The results from yesterday’s election, although not final, clearly show that Mondaire Jones will represent Westchester/Rockland in Congress next year. Mondaire offers a hopeful vision for inclusion and economic opportunities for everyone in our district, and I look forward to helping him succeed.

What a year to run for office! We know the difficulties; the pandemic and economic downtown, the pain of ongoing police brutality and systemic racism. However, there are also enormous shifts in energy and power happening as young progressive people of color like Mondaire are winning elections across the country.

There was a huge turnout to vote in person yesterday, which surprised us after the push for absentee voting and early voting. We talked to voters for more than 13 hours at polling sites yesterday and what stood out the most was how badly people wanted to vote. The importance of voting as a personal right and as the most important tool for ensuring that our politics match our people.

I am so proud of the campaign we ran, and the extraordinary team of Susanne Kernan, Nate Lerner, Jessica Loft Ettinger, Joe Fine and, of course, my Frei- men. When others were sending out junk mail, we were making sure people knew where to get food and how to apply for assistance. Most importantly, we never wavered from our values:

People matter more than money;

Everyone deserves to be seen and heard;

Leaders raise people up instead of pushing them down.

I am so grateful to everyone who donated and carried petitions, to the people who proudly displayed lawn signs, sent me messages of support and, of course, voted for me. Thank you.