

The American people delivered a striking rebuke of the Trump agenda and a mandate for change.

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

Mid-Michigan: last night, we made history.

We built an unprecedented movement here in Mid-Michigan, powered by thousands of volunteers. We stood together to say no to war and data centers, and yes to good housing and healthcare.

I’m proud to be your next Congressman from Michigan’s 7th district.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

BREAKING: Will Lawrence has flipped a Michigan House seat, winning out against the most outside spending that any candidate in the country had to face.

He campaigned hard on fighting data centers, taking on billionaires, and making life more affordable for the working class.

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

Thank you to Tom Barrett for his service to our country in the armed forces and elected office. I was glad to receive Tom's gracious call last night.

I look forward to working with him during the transition to serve everyone in Mid-Michigan, regardless of party.

[Tom Barrett @tombarrettmi7]

I called William Lawrence last night after 2 a.m. to offer my concession and congratulations. I’m disappointed in the outcome but I’m proud of my team and the campaign we ran. In the worst year for Republicans in decades, and after the most spending against me of any Republican member of Congress in the nation, we came closer than any competitive district in the country.

I deeply appreciate the trust the voters placed in me to be their voice in Congress. There is not a single day that I have taken it for granted. I had the best campaign team and the best congressional staff a member could ever ask for or expect.

I’m proud to have voted against war, to secure our border, to support law enforcement and public safety, and to cut taxes for working families.

Thank you to everyone who supported me and stood with me in this fight to save our country. While this is a tough setback I refuse to give up on America.

[Elissa Slotkin @ElissaSlotkin]

.@WeWill2026 hit the ground, worked his butt off and it paid off in a district near and dear to my heart. Congratulations Will on flipping Michigan’s 7th! Ready to work together in Congress in Michigan.

[William Lawrence @WeWillMi]

William Lawrence On Flipping Michigan’s 7th District. https://t.co/3ue6VfsWWE