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AP Names Rockland’s Mondaire Jones Winner in NY’s 17 Congressional District

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NYACK, NY – AP (Associated Press) Declares Rockland’s Mondaire Jones Winner in NY-17 Congressional District. Jones makes history as the nation’s first openly gay, black member of Congress.

Jones released the following statement:

“After more than a year of building a people-powered, grassroots campaign with thousands of supporters, I am incredibly proud to be elected to represent the community that raised me. Growing up poor, Black, and gay, I never imagined that someone like me could make it to the halls of Congress.

“But this victory is not about me. It’s a victory for young people, who deserve a planet we can inhabit. It’s for the hard-working single moms like mine, who held multiple jobs just to provide for our family. It’s for the janitors like my late grandfather, and the housecleaners like my grandmother, who deserve an economy that works for them. It’s for our immigrant brothers and sisters, contributing members of our society and the engine of our economy, who should not have to live in the shadows. It’s for the hundreds of thousands of young, queer kids from across Westchester and Rockland and throughout America, many of whom have written to me to say that seeing an out candidate run and win gives them the confidence to embrace who they are to live authentic lives. And it’s for the great people of New York’s 17th Congressional District, who defied conventional wisdom and rallied behind a people’s champion, and for a future that works for everyone.

VIDEO: Mondaire Jones early voting at Orangetown Town Hall 

 

 

 

 

“And that is a future worth fighting for. It’s a future where everyone is paid a living wage for their labor, and no one goes hungry or homeless because they can’t afford to live. It’s a future where everyone — and I mean everyone — has quality health care, regardless of employment status. It’s a future where we have saved the planet from climate catastrophe and ensured a livable planet for our children and their children. It’s a future where a quality public education is a right guaranteed to all. And it’s a future where racial justice is, once and for all, obtained for communities of color throughout this nation.”

Jones is 32-year-old Spring Valley High School graduate. He later graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Law School. Mondaire worked as a litigator in the Westchester County Law Department and former Department of Justice staffer during the Obama Administration.

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

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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.

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Clarkstown Councilman Patrick Carroll Announces Candidacy for NYS Assembly District 96

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NEW CITY, NY – Town of Clarkstown Councilman Patrick Carroll announces his candidacy for New York State Assembly District 96, to replace Assemblyman Ken Zebrowki who recently announced that he wasn’t seeking re-election. Councilman Carroll currently represents Ward 4, which encompasses Bardonia, New City, Nanuet, Spring Valley and West Nyack. He lives in Bardonia with his wife Natalie and their four daughters: Madelyn, Lily, Paige and Hailey. He is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law and Wesleyan University, a licensed attorney, and currently works as an Administrative Law Judge for New York State.

“After speaking with community leaders, I have decided to seek election to the New York State Assembly. Filling my good friend Ken Zebrowski’s shoes will be no easy task, as he has been an outstanding and effective advocate for Rockland families. I hope to build on Ken’s substantial achievements and will work to protect the suburban quality of life that exists in Haverstraw, Nyack and Clarkstown.” said Councilman Carroll.

Since his announcement, Carroll has received key endorsements from democratic leaders from retired Legislator Harriet Cornell and Legislator Beth Davidson.

“When you knock about 3,000 doors alongside someone, you get to know them pretty well—what they believe in, what they stand for, whom they fight for. While I am so grateful to Ken Zebrowski for his 17 years of admirable and effective service as our Assemblyman, I am thrilled to endorse my friend Clarkstown Councilman Patrick J. Carroll for AD-96. I stand ready to knock another 2-3,000 doors to secure your election, Pat—and I know no one will work harder to help Dems up and down the ticket in November!” said Legislator Beth Davidson.

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