New York's 17th congressional district
U.S. House District in Southeast New York State
New York's 17th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in the lower Hudson Valley of southern New York. It includes all of Rockland County and Putnam County, as well as most of Northern Westchester County, and portions of southern Dutchess County. It is represented by Republican Mike Lawler.
Mondaire Jones was first elected in 2020 to succeed the retiring Representative Nita Lowey. In the aftermath of the 2020 redistricting cycle, 18th district incumbent Sean Patrick Maloney announced his intention to run in the new 17th district instead of his existing seat; Jones subsequently opted to run in the 10th district to avoid a primary fight. However, Maloney lost to Republican Mike Lawler in the general election; Lawler subsequently became the first of his party to win this seat since 1986. Lawler's victory gained significant attention due to Maloney's position as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee; Maloney became the first chairman in over 40 years to lose reelection.
The district has a significant Jewish population, including conservative Hasidic communities in Rockland County.
With a Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI) rating of D+1, it is one of three congressional districts nationwide with a Democratic Cook PVI rating but a Republican representative; the others are Nebraska's 2nd congressional district (represented by Don Bacon) and Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district (represented by Brian Fitzpatrick) who have Cook PVI ratings of D+3 and D+1, respectively. These three were also the only districts that voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election while also electing a Republican in the concurrent House of Representatives elections.
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