The former U.S. Representative, an out gay man, has announced he will again run for Congress, challenging Republican Dan Lawler.
Two gay congressmen from New York — representing nearly one-quarter of the nine LGBTQ elected officials currently serving in Congress — could likely be pitted...
A lawyer who ran on a progressive platform, Jones is favored to win the November election for a suburban New York congressional seat
Progressive candidate would be the first openly gay black member of Congress if elected