Former New York Rep. Mondaire Jones announced he is running for his old congressional seat after losing reelection in the primary.
Jones, an attorney, served in Congress for only one term after being elected in 2020 to New York’s 17th Congressional District. He escaped a crowded eight-way primary in 2020 to head to the general election, which he won by more than 24 points.
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But in 2022, after redistricting and the decision by Sean Patrick Maloney, the former representative and chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, to run in the 17th District, Jones decided to run in the 10th District, losing in a 13-way primary.
Maloney would go on to lose his election to Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), so now Jones is seeking his old seat against the vulnerable freshman Republican who has become one of Democrats’ top targets this cycle.
“I have never been Washington’s choice because I stand up to corruption,” Jones said in his announcement video. “Most people in Washington didn’t grow up like me. They have no idea what it’s like to struggle. We got to get Washington back on the side of working people. I know we can do better. For me, this is personal.”
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Jones is set to go against Liz Gereghty, the sister of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) and a former school board member within the 17th District, in the primary.
As of April, Jones has $50,123 on hand in his campaign account, according to Federal Election Commission records.
