Former Rep. Mondaire Jones

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D New York, 17th (2021-2023) Defeated

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Summary

Jones, Mondaire a Representative from New York; born in Nyack, Rockland County, N.Y., May 18, 1987; graduated from Spring Valley High School, Spring Valley, N.Y., 2005; B.A., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 2009; J.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 2013; staff, United States Department of Justice, 2013–2016; lawyer, private practice; Westchester County, N.Y., attorney, 2018-2019; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (January 3, 2021–present).

Biographical

Full Name: Mondaire Lamar Jones
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: MAHN-dair joanz
Identity: LGBTQ+
Date of Birth: May 18, 1987 (age: 37)
Place of Birth: Nyack, N.Y.
Religion: Baptist
Hometown: Spring Valley, N.Y.
Place of Residence: Suffern, N.Y.
Previous Occupation: Attorney

Wikipedia

Official biography

Family:

Single

Miscellaneous Links:

Ballotpedia

C-SPAN

GovTrack

Project VoteSmart

Campaign Links:

X (Twitter), campaign

Instagram, campaign

Open Secrets political finance profile

YouTube, campaign

Social Networking:

LinkedIn

Facebook, official

X (Twitter), official

YouTube, official

Instagram, official

Education

Harvard Law School - JD (2010-2013)

Activities and notes: Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, senior executive technical editor; Black Law Students Association, Competitions Committee chair
Stanford University - BA, political science (2005-2009)

Activities and notes: Student body vice president; Undergraduate Senate Campus Advocacy Committee, chair; NAACP National Board of Directors, member; Task Force on Racial Profiling in Palo Alto (Calif.), co-founder; Stanford University Board of Trustees, undergraduate representative; judicial panelist; public service leadership fellow
Spring Valley (N.Y.) High School - Diploma (2001-2005)

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2021-Jan. 2, 2023) Defeated

Member, 17th Congressional District of New York

Election Results

2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

17th Congressional District of New York

Mondaire Lamar Jones, 59.30%
Democrat

Maureen McArdle Schulman, 35.20%
Republican

Yehudis Gottesfeld, 2.47%
Conservative

Joshua Eisen, 1.77%
Republican

Employment History

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Jan. 2023-)

Commissioner
Westchester County (N.Y.) Department of Law (June 2018-July 2019)

Attorney
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (Oct. 2015-2018)

Associate
Office of the U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York (Oct. 2014-Oct. 2015)

Law Clerk
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (Sept. 2013-Oct. 2014)

Associate
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (May 2012-Aug. 2012)

Summer Associate
Office of the U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York (May 2011-July 2011)

Legal Intern, Criminal Division
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy (Sept. 2009-July 2010)

John Gardner Public Service Fellow

Associated Organizations

Election campaign:

Mondaire for Congress (New York)

Place of worship:

First Baptist Church of Spring Valley (N.Y.)

Founder:

Rising Leaders Inc. (May 2017-)
Co-Founder/Strategy Director

Membership:

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (March 2017-)
Silver Life Member
Apollo Theater (New York, N.Y.) (July 2015-May 2018)
Member, Apollo Young Patrons

Board membership:

Yonkers (N.Y.) Partners in Education Inc. (June 2018-Nov. 2020)
New York Civil Liberties Union Inc. (June 2018-Dec. 2019)
Ron Brown Scholar Program (Dec. 2015-Feb. 2018)
Co-Vice President
Stanford Alumni Association (Oct. 2014-Nov. 2016)
Co-President

Awards

Pro Bono Publico Award (Legal Aid Society) (2018)
Book Award (Massachusetts Black Judges Conference) (2012)
Finalist, Rhodes Scholarship (The Rhodes Trust) (2009)

Official Signature

Contact Information

Main Office
1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 1150
Washington, District of Columbia 20425
Phone: 202-376-7700
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Privately Financed Travel

1 trip taken in 2021 costing $27,023

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Trip Destinations:

Israel

Trip Sponsors:

J Street Education Fund Inc.

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2022, 2021
Election Candidate: 2020, 2019
Extension Letter: 2021
Termination: 2023
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Congressional Staff

Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $79,630.56
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