Freshman Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones lost his bid for a second term Tuesday after choosing to run for a New York City seat rather than challenge another incumbent near his former home north of the city.
Jones, who in 2020 became one of the first two openly gay Black men elected to Congress, finished third in the Democratic primary for New York’s 10th District. Dan Goldman, who was a staff attorney for the House Judiciary Committee during the first impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, came in first, while state Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou came in sectond. Goldman had 26 percent, Niou 24 percent and Jones 18 percent when the Associated Press called the race at 12:39 a.m. Wednesday.
