Why I’m in this fight, and our end-of-month deadline

It's been a while, so I wanted to take a moment to share why I'm running to return to Congress and a bit about my background. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ {NAME}, It's been a while since I shared my background with you, so I wanted to take a moment to tell you a bit about myself and explain why I'm running to return to Congress. [Before I dive in, if you're already on board, you can chip in here before my end-of-month deadline to help me flip NY-17 >>]( When I launched my first campaign in 2019, it felt like a long shot. I was up against better-known and better-funded opponents. Growing up poor, Black, and gay, I never saw anyone like me running for office, let alone the U.S. House of Representatives. But with the support of our grassroots movement, we defied the odds and won. I was proud to be part of the most productive Congress in modern history—fighting for working families, defending our democracy, and pushing to root out corruption. But despite this and the other progress we made, New York’s redistricting and the establishment’s political machinations left me out of Congress. Right now, Mike Lawler represents my district after winning by only 1,820 votes. Lawler will say anything he thinks you want to hear, but do whatever Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, and the extreme MAGA Republicans tell him to do when the cameras are off. He must be defeated in order for Democrats to retake the House. That’s why I'm not done fighting. We've got a chance to send Lawler packing: In 2020, President Joe Biden won this House district by 10 points and election experts are calling this race a “toss-up.” If we don’t flip NY-17, Democrats are simply not taking back the House in 2024. My team set a huge end-of-month fundraising goal to help propel my campaign all the way to November. [Can I count on you to chip in $10 today to help us reach our end-of-month goal, defeat Mike Lawler, and take back the House?]( If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [$5 →]( [$10 →]( [$25 →]( [$50 →]( [$100 →]( [Other →]( Let's do this, Mondaire Jones Mondaire Jones is running for Congress to finish the work he started last term. He’s ready to fight to lower costs for residents of the Hudson Valley, defend our democracy, raise wages, and protect reproductive rights for all. And he’s doing it without a penny from corporate PACs. [Donate today to build our grassroots movement and send Mondaire Jones back to Congress and back to work.]( [DONATE MONTHLY]( PAID FOR BY MONDAIRE FOR CONGRESS P.O. BOX #873, SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY 10591 If you no longer wish to receive emails from us, you can [unsubscribe](.