Washington, DC – Equality PAC Co-Chairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-CA) and Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) released the following statement announcing their endorsement of Congressman Mondaire Jones for New York’s 10thCongressional District. Jones recently announced his intention to run in this new district, which covers lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn.
“Equality PAC is proud to support Congressman Mondaire Jones for New York’s new 10th Congressional District,” said Equality PAC Co-Chairs Chairman Mark Takano and Congressman David Cicilline. “In Congress, Mondaire has proven to be a progressive champion that tirelessly fights for New York’s most vulnerable. The district he is seeking to represent includes the birthplace of the modern-day LGBTQ rights movement. It is only fitting that someone who is a member of the LGBTQ community represents the interests of the increasing numbers of LGBTQ residents that live throughout the new district. Mondaire is best equipped to serve this district and will remain an advocate for all underrepresented communities in the House.”
Equality PAC is the political arm of the Congressional LGBTQ Equality Caucus and is dedicated to the full legal and societal equality for LGBTQ Americans. All funds raised into Equality PAC are spent supporting and electing openly LGBTQ individuals and strong LGBTQ allies to the United States Congress who are committed to passing the Equality Act and to ensuring full civil rights and protections for all LGBTQ Americans.
