Mondaire Jones

Congressman Mondaire Jones represented New York’s 17th District in the U.S House of Representatives during the 117th Congress (2021-2023). Jones served on the House Judiciary, Education and Labor, and Ethics committees and as Freshman Representative to Leadership, making him the youngest member of the Democratic House leadership team at the time. Before Congress, Jones was a litigator in private practice and the Westchester County Law Department. During the Obama Administration, he worked at the Department of Justice in the Office of Legal Policy. Jones vetted candidates for federal judgeships and worked to reform our criminal legal system to make it fairer and more equitable. Jones earned his bachelor’s degree at Stanford University and graduated from Harvard Law School.