Mondaire Jones
Mondaire Jones | |
|---|---|
| Member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Nancy Pelosi |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th district | |
| In office January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Nita Lowey |
| Succeeded by | Mike Lawler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 18, 1987 Nyack, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Mondaire Jones (born May 18, 1987)[1] is an American attorney and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was the U.S. Representative for New York's 17th congressional district from 2021 to 2023.
He and Ritchie Torres were the first openly gay black members of Congress.[2]
He was the Democratic nominee for New York's 17th congressional district in the 2020 election. He won the election in November 2020. In August 2022, he lost re-nomination in the Democratic primaries.
References
- ↑ @MondaireJones (May 18, 2020). "Today's my 33rd birthday and all I want is #MedicareForAll, a #GreenNewDeal, #StudentDebtForgiveness, and a country that values working people over corporate profits" (Tweet). Retrieved July 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Ritchie Torres Has Made History As The First Openly Gay Black Member Of Congress". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
Other websites
- Campaign website Archived 2020-10-11 at the Wayback Machine