NYACK, NY – Congressional candidate Mondaire Jones announced the endorsement of 40 elected officials and community leaders in Rockland and Westchester Counties, including an endorsement from a former NY-17 Democratic Congressional candidate. The list includes 20 current or former elected officials in Rockland and Westchester Counties.
These endorsements, made in the individual capacities of the endorsers, come shortly after Jones announced his campaign had raised a total of over $827,000 by the end of the first quarter of 2020 in his bid to represent New York’s 17th Congressional District. Jones has also been endorsed by Senator Elizabeth Warren, Representative Ayanna Pressley, Working Families Party, United Auto Workers, Hispanic Democrats of Westchester, and numerous other leaders and organizations.
“I am proud to have the broadest base of support of any candidate seeking the Democratic nomination to represent New York’s 17th Congressional District. These endorsements, which span Rockland and Westchester Counties, represent a direct challenge to the idea that any other candidate could possibly have outsize support from local elected officials and community leaders,” said Democratic Congressional Candidate Mondaire Jones.
“I first met Mondaire when he was campaigning at the Irvington Farmers Market, which said so much about the type of campaign he is running,” said Village of Irvington Mayor Brian Smith. “He is meeting people in their communities so he can best represent the interests of every single person in the district. His story and his demeanor are very inspiring, and I knew immediately that he is the type of leader we desperately need in Washington. I was a Republican for most of my life, and Mondaire and I don’t agree on every issue, but I know he has the judgment and integrity to be a phenomenal representative for not just people in Irvington, but everywhere in the district.”
“Mondaire Jones grew up and was raised in the community he is working to represent, and he is the type of representative that we need in Washington,” said former NY-17 Democratic Congressional Candidate David Katz. “I was honored to run alongside him for this seat, and I am glad to throw my complete support behind him now. Mondaire was the first declared candidate for this seat and isn’t afraid to stand up for what he believes in, and I know that he will fight tirelessly on behalf of working people. I can’t wait to help elect him as my next member of Congress.”
Jones has also been endorsed by the following elected officials and community leaders in their individual capacities:
Westchester County
Brian Smith; Mayor, Village of Irvington
Northern Wilcher; Councilmember, Town of Ossining
Greg Meyer; Councilmember, Town of Ossining
Vanessa Agudelo; Councilmember, City of Peekskill
Ramon Fernandez; Councilmember, City of Peekskill
Ken Jones; Councilmember, Town of Greenburgh
Omar Lopez; Trustee, Village of Ossining
Joan Grangenois-Thomas; Trustee, Village of Port Chester
Lisa Rudley; President, Ossining Board of Education
Quantel Bazemore; Former Trustee, Village of Ossining
Lisa Copeland; Councilmember, City of Mount Vernon
Delia Farquharson; Councilmember, City of Mount Vernon
Erwin Lee Trollinger; Reverend, Calvary Baptist Church, White Plains
Doris Dalton; Reverend, White Plains
Peter Bernstein; Organizer, Irvington Activists
Lisa Genn; Organizer, Irvington Activists
Kat Brezler; Co-Founder, The People for Bernie Sanders
Kelly Marx; Founder, Westchester March for Our Lives
Lutonya Russell; Executive Director, Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle
Susan Van Dolsen; Co-Organizer, Westchester for Change
Monica Getz; Co-Founder, Coalition for Family Justice
Robin Bikkal; Founding Chair, Hispanic Democrats of Westchester
Rockland County
Don Hammond; Mayor, Nyack
Bruce Tucker; Mayor, Piermont
Louise Parker; Village Trustee, Nyack
Nancy Low-Hogan; Former Rockland County Legislator
Denise Kronstadt; Former Rockland County Legislator
Emily Feiner; Former Village Trustee, Nyack
Ivanya Alpert; Former Village Trustee, Piermont
Emilia White; Former Deputy Mayor, Spring Valley
Greg Julian; Chair, Town of Stony Point Democratic Committee
Michael Hogan; Chair, Town of Orangetown Democratic Committee
Vivian Street; Member, NYS Democratic Committee & Former President, Spring Valley NAACP
Maureen Porette; 2017 Democratic Nominee, Rockland County Executive
David Katz; Former Democratic Congressional Candidate, NY-17
Julie Goldberg; Former Democratic State Senate Candidate, SD38
Steven White; Power of Ten
Deborah Stedge; Steering Committee Member, Rockland Coalition to End the New Jim Crow
Darcy Casteleiro; Former Chief of Staff, Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee
