LOHUD--REP. LAWLER RIPS OPPONENT MONDAIRE JONES FOR 2021 VOTE TO LET FELONS VOTE IN PRISON

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Rep. Mike Lawler rips opponent Mondaire Jones for 2021 vote to let felons vote in prison--Chris McKenna---New York State Team

NANUET — Rep. Mike Lawler went after Democratic opponent Mondaire Jones for words and a vote that he said were adversarial to law enforcement when Jones served in Congress and during his first run in 2020.

Standing with police officers and two fellow Republicans next to a busy Route 59 intersection, Lawler zeroed in on Jones' 2021 vote to let felons vote from prison, something only two states and Washington, D.C. currently allow. Jones was one of 97 Democrats to back that proposed bill amendment, which was soundly defeated with opposition from every House Republican and 119 other Democrats.

"It's a total slap in the face to our community — to cops, but perhaps most importantly, to crime victims," he said. "Imagine knowing that someone who assaulted you, raped you, somebody who killed a family member, somebody who was found guilty of child molestation, has the same say at the ballot box as you do. It's radical." Read and see more at Mondaire Jones' felon voting backing blasted by Mike Lawler (lohud.com)