Politics

Congressional Candidate Mondaire Jones Releases First Campaign Ad: “Dirt Path”

Published

5 years ago

November 15, 2019

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY – Democratic Congressional candidate for NY-17 Mondaire Jones released his first campaign ad, “Dirt Path.”

In the video, Jones, a 32-year-old old former Obama Administration staffer, community leader, attorney and lifelong Rockland county resident, talks about the racism his grandparents faced in the Jim Crow South and the civil rights crises our country faces again today. He was raised in Spring Valley by a single mother who worked multiple jobs and still needed to rely on Section 8 housing and food stamps. Mondaire attended East Ramapo public schools and Stanford University before graduating from Harvard Law.

Watch the video below:

White kids used to spit on my grandfather while he walked to school in the Jim Crow South.

Now I’m running to be the first black, openly gay Congressmember in America. Watch our first campaign ad & help us make history: https://t.co/rxvQCmja2O pic.twitter.com/B5QFioKBr8

— Mondaire Jones (@MondaireJones) November 14, 2019

“My grandfather used to tell me a story about how when he would walk to school growing up in Virginia, there were white students who got to take the bus. And they would spit on him through the school bus windows as he was walking the dirt path on his way to school. I was raised by a single mother who worked multiple jobs, and we still needed food stamps to get by,” NY-17 Congressional Candidate Mondaire Jones says in the ad. “I didn’t come from money. I’m black, I’m gay, and so I don’t see people like me in office very often.”

In his bid for New York’s 17th Congressional District, Mondaire has already picked up endorsements from a dozen local elected officials including The Victory Fund and The Collective PAC, and pulled in a Q3 fundraising haul of more than $218,000. If elected, Mondaire will be the first openly gay, black member of Congress.

Politics

There are 7 Early Voting Centers Open Throughout Rockland For The 2024 Election

Published

3 weeks ago

October 28, 2024

Rockland Report Admin

Early voting is your right. Use it!

Clarkstown Town Hall, 10 Maple Ave., New City, NY 10956
Haverstraw Town Hall, 1 Roman Rd., Garnerville, NY 10923
Orangetown Town Hall, 26 W. Orangeburg Rd., Orangeburg, NY 10962
Ramapo Town Hall, 237 Route 59, Suffern, NY 10901
Stony Point Kirkbride Hall, 5 Patriot Hills Ln., Stony Point, NY 10980
Fire Training Center, 35 Firemen’s Memorial Dr., Pomona, NY 10970
Pascack Community Center, 87 New Clarkstown Rd., Nanuet, NY 10954

Times

October 29th, 12:00pm – 8:00pm

October 30th, 9:00am – 5:00pm

October 31, 12:00pm – 8:00pm

November 1st, 9:00am – 5:00pm

November 2nd, 9:00am – 5:00pm

November 3rd, 9:00am – 5:00pm

Know Your Rights
1) If a person believes they are eligible and tries to vote but the Board of Elections’ records indicate such person is not eligible, that voter has a right to cast an affidavit ballot. Voters may also seek a courtorder.
2) Voters “online or in the polling place” at the time an early voting center closes shall be permitted to vote.
3) All Early Voting Centers comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Voting Rights Act.

Know Your Dates
Saturday, Oct 26, 2024 – Deadline for Board to receive application for an absentee ballot.
Saturday, Oct 26, 2024 – Deadline to register for the 2024 General.
Monday, Nov 4, 2024 – Deadline to apply for an absentee ballot in person at the Board.
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 – Deadline to postmark/mail your absentee ballot.
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 – General Election Day.

Go to your usual poll site on November 5th if you did not vote early or via absentee vote. Poll sites are open at your usual poll site from 6AM -9PM.
To learn more, visit voterockland.com or call 845.638.5172

Politics

2024 Presidential Primary, Early voting is your right. Use it!

Published

8 months ago

March 16, 2024

Rockland Report Admin

Rockland voters have 8 days of early voting, including weekends and evenings. You may go to any early voting center, regardless of your town.

Saturday March 23rd from 9:00 – 6:00pm

Sunday March 24th from 9:00 – 6:00pm

Monday March 25th from 8:00 – 5:00pm

Tuesday March 26th from 11:00 – 8:00pm

Wednesday March 27th from 8:00 – 5:00pm

Thursday March 28th from 11:00 – 8:00pm

Friday March 29th from 8:00 – 5:00pm

Saturday March 30th from 9:00 – 6:00pm

Rockland has five Early Voting Centers:

Clarkstown Town Hall, 10 Maple Ave., New City, NY 10956
Haverstraw Town Hall, 1 Rosman Rd., Garnerville, NY 10923
Orangetown Town Hall, 26 W. Orangeburg Rd., Orangeburg, NY 10962
Ramapo Town Hall, 237 Route 59, Suffern, NY 10901
Stony Point Kirkbride Hall, 5 Patriot Hills Ln., Stony Point, NY 10980

Know Your Dates
Saturday, March, 23, 2024 – Deadline for Board to receive application for an absentee ballot.
Saturday, March 23, 2024 – Deadline to register for the 2024 Presidential Primary.
Monday, April 1, 2024 – Deadline to apply for an absentee ballot in person at the Board.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 – Deadline to postmark/mail your absentee ballot.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 – Pres. Primary Day. Poll sites are open at your usual poll site from 6AM – 9PM.