Mondaire Jones

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Mondaire Lamar Jones (born May 18, 1987) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Jones was the U.S. representative for New York's 17th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. In Congress, his political ideology aligned with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. He was an advocate for Medicare for All and the Green New Deal. In June 2020, he supported calls to defund the police, and said that his goal in running for Congress was to "fight systemic racism". When first elected, he became one of the two first openly gay Black members of Congress. After the 2020 redistricting cycle, Jones opted not to seek re-election in the redrawn 17th district; instead, he ran for Congress in New York's 10th congressional district, located in New York City. He finished third in the Democratic primary. In July 2023, Jones announced that he would run for Congress in the 17th district (his...

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