Mondaire Jones biography: Age, partner, endorsements, campaign
Mondaire Jones is an American-born politician from New York City. He won the 2020 election to become the Democratic U.S Representative-elect for the City's 17th congressional district.
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Jones is one of the two young and vibrant New York City politicians who have made Congressional history in the United States as one of the first openly gay Black Congressmen.
Mondaire Jones profile summary
- Full name: Mondaire Jones
- Date of birth: 18 May 1987
- Place of birth: Nyack, New York, USA
- Age: 33 years (as of 2020)
- Nationality: American
- Ethnicity: Black
- Height: 6 feet 2 inches
- Profession: Politician, attorney
- Net worth: $1 million
Mondaire Jones bio
Mondaire was born on 18 May 1987 in Nyack, New York, USA. A single mother brought him up in Spring Valley New York, but there are no details about his father. Unfortunately, his mother became ill, and he went to live with his grandparents.
Jones' grandfather worked as a janitor at Pomona Middle School while his grandmother was a home cleaner in the hamlets of Congers and Hillcrest. While Jones was young, his grandfather faced adverse racial discrimination in school.
Education
Mondaire went to public schools in the East Ramapo Central School District for his elementary and high school studies. Later, he was admitted to Stanford University and graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor's Degree. Jones then joined Harvard Law School and graduated in 2013.
Career
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The politician began his career in the United States Department of Justice during Bar\rack Obama's tenure. He also worked for Davis Polk and Wardwell as a law clerk for Andrew L Carter Junior of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
He went ahead and worked for the Department of Law at Westchester County. Mondaire offered pro bono legal assistance through the Legal Aid Society during his service as an attorney.
2020 Congressional campaign
During the 2020 elections, he announced his candidacy for the Democratic primary. He was vying to represent New York's 17th Congressional district against the incumbent Representative, Nita Lowey. Later, Nita announced that she was no longer seeking to be re-elected.
Some of the things he advocated for were:
- Green New Deal
- Police reforms
- Medicare for All
With 42% of the total votes cast, he defeated the likes of attorney Adam Schleifer and State Assemblyman David Buchwald among others. On 14th July 2020, the Associated Press called the race for Jones.
The New York's 17th Congressional District is overwhelmingly Democratic, thus making Mondaire the presumptive Representative-elect. Jones is one of the first gay African Americans elected to the House of Representatives alongside Ritchie Torres from New York's 15th Congressional District.
Mondaire Jones endorsements
During his campaigns in the 2020 elections, Jones received loads of support and boosts across the states. Several influential Democrats endorsed him. In February 2020, Senator Elizabeth Warren endorsed his candidature.
Some other significantly notable endorsements he received were from Senators Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Honours
During the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ Pride parade which took place in June 2020, Jones was among the heroes leading the nation towards acceptance, equality, and dignity for all people.
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Mondaire Jones husband
The attorney is publicly gay. However, he keeps his dating life private. There is no publicly known information about the current Mondaire Jones partner or whether he is single or married.
Mondaire Jones net worth
The representative-elect for New York’s 17th Congressional District is a trained lawyer from Harvard. This has raised the bar a notch higher in matters income. Mondaire Jones net worth is roughly $1 million as of 2020.
Mondaire Jones has had a rough time growing up: from his single mother falling ill to being raised by his grandparents. However, this did not hinder him from working hard to become a great lawyer and politician. His current election to a Congressman is an indication of his hard work finally paying off.
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