query: who is the attorney general of the state of new york

pos: Attorney General of New York Attorney General of New York The Attorney General of New York is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of New York and head of the Department of Law of the state government. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch colonial government of New York. Upon the resignation of Eric Schneiderman in May 2018, due to a sex scandal and abuse claims, New York Solicitor General Barbara Underwood served as the acting Attorney General until the New York State Legislature appointed her as Attorney General. She did not run for a full

pos: Attorney General of New York Attorney General of New York The Attorney General of New York is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of New York and head of the Department of Law of the state government. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch colonial government of New York. Upon the resignation of Eric Schneiderman in May 2018, due to a sex scandal and abuse claims, New York Solicitor General Barbara Underwood served as the acting Attorney General until the New York State Legislature appointed her as Attorney General. She did not run for a full

pos: Barbara Underwood Barbara Underwood Barbara Dale Underwood (born August 16, 1944) is an American lawyer serving as the New York State Attorney General since May 8, 2018. She previously served as the Solicitor General of New York, first appointed to the position by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in January 2007, and reappointed in 2011 by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. On May 8, 2018, she became Acting Attorney General following her predecessor's resignation. On May 22, 2018, the New York State Legislature appointed her Attorney General. Prior to the appointment, Underwood announced she would not run as a candidate

pos: 2018 New York Attorney General election 2018 New York Attorney General election The 2018 New York Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, and Democratic candidate and New York City Public Advocate Letitia James was elected. The New York primary election for state and local candidates took place on September 13, 2018. Former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned on May 8, 2018 after allegations of domestic abuse and withdrew from his then-ongoing reelection campaign. Incumbent Attorney General Barbara Underwood was chosen by the Legislature to complete his unexpired term, but opted not to seek election to a full term. On September 13, 2018, James

pos: Barbara Underwood to Martin Halpern, former Brandeis University professor of playwriting and dramatic literature. They live in Brooklyn and have one son, Robert, born in 1986. Underwood had one previous marriage which ended in divorce. Underwood is Jewish. Barbara Underwood Barbara Dale Underwood (born August 16, 1944) is an American lawyer serving as the New York State Attorney General since May 8, 2018. She previously served as the Solicitor General of New York, first appointed to the position by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in January 2007, and reappointed in 2011 by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. On May 8,

neg: 2018 New York Attorney General election in the overwhelmingly Democratic state, however Wofford (R) wasn’t lagging too far behind, with a fair amount of undecided voters or voters who don’t know either candidate. Letitia James (D) went on to easily win the election, with nearly 60% of the vote versus Woffard’s (R) 34%. 2018 New York Attorney General election The 2018 New York Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, and Democratic candidate and New York City Public Advocate Letitia James was elected. The New York primary election for state and local candidates took place on September 13, 2018. Former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

neg: Attorney General of New York term in the November 2018 election. Letitia James is the Attorney General -elect, as of November 6, 2018. The Attorney General advises the executive branch of state government and defends actions and proceedings on behalf of the state. The Attorney General acts independently of the Governor of New York. The department's regulations are compiled in title 13 of the "New York Codes, Rules and Regulations" (NYCRR). The legal functions of the Department of Law are divided primarily into five major divisions: Appeals and Opinions, State Counsel, Criminal Justice, Economic Justice and Social Justice. Attorney General of New York The Attorney

neg: Ted O'Brien former WHEC-TV anchor Rich Funke in the 2014 general election. In July 2015, O'Brien was appointed Assistant Attorney General In Charge of the Rochester Office of the New York State Attorney General. Ted O'Brien Edward M. "Ted" O’Brien (born 1957) is an American politician who served in the New York State Senate in 2013 and 2014, representing District 55. O'Brien was raised in Webster, New York and graduated from Webster Thomas High School in 1975, Union College in 1979, and Syracuse University College of Law in 1982. He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1983 and

neg: Abraham Van Vechten State Assembly, serving in the 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th and 36th New York State Legislatures from 1808 to 1813, representing Albany County. While serving in the Assembly, he also served as the 10th New York State Attorney General from 1810 to 1811, and again from 1813 to 1815 as the 13th Attorney General, under Governor Daniel D. Tompkins. His successor was Martin Van Buren, who later became the 8th President of the United States. After serving as Attorney General of New York, he was elected to return to the State Senate, serving in the 39th, 40th, 41st

neg: Ed Ra Ed Ra Edward P. Ra (born November 4, 1981) is an American politician who is a member of the New York State Assembly. A Long Island native, Ra was elected to represent the people of the 21st District in the New York State Assembly on November 2, 2010. He is a Republican whose district includes part of Nassau County, New York. Ra served as the Deputy Town Attorney for the Town of Hempstead, where the Town Attorney is his father, Joseph Ra. He was also a legal aide in the Office of the New York State Attorney General. Ra earned

neg: Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. v. Town of Sardinia there if the Town Board would drop its lawsuit against the Town Zoning Board. An offer was presented to the Town Board in 1997 by New York State Assistant Attorney General Paul McCarthy, who also represents the New York State DEC, for Dennis Vacco, an attorney and former New York State Attorney General, to mediate the dispute, which the Town Board unanimously rejected. Interests of the companies in the dispute are to mine the land that was purchased, and the Town of Sardinia seeks to retain its rights regarding mining control within the town, as upheld by the New York

neg: District Attorney of Richmond County (New York) Attorney in 1937. District Attorney of Richmond County (New York) The Richmond County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for Richmond County, coterminous with the Borough of Staten Island, in New York City. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of New York state laws. (Violations of federal law in Richmond County are prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York). The current District Attorney is Michael E. McMahon. In a legislative act of February 12, 1796, New York State was divided into seven districts, each with its own Assistant Attorney General. Richmond

neg: Bronx County District Attorney Bronx County District Attorney The Bronx County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for Bronx County, which is coterminous with the Borough of the Bronx, in New York City. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of New York state laws. (Federal law in the Bronx is prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York). The current Bronx County District Attorney is Darcel Clark. In a legislative act of February 12, 1796, New York State was divided into seven districts, each with an Assistant Attorney General, except for New York County, where Attorney

neg: District Attorney of Richmond County (New York) District Attorney of Richmond County (New York) The Richmond County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for Richmond County, coterminous with the Borough of Staten Island, in New York City. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of New York state laws. (Violations of federal law in Richmond County are prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York). The current District Attorney is Michael E. McMahon. In a legislative act of February 12, 1796, New York State was divided into seven districts, each with its own Assistant Attorney General. Richmond County was part

neg: Samuel Beardsley Samuel Beardsley Samuel Beardsley (February 6, 1790 – May 6, 1860) was an American attorney, judge and legislator from New York. During his career he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, New York Attorney General, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, a member of the New York State Senate, and a justice of the New York Supreme Court. Born in Hoosick, New York on February 6, 1790, the son of Obadiah Beardsley and Eunice (Moore) Beardsley. His siblings included Levi Beardsley, who served in both the New York State Assembly and

neg: 19th New York State Legislature General was to be the principal prosecuting officer, instead of the Attorney General and his deputy who had prosecuted statewide. The Attorney General continued to prosecute personally in New York City; the original Assistant Attorneys General appointed were: Nathaniel Lawrence, Jacob Radcliff, Ambrose Spencer, Anthony I. Blanchard, Abraham Van Vechten, William Stuart and Thomas R. Gold. On March 4, 1796, the Legislature re-apportioned the Senate and Assembly districts, based on the figures of the New York State Census of 1795. The number of State Senators was increased from 24 to 43; the number of assemblymen was increased from 70 to

neg: 2014 New York Attorney General election 2014 New York Attorney General election The 2014 New York Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of New York. The incumbent Democratic Attorney General Eric Schneiderman won reelection to a second term in office, defeating Republican John P. Cahill with 53% of the vote. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Andrew Cuomo declined to run for reelection in 2010, instead successfully running for Governor. State Senator Eric Schneiderman narrowly won the Democratic primary and then won the general election by a wide margin. Democrats hold all of the statewide offices in New York and

neg: Queens County District Attorney Queens County District Attorney The Queens County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for Queens County, coterminous with the Borough of Queens, in New York City. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of New York state laws. (Federal law violations in Queens are prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York). The current District Attorney is Richard A. Brown. In a legislative act of February 12, 1796, New York State was divided into seven districts, each with its own Assistant Attorney General. Queens County was part of the First District, which also

neg: George A. Blauvelt and of the New York State Senate (23rd D.) in 1913 and 1914. In September 1914, he opened a law firm in Manhattan with New York Attorney General Thomas Carmody and Deputy Attorney General Joseph A. Kellogg, who both had just resigned, but left the firm in October 1915. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1915. He was a Trustee of Cornell University from 1919 until his death. He died on October 16, 1924, at his home in Monsey, New York, of pneumonia. George A. Blauvelt George Alanson Blauvelt (November 11, 1866 in Ramapo,

neg: 1958 New York state election 1958 New York state election The 1958 New York state election was held on November 4, 1958, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, a judge of the New York Court of Appeals and a U.S. Senator, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. In January 1957, Jacob K. Javits took his seat in the U.S. Senate and thus vacated the office of New York State Attorney General. On January 9, the New York State Legislature elected Louis J. Lefkowitz to the office for

neg: Mylan is still being paid by insurers, who ultimately pass the cost onto consumers.Mylan further responded by releasing the first authorized generic version of the EpiPen in December 2016 at a more than 50% discount. In September 2016, the New York State Attorney General began an investigation into Mylan's "EpiPen4Schools" program in New York to determine if the program's contracts violated antitrust law and the West Virginia State Attorney General opened an investigation into whether Mylan had given the state the correct discount under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and subpoenaed the company when it refused to provide the documentation the

neg: 1887 New York state election 1887 New York state election The 1887 New York state election was held on November 8, 1887, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer and the State Engineer, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. The United Labor state convention met on August 17 at Syracuse, New York. Louis F. Post, the Greenback candidate for Attorney General in 1883, was elected Temporary Chairman by the Henry George faction with 91 votes over Frank J. Ferrall, a "colored delegate from New York City",

neg: 1877 New York state election 1877 New York state election The 1877 New York state election was held on November 6, 1877, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer and the State Engineer, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. The Republican state convention met on September 26 and 27 at Rochester, New York. John C. Churchill for Secretary of State, Francis Sylvester for Comptroller, William L. Bostwick for Treasurer, Grenville Tremain for Attorney General, and Howard Soule, Jr., for State Engineer, were nominated unanimously without much

neg: Karen Burstein and Executive Director of the State Consumer Protection Board. In 1983, she was appointed as Chairwoman of the New York State Civil Service Commission. Burstein then served as Auditor General of New York City and then as a Judge of the New York City Family Court. Burstein resigned her judgeship in 1994 to seek the Democratic nomination for state attorney general. In the primary she faced Attorney General G. Oliver Koppell, Brooklyn D.A. Charles Hynes, and former prosecutor Eliot Spitzer. She won the primary and faced former U.S. Attorney Dennis Vacco of Buffalo in the general election. A week before

neg: 1889 New York state election Comptroller; and James Wright, of Wayne County, for Attorney General. The whole Democratic ticket was elected. The incumbents Wemple, Tabor and Bogart were re-elected. 1889 New York state election The 1889 New York state election was held on November 5, 1889, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. The Prohibition state convention met on September 4 and 5 at Shakespeare Hall in

neg: 1883 New York state election 1883 New York state election The 1883 New York state election was held on November 6, 1883, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer and the State Engineer, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. Besides, a constitutional amendment to abolish contract labor from the state prisons was proposed and accepted with 498,402 votes for and 269,377 against. The Greenback-Labor state convention met on September 5, and nominated Thomas K. Beecher for Secretary of State, Louis A. Post for Attorney General, Gaius

neg: 1938 New York state election 1938 New York state election The 1938 New York state election was held on November 8, 1938, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, two U.S. Senators and two U.S Representatives-at-large, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. The Republican state convention met on September 29, Speaker Oswald D. Heck presided. They nominated D.A. of New York Thomas E. Dewey for Governor. Also nominated were Frederic H. Bontecou for Lieutenant Governor; Julius Rothstein for Comptroller; Col. Arthur V. McDermott for Attorney General; and John

neg: 1883 New York state election for Secretary of State, Stephen Merritt for Comptroller, James Baldwin for Treasurer, George A. Dudley for State Engineer and Virgil A. Willard for Attorney General. The Democratic state convention met on September 27 at Buffalo, New York. The incumbents Carr and Maxwell were re-elected. The incumbents Davenport, Russell and Seymour were defeated. 1883 New York state election The 1883 New York state election was held on November 6, 1883, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer and the State Engineer, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and

neg: Eric Schneiderman Eric Schneiderman Eric Tradd Schneiderman (born December 31, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 65th Attorney General of New York from 2011 until his resignation in May 2018. Schneiderman, a member of the Democratic Party, previously served for ten years in the New York State Senate. In May 2018, Schneiderman resigned his position as Attorney General after "The New Yorker" reported that four women––including three former romantic partners––had accused him of sexual and physical abuse. Schneiderman was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Abigail Heyward and Irwin Schneiderman, a

neg: Kings County District Attorney Kings County District Attorney The Kings County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for Kings County, coterminous with the Borough of Brooklyn, in New York City. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of the Laws of New York. (Violations of federal law are prosecuted by the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York). The current district attorney is District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. In a legislative act of February 12, 1796, New York State was divided into seven districts, each with its own Assistant Attorney General. Kings County was part of the First District,

neg: Robert Van Rensselaer served as the Attorney General of Pennsylvania. Kane was the father of Elisha Kent Kane (1820–1857), the explorer, Thomas Leiper Kane (1822–1883), an attorney and abolitionist, and Elizabeth Kane (1830–1869), who married Charles Woodruff Shields (1825–1904) in 1861. Robert Van Rensselaer Robert Van Rensselaer (December 16, 1740 – September 11, 1802) was Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War, a member of the New York Provincial Congress from 1775 to 1777 and later a member of the New York State Assembly in the 1st, 2nd and 4th New York State Legislatures. Robert Van Rensselaer was born December 16, 1740, at

neg: 1942 New York state election 1942 New York state election The 1942 New York state election was held on November 3, 1942, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General and two U.S. Representatives At-large, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. The Industrial Government state convention met on April 5, and nominated again Aaron M. Orange for governor. They also nominated Bronko Papadopolis, of Buffalo, for lieutenant governor; O. Martin Olson for comptroller; and Eric Hass for attorney general. The Socialist state convention met on June 21 at 303

neg: Benjamin Gilman conflict, he flew 35 missions over Japan, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters. A graduate of New York Law School (1950), Gilman served as assistant attorney general to the New York State Attorney General from 1953 until 1955. Following this, he practiced law privately in his hometown of Middletown, New York. Gilman was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1967 to 1972, sitting in the 177th, 178th and 179th New York State Legislatures. He was a member of the New York State Southeastern Water Commission. He was elected to Congress

neg: New Hampshire Attorney General New Hampshire Attorney General The New Hampshire Attorney General is a constitutional officer of the U.S. state of New Hampshire who serves as head of the New Hampshire Department of Justice. The current state Attorney General is Gordon MacDonald. Under of the New Hampshire Constitution, the Attorney General is appointed by the Governor with approval of the Council. The Attorney General serves a term of 4 years, as required by RSA 21-M:3, which is two years longer than the term of the Governor. The Attorney General and their Deputy must be "admitted to the practice of law in New Hampshire"

neg: Tony Jordan (politician) District Attorney in Washington County. In 2008, he was elected to replace Assemblyman Roy McDonald, who was running for the New York State Senate. Jordan won his November 2008 general election with 57 percent of the vote and ran uncontested in the November 2010 general election. In April 2013, Jordan announced he would run for Washington County District Attorney. On November 5, 2013, Jordan ran on the Republican, Conservative, and Independent Party lines defeating incumbent District Attorney Kevin Kortright who ran on the Democratic line. Jordan resides near Greenwich, New York. He and his wife Wendy Jordan ("née" Skellie) have

neg: Carl Person Carl Person Carl E. Person (pronounced /ˈpir sən/) (born July 20, 1936) is an American attorney and politician. He founded the Paralegal Institute in the early 1970s and played a pivotal role in creating the paralegal field. He has also run unsuccessfully for various political offices. He was a candidate for the 2012 presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party, was the Reform Party nominee for Mayor of New York City in 2013, was the Libertarian nominee for New York State Attorney General in 2010 and was the Libertarian nominee for New York State Attorney General again in 2014. Person was

neg: University at Buffalo Town Supervisor of Hamburg, and William F. Walsh. Other lawmakers, such as New York State Assembly Member Joseph Giglio and former New York State Attorney General and United States Attorney Dennis Vacco, are also UB graduates. University at Buffalo The State University of New York at Buffalo is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York, United States. It is commonly referred to as the University at Buffalo (UB) or SUNY Buffalo, and was formerly known as the University of Buffalo. It is the de facto flagship campus of the State University of New York (SUNY)

neg: 1942 New York state election 1944 New York's Congressional district map was redrawn to add two more districts. All U.S. Representatives from New York have been elected in individual districts ever since. Obs.: New York Red Book 1943 with correction in Epstein Attorney General total for misprint in Richmond County total. Correction consistent with total reported by NYV Board of Elections. Correction added 18,000 votes to Epstein total New York gubernatorial elections 1942 New York state election The 1942 New York state election was held on November 3, 1942, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General and two U.S.

neg: Jacob Javits Attorney General 1954 U.S. Senate, New York 1956 1962 1968 1974 1980 Republican Primary 1980 General Election Javits died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in West Palm Beach, Florida, at the age of eighty-one in March 1986. In addition to spouse Marion Ann Borris Javits, he was survived by three children: Joshua, Carla, and Joy. He is interred at Linden Hill Jewish Cemetery in Queens, New York. Among those who attended the funeral were Governor Mario Cuomo, Mayor Ed Koch, former President Richard Nixon, Attorney General Edwin Meese, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Senator Al D'Amato, Cardinal John Joseph O'Connor,

neg: Sir Francis Evans, 1st Baronet River Rhine and then at Manchester New College, London. In 1872, he married the widow of Irving Van Wart, Marie de Grasse Stevens, the daughter of the Hon Samuel Stevens of Albany, New York, who, though described in The Times as sometime New York State Attorney General, never in fact held that position, having lost the nomination by three votes in January 1839.<ref name="https://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=0glsfpRX_Y_Z_ssXYY8&id=LBqxlzF7yJ4C&dq=samuel+stevens+attorney+general+lawyer+new+york&lpg=PA511&pg=PA511#v=onepage&q=samuel%20stevens%20attorney%20general%20lawyer%20new%20york&f=false">Hammond, Jabez D. – The History of Political Parties in the State of New-York, Vol II (3d Edition), p. 511, H. & E. Phinney, Cooperstown (1844)</ref> They had three sons and two daughters. It was first intended

neg: Richard M. Blatchford (attorney) rank of major general, and was a veteran of the Spanish–American War and World War I. Richard M. Blatchford (attorney) Richard Milford Blatchford (April 23, 1798 – September 4, 1875) was an attorney and political figure in New York City. A longtime political and legal associate of college classmate William H. Seward, Blatchford is most notable for his service in the New York State Assembly and as U.S. Minister to the State of the Church. He was also the father of Samuel Blatchford, who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Richard M. Blatchford was born

neg: Connecticut Attorney General states in the area. In New York, the only requirements are being a resident for five years and at least 30 years old. In Massachusetts, the only requirements are being admitted to the state bar and having US citizenship for five years. The current Attorney General is George Jepsen, a Democrat serving since January 5, 2011. Jepsen did not seek reelection in the 2018 election in which William Tong was elected to take office in January, 2019. Connecticut Attorney General The Connecticut Attorney General is the state attorney general of Connecticut. The Attorney General is elected to a four-year term.

neg: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York received the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party nominations. The only way he can be removed from the ballot is by moving out of the state, running for a judgeship or being convicted before the general election. Should Grimm be removed from the ballot, potential Republican candidates include former U.S. Representative Vito Fossella, State Senator Andrew Lanza, State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, State Assemblyman Joseph Borelli, former State Assemblyman Matthew Mirones, Richmond County District Attorney and nominee for New York Attorney General in 2010 Daniel M. Donovan, Jr., Staten Island Borough President James Oddo, New York City Council Minority Leader Vincent M.

neg: 1877 New York state election Attorney General, Julius Kern for Treasurer and Horatio Seymour, Jr. (Dem.), for State Engineer. The German-American Independent Citizens' Committee met on October 12 at Beethoven Hall in New York City. Oswald Ottendorfer presided. The Committee cross-endorsed the following state ticket: Churchill (Rep.) for Secretary of State, Olcott (Dem.) for Comptroller, Bostwick (Rep.) for Treasurer, Tremain (Rep.) for Attorney General and Seymour (Dem.) for State Engineer. The entire state-wide Democratic ticket was elected. The incumbent Olcott was re-elected. The numbers are the total votes on all tickets. 1877 New York state election The 1877 New York state election was held on

neg: New Hampshire Attorney General achieve certification or are decertified by the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council, investigators are only subject to removal as provided by RSA 4:1. New Hampshire Attorney General The New Hampshire Attorney General is a constitutional officer of the U.S. state of New Hampshire who serves as head of the New Hampshire Department of Justice. The current state Attorney General is Gordon MacDonald. Under of the New Hampshire Constitution, the Attorney General is appointed by the Governor with approval of the Council. The Attorney General serves a term of 4 years, as required by RSA 21-M:3, which is two

neg: 1847 New York state election 1847 New York state election The 1847 New York state election was held on November 2, 1847, to elect the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, three Canal Commissioners and three Inspectors of State Prisons, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. The New York State Constitution of 1846 legislated the incumbent state officers and members of legislature out of office. It required a number of state officers, who had been elected by the state legislature, to be

neg: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in five New York counties: Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Nassau and Suffolk. The current interim U.S. Attorney is Richard Donoghue, who replaced acting U.S. Attorney Bridget Rohde on January 4, 2018. The Eastern District was home to Loretta E. Lynch who resigned to take office as U.S. Attorney General on April 27, 2015. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted

neg: 1891 New York state election Troy, for comptroller; H. G. Wilshire, of New York City, for attorney general; and Charles Wilson, of New York City, for state engineer. The Prohibition state convention met on September 2 and 3 at Albany, New York. Henry Clay Bascom was temporary chairman. They nominated Joseph W. Bruce for governor; George W. Hallock for lieutenant governor; William E. Booth, of Geneseo, for secretary of state; Francis Crawford, of Mount Vernon, for treasurer; William W. Smith for comptroller; Henry P. Forbes, of St. Lawrence County, for state engineer; and Calvin S. Grosser, of Buffalo, for attorney general. The Republican state convention

neg: Shelley Mayer care and labor law rights. From 2007 until early 2011, Shelley worked as Chief Counsel to the New York State Senate Conference in Albany. For over seven years, she served as Vice President of Government and Community Affairs at Continuum Health Partners in New York City. From 1982 to 1994, Mayer served as an Assistant Attorney General in the office of New York Attorney General Bob Abrams. She served in the Civil Rights Bureau, as Chief of the Westchester Regional Office, as the legislative liaison for the Attorney General and ultimately as a senior advisor to the Attorney General. Mayer

neg: United States energy law state has a variety of laws regulating and taxing energy, and its courts have issued significant case law concerning energy taxes. Two trial court cases in 2012 allowed local zoning law to pre-empt state law by effectively banning hydrofracking, but this is being appealed. Under New York law, both the New York Attorney General or a district attorney may prosecute alleged polluters who make oil spills. The state has enacted a number of recent laws to control carbon emissions. The state collects an effective rate of 24.4 cent per gallon tax on gasoline and gasohol, and 22.65 cents per gallon

neg: 1930 New York state election 1930 New York state election The 1930 New York state election was held on November 4, 1930, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. The Communist state convention met on May 25, and nominated for Governor William Z. Foster who was at the time in jail. The Socialist state convention met on July 20 at Schenectady, New York, and nominated again Louis Waldman for governor. After the

neg: Oliver Koppell as New York City Commissioner of Rent and Housing Maintenance. Koppell was re-elected several times as a Democrat, and remained in the Assembly until 1993, sitting in the 178th, 179th, 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th and 190th New York State Legislatures On December 16, 1993, Koppell was elected by the New York State Legislature to fill the unexpired term of New York Attorney General Robert Abrams. As attorney general, Koppell successfully brought a lawsuit to allow drivers under the age of 25 to obtain rental cars in the State of New York. In 1994, Koppell

neg: 1902 New York state election Obs.: "Blank and scattering" votes: 8,901 (Judge), 8,737 (Attorney), 6,632 (Governor) New York gubernatorial elections 1902 New York state election The 1902 New York state election was held on November 4, 1902, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. The "Liberal Democratic" state convention met at Cooper Union in Manhattan. This party was composed of Bryan Democrats,

neg: Eric R. Dinallo nomination for New York State Attorney General. The position is held by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who is running for New York Governor instead of seeking reelection. Addressing the possibility that Cuomo might run for reelection instead, Dinallo has stated, "I will only consider seeking the office if Andrew Cuomo does not seek a second term." Dinallo also indicated that he would return campaign contributions back to their donors in this scenario, saying, "Obviously, New Yorkers have the right to a well-prepared candidate, which includes fund-raising. If there’s no race and there’s money that’s left over, which I assume there

neg: 1853 New York state election 1853 New York state election The 1853 New York state election was held on November 8, 1853, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, two Judges of the New York Court of Appeals, a Canal Commissioner, an Inspector of State Prisons and the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. After the split of the Democratic Party in 1848 over the slavery question, a large part of the Barnburner faction, who had joined

neg: Law enforcement in New York City regulated by the New York City Department of Investigation. Unique to New York City, a number of private communities and/or entities operate their own public safety agencies, they are New York State Peace Officers with limited authority in New York city). In New York State, each county has an elected district attorney who is responsible for the prosecution of violations of New York state laws. Federal law in the city of New York is prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York or the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Law enforcement

neg: Ambrose Spencer New York. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hudson, New York, where he was city clerk from 1786 until 1793. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1793–95, and of the New York State Senate from 1795 to 1804. From 1796 to 1801, he was Assistant Attorney General for the Third District, comprising Columbia and Rensselaer counties. He was New York Attorney General from 1802 to 1804. From 1804 to 1819, he was an associate justice of the New York Supreme Court, and Chief Justice from 1819 until the end of 1822.

neg: Egburt E. Woodbury State Tax Commissioner from 1906 on. He was New York Attorney General from 1915 to 1917, elected at the New York state election, 1914, and re-elected at the New York state election, 1916. He resigned on April 19, 1917, due to ill health, and was succeeded by his First Deputy Attorney General Merton E. Lewis. He died on March 13, 1920, in Jamestown, New York. Egburt E. Woodbury Egburt E. Woodbury (March 29, 1861 – March 13, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician. He was born on March 29, 1861, in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua County, New York. He attended

neg: 1889 New York state election for Treasurer; Benjamin L. Rand, a 30-year-old banker of Tonawanda, for Treasurer; Alpheus B. Kenyon, a professor of Alfred University, for State Engineer; and Coleridge A. Hart, a 35-year-old lawyer of New York City, for Attorney General; and Walter Farrington for the Court of Appeals. The Republican state convention met on September 25 at Saratoga, New York, and nominated John I. Gilbert, of Franklin County, for Secretary of State; Martin W. Cooke, of Monroe County, for Comptroller; Ira M. Hedges, of Rockland County, for Attorney General; James M. Varnum, of New York City, for Treasurer; William V. Van Rensselaer for

neg: Solomon Northup penalties against people assisting slaves to escape. Bass wrote several letters: one reached Cephas Parker and William Perry, storekeepers in Saratoga who knew Northup. Parker or Perry forwarded the letter to Northup's wife, Anne, who contacted attorney Henry B. Northup, the son of Solomon's father's former master. Henry B. Northup contacted New York Governor Washington Hunt, who took up the case, appointing the attorney general as his legal agent. In 1840, the New York State Legislature had passed a law committing the state to help any African-American residents kidnapped into slavery, as well as guaranteeing a jury trial to alleged

neg: Michael A. Battle New York State Attorney General. From January 2002 to May 2005 Battle served as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York. During his time as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, he was responsible for the case of Benamar Benatta who was held without trial for five years following his forcible rendition from Canada on September the 12th 2001. The FBI concluded Benatta was innocent that November, however according to federal Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder Jr, Battle then conspired with the FBI and immigration agents in a "sham" to make it appear that Benatta

neg: Shirley Adelson Siegel York Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz hired Siegel to run the newly founded Civil Rights Bureau of the New York State Law Department. In that office, Siegel challenged the discriminatory hiring practices of the citywide building trade unions. Siegel served as general counsel of the New York Housing and Development Administration under New York Mayor John V. Lindsay. As an active member of the New York City Bar, Siegel ultimately became chair of the City Bar Committee on Housing and Urban Development. In 1979, Siegel was appointed New York State’s Solicitor General by Attorney General Robert Abrams. She served in that

neg: Benjamin Franklin Butler (lawyer) of New York in 1819, he sold his law office to Butler, who took over Skinner's clients and pending cases. Butler began his political career as district attorney of Albany County, serving from 1821 to 1825. He was appointed one of the three commissioners to revise the State statutes in 1825. Butler was a member from Albany County of the New York State Assembly in 1828. In 1833, he served as commissioner for New York to adjust the New Jersey boundary line. On November 15, 1833, President Andrew Jackson appointed Butler Attorney General, an office he held until 1838. From

neg: District Attorneys Association of the State of New York was revived in 1922 at the initiative of New York attorney general Charles D. Newton, who, acting on the suggestion of United States attorney general Harry M. Daugherty, called a meeting of the state's district attorners that January, in order to discuss legal means to stop profiteering on food and fuel, as well as to foster better law enforcement, in the face of what was perceived as a crime wave afflicting the country. DAASNY lobbies the New York Legislature on behalf of its members. The association once resisted change to the Rockefeller drug laws, but came to favor the idea

neg: Leecia Eve Governor Eliot Spitzer instead selected State Senate Minority Leader David Paterson as his running mate. David Paterson seriously considered Eve as a replacement for Clinton when Clinton resigned her U.S. Senate seat to become United States Secretary of State. Eve was one of four candidates than ran in the 2018 Democratic primary for Attorney General of New York. She received the endorsement of the Albany "Times Union". On September 13, 2018, Teachout lost the Democratic primary for Attorney General to Letitia James, receiving 3.4% of the vote. Leecia Eve Leecia Roberta Eve is an attorney from New York with experience

neg: 1898 New York state election for secretary of state; Charles Mills, of Sodus, for comptroller; De Witt Hooker, of Syracuse, for treasurer; Francis Stephen M. Wing, of Canastota, for attorney general; and Albert W. Pierson, of Niagara Falls, for state engineer. The Socialist Labor state convention met on August 27 at Rochester, New York, and nominated Benjamin Hanford for governor; Leander A. Armstrong, of Buffalo, for lieutenant governor; Philip Jackson, of Rochester, for secretary of state; Charles H. Corregan, for attorney general; Max Forker, of New York City, for comptroller; Joseph Smith, of Yonkers, for treasurer; and John H. Morris of Yonkers, for state engineer.

neg: 1893 New York state election New York City, for Secretary of State; George Chester, of Buffalo, for Comptroller; William R. Hunt of Honeoye Falls, for Treasurer; Edwin C. English, of Corning, for Attorney General; Silas W. Mason for the Court of Appeals; and Chester Belding of Middletown, for State Engineer. The Democratic state convention met on October 5 and 6 at Saratoga, New York. Daniel N. Lockwood presided. Cord Meyer, Jr., for Secretary of State Comptroller Frank Campbell, Attorney General Simon W. Rosendale, Hugh Duffy for Treasurer, and State Engineer Martin Schenck, were nominated by acclamation. The incumbent Isaac H. Maynard was nominated for the

neg: Imus Ranch they established. The ranch cost $1.8 million annually to operate. In March 2005, a "Wall Street Journal" reporter wrote an article critical of the ranch and the amount of money spent on each child. In 2006 the ranch spent $2.5 million on 90 children who stayed at ranch, or $28,000 per child. Accusations of accounting irregularities and personal use of the charity's assets were investigated by both the Attorney General of New Mexico, Patricia Madrid, and the New York State Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer. No charges were filed in New Mexico. New York closed its investigation on March 24, 2005.

neg: 2018 New York Attorney General election in protest of the process, and 18 abstaining. Underwood has confirmed that she will not run for the office in the 2018 elections and returned to her previous position as Solicitor General following the election. The following candidates were certified by the State Board of Elections as having filed for the primary ballot (James by state convention nomination and the others by submitting sufficient signatures): Wofford grew up in Buffalo, New York and attended Harvard College on scholarship. Conservative Party of New York State chairman Michael R. Long indicated the party would cross-endorse the Republican nominee for Attorney General. Nominee:

neg: Allen Wardner Wardner was the wife of William M. Evarts. Several descendants named their sons after Allen Wardner. These namesakes include Allen Wardner Evarts (1848-1920), a New York attorney. He was the son of William M. Evarts and Helen Wardner. Allen Wardner’s descendants also included another son of William M. Evarts, Maxwell Evarts. Maxwell Evarts (1862–1913), was a New York City and Vermont attorney, banker and business executive. Allen Wardner Allen Wardner (December 13, 1786 – August 29, 1877) was a Vermont banker, businessman and politician who served as State Treasurer. He was also the father-in-law of Attorney General, Secretary of State

neg: 1893 New York state election which began with the election of Grover Cleveland in 1884. The Republican ticket was elected, beginning a Republican era of thirteen years in New York state politics. The incumbents Campbell, Rosendale, Schenck and Maynard were defeated. Obs.: "Defective, blank and scattering" votes: 10,860 (Judge); 3,642 (Attorney); 3,481 (Treasurer); 3,305 (Secretary); 3,087 (Engineer); 2,990 (Comptroller) 1893 New York state election The 1893 New York state election was held on November 7, 1893, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as

neg: John Van Buren (U.S. representative) Buren (1842–1852). Daniel Tompkins Van Buren was an 1847 graduate of the United States Military Academy who served in the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War, and attained the rank of brigadier general by brevet as a member of the Union Army. John Van Buren (U.S. representative) John Van Buren (May 13, 1799 – January 16, 1855) was an American attorney and politician in the U.S. state of New York. He represented New York in the United States House of Representatives and New York State Assembly in addition to serving terms as county judge and district attorney of Ulster

neg: Kings County District Attorney was no defined term. Under the State Constitution of 1821, the district attorney was appointed to a three-year term by the Court of General Sessions, and under the State Constitution of 1846, the office became elective by popular ballot. The Governor of New York filled vacancies until a successor was elected, always to a full term, at the next annual election. An acting district attorney was appointed by the Court of General Sessions pending the Governor's action. Since the Consolidation Charter of New York City in 1898, the terms of the district attorneys in New York City have coincided with

neg: 1906 New York state election L. Slobodin, of New York City, for attorney general; William W. Arland, of Corning, for secretary of state; John E. O'Rourke, of Rochester, for comptroller; William W. Passage, of Brooklyn, for treasurer; and R. R. Hunt, of Schenectady, for state engineer. The Prohibition state convention met on September 5 at Binghamton, New York. They nominated Capt. Henry M. Randall, of Port Jefferson, for governor; Freeman H. Bettys, of Rochester, for lieutenant governor; Charles Richards, of Oswego, for secretary of state; Levi Hoag, of Binghamton, for comptroller; Robert L. Stokes, of Brooklyn, for treasurer; Walter Farrington for attorney general; and Victor

neg: New York County District Attorney NYPD allowing the NYPD's Legal Bureau to selectively prosecute them. In the legislative act of February 12, 1796, New York State was divided into seven districts, each with an Assistant Attorney General, except New York County where Attorney General Josiah Ogden Hoffman prosecuted personally until 1801. From 1801 to 1813, New York County was part of the First District, which included the counties of New York, Kings, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk. At that time, Queens included current-day Nassau County and Westchester included the Bronx. In 1813, Westchester County was apportioned to a new district with Rockland and Putnam counties, and

neg: John F. Keenan of New York County from 1956 to 1976. He was an assistant district attorney in charge of Supreme Court Bureau of New York County from 1968 to 1969. He was an assistant district attorney in charge of homicide bureau in New York County from 1970 to 1973. He was the chief assistant district attorney of Queens County in 1973. He was an administrative assistant district attorney in charge of trials in New York County in 1974. He was the chief assistant district attorney of New York County from 1974 to 1976. He was a deputy state attorney general/special prosecutor of

neg: 1914 New York state election 1914 New York state election The 1914 New York state election was held on November 3, 1914, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, a U.S. Senator and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate, and delegates-at-large to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1915. This was the first time that U.S. Senators from New York were elected by general ballot. Until 1911, the

neg: Grover C. Richman Jr. Plains, New York. Grover C. Richman Jr. Grover Cleveland Richman Jr. (October 1, 1911 – May 6, 1983) was an American lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1951 to 1953 and New Jersey Attorney General from 1954 to 1958. Richman was born in 1911 in Wenonah, New Jersey, United States. His father, Grover Richman Sr., was a deputy State Attorney General from 1920 to 1929 and assistant counsel to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. He attended William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia and then received his A.B. degree from Amherst College

neg: Egbert Benson Egbert Benson Egbert Benson (June 21, 1746 – August 24, 1833) was a lawyer, jurist, politician from Upper Red Hook, New York, and a Founding Father of the United States who represented New York in the Continental Congress, Annapolis Convention, and the United States House of Representatives, and who served as a member of the New York State constitutional convention in 1788 which ratified the United States Constitution. He also served as the first Attorney General of the State of New York, Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court, and as a judge and Chief Judge on the United

neg: Zephyr Teachout served as treasurer for Cynthia Nixon's campaign for governor of New York until May 2018, when she announced she was running for Attorney General of New York in the 2018 election. At the time, Teachout was pregnant, expecting a child in October, one month after the primary, and one month before the general election. On August 19, 2018, Teachout received the endorsement of "The New York Times" for the position of state Attorney General. "The Times"′ editorial board members argued that she would be the ideal candidate to hold both President Trump as well as the state government in Albany

neg: Letitia James families across the city. In 1996, James negotiated the Welfare Reform Act on behalf of the New York State Black and Puerto Rican Caucus. She served on former New York Governor Mario Cuomo's Task Force on Diversity in the Judiciary. She served as counsel for Albert Vann, Chief of Staff for Roger L. Green in the New York State Assembly, and in the administration of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. She was appointed the first Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Brooklyn regional office in 1999. While working in that position, James worked in many capacities but notably

neg: John C. Davies (lawyer) John C. Davies (lawyer) John Clay Davies (January 1857 – January 11, 1925) was an American lawyer and politician. He was born in January 1857 in Utica, Oneida County, New York. He attended Hamilton College for a short time. He was admitted to the bar in 1878, and practiced in Camden. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Oneida Co., 3rd D.) in 1887. He was Deputy Attorney General under Theodore E. Hancock from 1894 to 1898. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894. He was New York Attorney General from

neg: Joseph H. Holland Joseph H. Holland Joseph H. Holland is an American businessman, real estate developer, attorney, public servant, author, and civic leader. Holland was selected by Governor George Pataki to serve as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Housing and Community Renewal, a position he held from 1995 until his resignation in October 1996. Holland ran for Attorney General of New York in 1994 and 2018 and ran for Governor of New York in 2018; he has also run for New York State Senate. One of ten children, Holland is the son of Laura Mitchell Holland and Jerome H. Holland,

neg: Oswald v. New York $31,458.35 in salary and damages. Following the filing of the case summons were dispatched to Governor George Clinton and New York Attorney General Aaron Burr. Governor Clinton referred the summons to the New York Assembly which failed to act or respond. A second summons was issued by the court in February 1792. In February 1793 when New York again failed to respond, Oswald's attorney requested a default be entered at the August session if the state again failed to appear. During the Fall Term of the court attorney Jared Ingersoll appeared on behalf of the State of New York and

neg: Carl Andrews In addition, he has served as Attorney General Elliot Spitzer's Director of Intergovernmental Relations. In February 2002 Andrews ran for an open seat in the 20th State Senate district and won a special election to fill that vacancy. Andrews was one of four Democratic candidates vying to represent the 11th Congressional district of New York State in a hotly contested, volatile race. Even though he was endorsed by influential New York politicians, including Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, State Senator Carl Kruger, New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson, he was also subjected to criticism for his decision to remain in this

neg: Herbert J. Wallenstein New York’s 7th District. Following the 1958 campaign, he left a private practice when he was appointed an Assistant Attorney General in the office of New York State Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz (July 3, 1904 – June 20, 1996). Wallenstein was the Republican nominee in 1970 against New York State Assemblyman John J. Walsh in the 73rd Assembly District, an overwhelmingly Democratic district containing Washington Heights. By 1969, as the head of the Attorney General’s Charity Fraud Bureau, he worked on a number of notable cases, including the Children of God cult case in 1973. By 1974, he was

neg: Daniel Gutman Daniel Gutman Daniel Gutman (July 1, 1901 – September 1993) was an American lawyer, politician, judge and law school dean from New York. Gutman was born on July 1, 1901, in New York. After receiving his degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1922, he served as Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Assistant United States Attorney General, and an Assistant District Attorney of Kings County. Gutman was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 22nd D.) in 1939. He resigned his seat on October 4, 1939, to run for the State Senate.

neg: 1950 New York state election September 6 and nominated John T. McManus for Governor; Dr. Clementina J. Paolone, an obstetrician, for Lieutenant Governor; Michael Jiminez for Comptroller; Frank Scheiner for Attorney General; and Dr. W.E.B. DuBois for the U.S. Senate. The Republican state convention met on September 7 at Saratoga Springs, New York. They re-nominated Governor Thomas E. Dewey and Attorney General Nathaniel L. Goldstein; and nominated Lieutenant Governor Joe R. Hanley for the U.S. Senate; Comptroller Frank C. Moore for Lieutenant Governor; and State Senator J. Raymond McGovern for Comptroller. The Democratic state convention met on September 7 at Rochester, New York, and nominated

neg: New York (state) as well as to the underground New York City Subway system. The Government of New York embodies the governmental structure of the State of New York as established by the New York State Constitution. It is composed of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The Governor is the State's chief executive and is assisted by the Lieutenant Governor. Both are elected on the same ticket. Additional elected officers include the Attorney General, and the Comptroller. The Secretary of State, formerly an elected officer, is currently appointed by the Governor. The New York State Legislature is bicameral and consists of the

neg: 2010 Connecticut attorney general election run for attorney general in Connecticut, as state law requires the attorney general to be "an attorney of law of at least 10 years' active practice" in the state. Bysiewicz worked at New York law firm White and Case for two years, then in Connecticut at Robinson and Cole from 1988 to 1992 and Aetna Insurance from 1992 to 1994, totaling six years of Connecticut practice. Her campaign stated that Bysiewicz was qualified to hold the attorney general position because her service as Secretary of the State counted toward the 10-year requirement, although she "acknowledged during a [March 31, 2010]

neg: Paula Dow Paula Dow Paula T. Dow (born 1955) served as the 58th Attorney General of New Jersey, appointed by incoming Governor Chris Christie. Her nomination to a full term was confirmed by the New Jersey Senate in February 2010. She is the first African-American woman to be attorney general in state history. On December 12, 2011, Christie announced that Dow would temporarily become the First Deputy General Counsel for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and that he had nominated Jeffrey S. Chiesa, then Christie's chief counsel, to become the new Attorney General. The governor also said he

neg: Martin Act is widely recognized that the powers granted to the Attorney General of New York under the Martin Act exceed those given to any regulator in any other state. The Act vests the attorney general with sole responsibility for its implementation and enforcement, and authorizes her to pursue both equitable and monetary relief. The Martin Act has been interpreted to prohibit all deceitful practices, as well as false promises, related to the offer, sale, or purchase of securities and commodities within or from New York. Notably, in order to secure a conviction, the state is not required to prove scienter (except

neg: Letitia James Republican opponent, she won the general election with over 83% of the vote. In 2017, James won the Democratic primary for her position with 77% of the vote, over closest competitor David Eisenbach’s 23%. On September 13, 2018, James won the Democratic primary for Attorney General of New York with 40.6% of the vote; she defeated Zephyr Teachout (31%) and two other candidates. On November 6, 2018, she was elected attorney general. Letitia James Letitia A. "Tish" James (born October 18, 1958) is an American lawyer, activist, and politician who is the Attorney General-elect of New York. She is the

neg: Epinephrine autoinjector went to pharmacies to get new EpiPens, people began to express outrage at the cost of the EpiPen and Mylan was widely and harshly criticized. In September 2016, the New York State Attorney General began an investigation into Mylan's "EpiPen4Schools" program in New York to determine if the program's contracts violated antitrust law and the West Virginia State Attorney General opened an investigation into whether Mylan had given the state the correct discount under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and subpoenaed the company when it refused to provide the documentation the state requested. In October 2016, Mylan announced a $465M

neg: Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York The Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York is the governing body of the University of the State of New York. The board was established by statute on May 1, 1784. The members were divided into five classes: 1) "ex officio" members including the Governor of New York, the Lieutenant Governor of New York, the Secretary of State of New York, the New York Attorney General, and the Speaker of the New York State Assembly, the Mayor of New York City, the Mayor

neg: David Storobin After his old district ceased to exist post-redistricting, Storobin ran in the nearby district which had somewhat different demographics in the November 2012 general election against former Democratic Councilman Simcha Felder in a newly created district. Storobin faced a 4:1 party registration disadvantage, leaving him an underdog. On November 5, 2013, he ran for the New York City Council's 48th District, losing to Democrat Chaim Deutsch. David Storobin David Storobin (born 1979) is a New York Attorney and a former New York State Senator who represented District 27 in the New York State Senate, which includes the neighborhoods of Borough

neg: 2018 New York state elections 2018 New York state elections The 2018 New York state elections took place on November 6, 2018. On that date, the State of New York held elections for the following offices: Governor and Lieutenant Governor (on one ticket), Attorney General, Comptroller, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, New York State Senate, New York State Assembly, and various others. Primary elections took place on September 13, 2018. While each party's candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor form a combined ticket in the general election, each party's candidates to the two posts run separately in the primaries. Democrats have won all 19

neg: Esther Wallenstein location at University Avenue and Kinsbridge Road in the Bronx in 1898. By 1942 it merged with the Jewish Child Care Association. The records of the Asylum are now housed at the American Jewish Historical Society in New York City. One of Wallenstein’s grandchildren, Herbert J. Wallenstein (August 1, 1917 – February 18, 1996) went on to become an Assistant Attorney General and the Bureau Chief of the Charity Frauds Bureau under New York State Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz (July 3, 1904 – June 20, 1996). He was also a candidate for New York State Assembly and Municipal Court

neg: 2018 New York Attorney General election Letitia James. The party endorsed both Letitia James and Zephyr Teachout prior to the September 13 primary election. Kenneth Schaefer, who was nominated as the Working Families Party's dummy candidate, withdrew by October 9 in favor of Democratic nominee Letitia James. Nominee: Letitia James. Victor J. Messina, Jr., the original nominee, withdrew by October 9 as well. Nominee: Michael Sussman On May 20, 2018, the Reform Party of New York State authorized four candidates to run for Attorney General in its September 13, 2018 primary: The polls showed that James (D) was likely to win the election (and she did)

neg: United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York The United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in 32 counties in the northern part of the State of New York. The current acting U.S. Attorney is Grant C. Jaquith who was named on July 1, 2017. The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York has jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney. Its jurisdiction comprises the counties of Albany, Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson,

neg: Ron Kim (politician) the five-way Democratic primary on September 13, and went on to defeat Republican Philip Gim in the general election, 68%-32%. On December 10, 2018, Kim announced that he would be seeking the New York City Public Advocate seat being vacated by Leticia James, who had been elected for New York State Attorney General.. In his first month in office, Kim helped pass legislation (A.3354) which implemented tax relief for New York City homeowners; the bill is projected to encourage housing development. Kim has supported bills related to education issues and services for seniors. He is also an active supporter of