Summary
The 2024 United States House District 17 election in New York will be held on November 5, 2024. The seat is currently held by Susan Wild.
The two leading candidates are Mondaire Jones– Democrat and Mike Lawler– Republican.
The 17th district is based in the Lower Hudson Valley, including all of Rockland and Putnam counties, northern Westchester County, and a small part of Dutchess County. Mike Lawler, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.32% of the vote in 2022.
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The Hudson Valley district is a top target for House Democrats in their drive to reclaim the majority.
Former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones raised a whopping $1.75 million in the first three months of 2024 for his New York House comeback bid against GOP Rep. Mike Lawler.
He ended March with more than $3 million in the bank, according to campaign fundraising totals provided first to POLITICO. Lawler’s lower Hudson Valley district is a top target for House Democrats in their drive to reclaim the majority.
“While Mike Lawler was getting caught defunding law enforcement and blocking a bipartisan border security bill, our grassroots campaign has raised nearly $4 million thus far this cycle because of the incredible support from everyday people across the Lower Hudson Valley,” Jones said in a statement. “And unlike my oil and gas lobbyist opponent, I don’t take corporate PAC money.”
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Web Links
- Lawler onAir Post
- Lawler Campaign Site
- Lawler Government Site
- Jones onAir Post
- Jones Campaign Site
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Mike Lawler
Current Position: US Representative of NY 17th District since 2023
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: State Assembly from 20221 to 2022 for the 97th District
District: Includes all of Rockland County and Putnam County, as well as most of Northern Westchester County
He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance from Manhattan College in 2009.Lawler was named valedictorian of his graduating class.
Lawler was a partner at the political communications firm Checkmate Strategies from 2018 until 2022. He previously worked in the Westchester County Executive’s Office as an advisor to Rob Astorino and executive director of the New York State Republican Party.
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Mondaire Jones
Mondaire Lamar Jones is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Jones was the U.S. representative for New York’s 17th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. Before his 2022 defeat, Jones was described as a rising star on the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
Born: 1987 (age 37 years), Nyack, NY
Education: Harvard University (2013), Stanford University (2009), Spring Valley High School (2005)
Party: Democratic Party
Candidate for: 2024 New York Member of the US House elections
Previous campaign: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
Previous office: Representative, NY 17th District (2021–2023)
Nationality: American
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