Before Mondaire Jones' primary, an influx of new voters joined the Working Families Party
There’s a new twist in the competitive race to represent a Hudson Valley congressional district that involves a mysterious candidate and a sudden influx of newly-registered third-party voters.
The surge is significant when membership numbers in the whole district are just over 1,900. Rockland County is also home to incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, who stands to run a competitive race against Jones. The Cook Political Report“The GOP knows that their best shot of winning, of retaining their seat is by hijacking a third-party line and undermining the democratic process,” said Ravi Mangala, national press secretary for the Working Families Party.
Many Democratic candidates assume that they will also secure the Working Families Party line, giving a broader swath of left-leaning voters a chance to support them. While Jones has had the party’s support in the past,on his behalf when he endorsed Westchester County Executive George Latimer over his former colleague Rep. Jamaal Bowman in the neighboring 16th Congressional District.
Yagel is a registered Republican who ran unsuccessfully for New York State Assembly in 2022. He has not yet responded to Gothamist’s calls or texts requesting comment. In past elections, votes cast for the Democrat on the Working Families Party line have propelled a candidate to victory, especially in close races. Rep. Pat Ryan secured a win in a special election in August 2022 beating the popular Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro by 3,837 votes. More than 10,000 of Ryan’s votes came on the third-party’s line.
“From the GOP to Jewish voters in Ramapo to progressive activists in district, no one is safe from his efforts to save face after an embarrassing loss,” said Chris Russell, spokesperson for the Lawler campaign.
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