Letitia James
Updated: The lopsided endorsements for AG
Public Advocate Letitia James leads the pack of attorney general candidates in endorsements, while Zephyr Teachout is gaining support from progressive politicians and causes.
Zephyr Teachout
Unanswered questions from the state attorney general debate
The four Democratic candidates for state attorney general met Tuesday night for their highest profile debate yet.
Letitia James
No longer ‘defiant,’ James stumps for ‘respect’
New York City Public Advocate Letitia James becomes part of the establishment.
Andrew Cuomo
Guilty Trump allies, the Times' Teachout nod and Cuomo at the fair
In this week's headlines, former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was found guilty, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen reached a plea deal, and The New York Times endorsed Zephyr Teachout for attorney general.
Andrew Cuomo
The real reason Cuomo and James are calling to change double jeopardy law
Despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Public Advocate Letitia James' calls for action, the state Senate won’t do anything to confront Trump on Paul Manafort. They're doing it to win the primaries.
New York State
Maloney and Teachout share an obscure alma mater
Sean Patrick Maloney and Zephyr Teachout went to the same small New Hampshire high school.
New York State
Times endorsement gives Zephyr Teachout needed momentum in AG race
The New York Times endorsement gives Zephyr Teachout needed momentum in AG race, but Letitia James still has the edge as campaign enters its final weeks.
New York State
Battleground: New York
New York is the epicenter of the struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party.
New York City
Health care groups place their bets on James for attorney general
Tish James has received more than $100,000 from the health care sector.
Letitia James
Real estate spending heavily on attorney general race
REBNY and the Durst Organization have donated to multiple attorney general candidates
Sean Patrick Maloney
Leecia Eve: corporate and qualified for AG
Leecia Eve is running on her corporate corporate experience in the Attorney General race and considers herself the most independent candidate.
Sean Patrick Maloney
Sean Patrick Maloney unleashes his inner bro
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the lone man in the field of women, is charting his own path to win over voters, emphasizing strength, toughness, athleticism.
Sean Patrick Maloney
Sean Patrick Maloney goes on the offensive
Sean Patrick Maloney is going on the offensive in the attorney general's race.
Cynthia Nixon
‘Fraught with danger’: Why Cuomo might want to avoid a debate
Nixon and Teachout want debates. Frontrunners have little incentive.
Zephyr Teachout
Zephyr Teachout has a plausible path to victory
Two months after former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned over allegations of abusing multiple women, and roughly two months before the statewide primary elections, the Democratic race to replace him is taking shape.
Andrew Cuomo
Statewide candidates vie for most signatures, small donors
Here are the numbers of petitions and fundraising counts for prominent candidates running for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.
Zephyr Teachout
Ocasio-Cortez endorses Teachout for attorney general
Many female politicians have chosen to have events in front of the Fearless Girl statue in lower Manhattan, including Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. State attorney general hopeful Zephyr Teachout, however, chose to be endorsed by current political “it” girl Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a few feet away, in front of the Charging Bull statue.
Andrew Cuomo
Why upstate Democrats like lefty candidates
In recent Democratic primaries, rural parts of New York state have been the most likely to embrace left-leaning insurgent candidates such as 2014 gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential bid - and Cynthia Nixon's 2018 candidacy for governor.
Letitia James
James claims unanimous support of Democratic clubs
So far in the state attorney general’s race, eight New York City Democratic clubs endorsing New York City Public Advocate Letitia James for the open seat. James' campaign says no clubs have endorsed any of the other three Democratic candidates in the race – Zephyr Teachout, Leecia Eve and Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney.
New York State
Who could replace Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney?
If Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney wins the attorney general primary, Democrats would have to find a replacement candidate for Congress.
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