2024 Elections

Takeaways From New York’s 17th Congressional District Debate

The incumbent is Mike Lawler, while his opponent Mondaire Jones is a former District 17 congressman.
Takeaways From New York’s 17th Congressional District Debate
(Left) Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 23, 2023. (Right) Mondaire Jones speaks at a press conference in White Plains, N.Y., on April 30, 2023.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Just Majority
Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
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Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Mondaire Jones squared off on Oct. 16 in their bid for New York state’s 17th Congressional District seat in the Hudson Valley.

The 17th Congressional District encompasses all of Rockland and Putnam counties, as well as parts of Westchester and Dutchess counties, where 59.6 percent of residents voted for President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]