New York's 17th congressional district

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New York's 17th congressional district
Map
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative
Distribution
  • 98.40% urban
  • 1.60% rural
Population (2023)772,624
Median household
income		$118,882[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+3[2]

New York's 17th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in 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. It was one of 18 districts that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a Republican in 2022.

Mondaire Jones was first elected in 2020 to succeed the retiring Representative Nita Lowey.[3] 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 1981.[4] 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.[5]

The district has a significant Jewish population, including conservative Hasidic communities in Rockland County.[6][7]

  1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Bowman, Bridget (October 10, 2019). "Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey announces retirement". Roll Call. Washington, DC. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Rep. Maloney concedes to Lawler in District 17, retrieved November 9, 2022
  5. ^ "House Dem campaign chief Maloney concedes defeat in New York". POLITICO. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  6. ^ Kornbluh, Jacob (August 16, 2022). "Sean Patrick Maloney locks in Jewish support in a competitive reelection bid for upstate New York seat". The Forward. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  7. ^ @jacobkornbluh (November 2, 2022). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Twitter.