Mondaire Jones to Run for Congress Again
metroweekly.comrestrict members of Congress and their staffers from using insider information related to the stock market to boost their personal financial standing.
A lawyer by trade, the 36-year-old has served as a CNN commentator since leaving Congress. He is likely to face a contested Democratic field.
Liz Whitmer Gereghty, a small business founder and the sister of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, is running, as is former Bedford Council Member MaryAnn Carr.Additionally, Maloney, who lost to Lawler last year by just over 1,800 votes, has not ruled out a rematch, according to the Washington Post.In a statement Wednesday, the National Republican Congressional Committee predicted that the competitive primary in the 17th District would leave the eventual nominee “bruised and broke,” thereby aiding Lawler — who, unlike some of his fellow New York Republicans, has sought to cultivate a moderate image in office — in his re-election bid.NRCC spokeswoman Savannah Viar also sought to cast Jones as too liberal for the Hudson Valley district.
She criticized Jones for seeking re-election elsewhere, claiming his actions left his constituents in Rockland and Westchester counties “in a lurch,” according to the Post.The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, which previously endorsed Jones’s past bids for office, gladly re-endorsed him following his announcement.
Read more on metroweekly.com