Hi Team, 

I wanted to make sure you heard the news: I’m running for Congress. If you’re fired up and ready to flip this district and take back the House majority, split a donation between my campaign and Letitia James today. When I launched my first campaign in 2019, I knew it was going to be 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. In fact, someone like me had never been elected to Congress—whether from the Hudson Valley or anywhere in America.

But I decided to run anyway—to be a voice for working families like my own. And with the help of our grassroots, people-powered movement, we shocked Washington’s political establishment and won. 

I was proud to be part of the most productive Congress in modern history—rescuing the American economy during COVID, lowering prescription drug costs for seniors like my grandma, negotiating passage of the infrastructure law, creating millions of jobs, defending our democracy, and fighting for the freedom to have an abortion. 

But despite this and the other progress we made, New York redistricting and political machinations pushed me out of Congress. 

For the past few months, I have watched with the rest of America as the extreme MAGA Republican majority has passed policies that hurt everyday people. 

Right now, Mike Lawler represents my district after winning by only 1,820 votes. A career political operative, Lawler will say anything you want to hear, but do whatever Mike Johnson and the extreme MAGA Republicans tell him to do. He’s slick like the Big Oil industry he used to lobby for. And he must be defeated in order for Democrats to retake the House.

That’s why I'm not done fighting. I'm getting back in the ring.

We've got a chance to send Lawler packing. In 2020, President Joe Biden won this House district by 10 points. If we don’t flip NY-17, Democrats are simply not taking back the House in 2024. Make a donation to my campaign and Letitia James to help me win this tough race. 

Team, here’s the thing; I didn’t have it easy growing up. But it was the lessons I learned from my family and Hudson Valley neighbors that got me here today. 

My grandfather was a janitor, and my grandmother cleaned homes. Mom struggled with mental illness, and we often relied on government assistance to put food on the table. But thanks to the support and encouragement I received from my family and Rockland community, I went from East Ramapo public schools to Harvard Law and the halls of Congress. 

As a key player in the most productive Congress in history, the policies we enacted were personal to me. But there’s more work to do for the American people, including: 

• Lowering the cost of prescription drugs for everyone, even those not on Medicare
• Codifying Roe v. Wade into law and protecting the freedom to have an abortion
• Banning assault weapons and enacting universal background checks to keep our communities safe
• Defending our democracy from the Republican assault on voting and fair elections
• Protecting Social Security and Medicare from Republican cuts

Our country is at a crossroads, and I refuse to sit on the sidelines. 

We still need leaders in Congress for whom policy is personal — leaders committed to creating real opportunity for all.

This race isn’t about me; it’s about the people of the Hudson Valley. With your support, we’re going to flip this district and take back the House majority—are you ready? Split a donation between my campaign and Letitia James now.

Let's do this,

Mondaire