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Letitia James
James in 2020
67th Attorney General of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
GovernorAndrew Cuomo
Kathy Hochul
Preceded byBarbara Underwood
4th New York City Public Advocate
In office
January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2018
Preceded byBill de Blasio
Succeeded byCorey Johnson (acting)
Jumaane Williams
Member of the New York City Council
from the 35th district
In office
January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2013
Preceded byJames E. Davis
Succeeded byLaurie Cumbo
Personal details
Born (1958-10-18) October 18, 1958 (age 66)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationLehman College (BA)
Howard University (JD)
Columbia University (MPA)

Letitia Ann James (born October 18, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2019 as the Attorney General of New York (NYAG), having won the 2018 election to succeed Barbara Underwood. A member of the Democratic Party, James is the first African American and first woman to be elected New York Attorney General.[1][2]

Born and raised in Brooklyn, James graduated from Lehman College in The Bronx before obtaining her Juris Doctor degree at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She worked as a public defender, then on staff in the New York State Assembly, and later as a New York State Assistant Attorney General in the Brooklyn regional office.

James served as a member of the New York City Council from 2004 to 2013. She represented the 35th district, which includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, parts of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Bedford–Stuyvesant. James chaired the committees on economic development and sanitation and served on several others. From 2013 to 2018, she was the New York City Public Advocate, making her the first African-American woman to be elected to and hold citywide office in New York City.[3]

James was briefly a candidate in the 2022 New York gubernatorial election, but suspended her campaign in December 2021, opting to instead run for reelection as Attorney General.

Early life and education

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Letitia Ann James was born on October 18, 1958, in Brooklyn, New York.[4][5][6] She is one of eight children born to Nellie James (b. 1919, Martinsville, Virginia)[7] and Robert James.[8] She attended New York City public schools. Raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn, she attended Fort Hamilton High School in nearby Bay Ridge.[9] She received her Bachelor of Arts from the City University of New York's Lehman College in 1981, majoring in liberal arts with an emphasis in social work.[10][9]

James received her Juris Doctor degree from Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. in 1987,[11] and was admitted to practice law in New York State in 1989.[12][13] As of 2013, James was enrolled at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan, where she was working towards a Master of Public Administration degree.[14]

Career

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James served as a public defender for the Legal Aid Society[15] and established the Urban Network, a coalition of African-American professional organizations aimed at providing scholarships for inner city youth.[16][17]

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 focused on consumer complaints involving predatory lending and other unlawful business practices.[15]

2001 and 2003 city council races

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James' first run for the 35th Council district was in November 2001. In a close race, James received 42% of the vote on the Working Families Party line but lost to James E. Davis, a Democrat. In July 2003, just months before the next election, Davis was assassinated by Othniel Askew, a former political rival. Following Davis's death, his brother Geoffrey ran for his vacant council seat on the Democratic Party ticket, but on election day, November 4, 2003, Geoffrey A. Davis lost by a large margin to James as the Working Families Party nominee.[18] In that 2003 race, James officially became a member of the Working Families Party, and was the first citywide office-holder to run solely on the WFP line.[19][20][21]

City council tenure

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James speaking at City Hall, 2008

James is the first member of the Working Families Party to win office in New York State, and the first third-party member to be elected to the city council since 1977.[22] She has since changed back to the Democratic party.[19]

James again won the Working Families and the Democratic parties' nominations by a large margin over Samuel Eric Blackwell, an urban planner at Long Island University and pro-stadium advocate. She was re-elected on the Democratic line on November 8, 2005, with 88.11% of the vote, compared to 6.80% for Republican Anthony Herbert, and 5.08% for Independence Party candidate Charles B. Billups.[23]

On October 10, 2006, there was a devastating fire at the Broken Angel House, an architectural icon in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The fire attracted attention from the New York City Department of Buildings, which resulted in citations being issued for numerous building code violations. James represented Broken Angel's owner, Arthur Wood, pro bono in his negotiations to keep his home. The agency decided to allow Wood to re-occupy Broken Angel provided the upper levels were taken down and the central stairwell reconstructed.[24]

James in the New York City Council in 2009

She was the first to question cost overruns and irregularities in the subcontracting work of the new CityTime payroll system much touted by Bloomberg which eventually led to several indictments, Bloomberg asking a tech giant for $600 million back, and two consultants fleeing the country in 2011.[25][26]

James originally advocated for the demolition of the Second Empire houses on Admiral's Row in order to build a parking lot for a proposed supermarket to serve residents in nearby housing developments, but later supported preserving some of the historic housing.[27] In 2008, James, with Bill de Blasio, advocated against Mayor Michael Bloomberg's attempts to seek a third term without a voter referendum.[28]

James won the Democratic primary in September 2009 against her opponents, community organizer Delia Hunley-Adossa,[29] who received more than $200,000 from Forest City Ratner[30] and Medhanie Estiphanos, a financial consultant.[30] James went on to win re-election for a second term.

In May 2013, with a group that included construction unions, community groups and other elected officials, she was a part of an Article 78 lawsuit against the Bloomberg administration and Acadia Realty Trust seeking the shut-down of the City Point real estate project and a reassessment of its environmental impact.[31]

In June 2016, James attempted to pressure six financial institutions, including BB&T, Berkshire Bank, Citizens Financial Group, People's United Bank, Regions Financial Corporation and TD Bank, into ending its practice of providing financial services to gun manufacturers.[32] BB&T was specifically requested to drop the accounts of SIG Sauer of New Hampshire, but denied the request.[33]

Committee assignments

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  • Committee on Economic Development (chair)
  • Committee on Sanitation (chair)
  • Committee on Parks & Recreation
  • Committee on Small Business
  • Committee on Technology in Government
  • Committee on Veteran Affairs
  • Committee on Women's Issues[12][34]

Public Advocate

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Main article: 2013 New York City Public Advocate election
James at the 2018 NYC March For Our Lives rally

In 2013, James ran for New York City Public Advocate and received 36% of the vote in the first Democratic primary, under the 40% threshold that would have avoided a runoff election.[35] James won the runoff election on October 1, 2013, against Daniel Squadron, 59.4%–40.6%, becoming the party's nominee for the city's elected watchdog position in November.[36]

In the 2013 election campaign for Public Advocate, James was endorsed by many of the city's important labor unions, NOW, Planned Parenthood, Democracy for NYC, League of Conservation Voters, Amsterdam News and El Diario.[37] On October 1, 2013, James achieved a Democratic primary win in spite of her campaign fundraising trailing Daniel Squadron's and Reshma Saujani,[38] to become the Democratic Party's nominee for New York City's elected watchdog position. She was endorsed by third-place finisher Saujani in September[39] James won the Democratic runoff election.[35] Without a Republican opponent, she won the general election with over 83% of the vote.[40]

In 2017, James won the Democratic primary for her position with 77% of the vote, over closest competitor David Eisenbach's 23%.[41]

New York State Attorney General

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2018 election

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Main article: 2018 New York Attorney General election

In May 2018, James, who initially planned to run for Mayor of New York City in 2021,[42] declared her candidacy for Attorney General of New York and won the Democratic primary on September 13, 2018, with 40.6% of the vote; she defeated Zephyr Teachout (31%) and two other candidates.[43][44] On November 6, 2018, she was elected Attorney General, defeating Republican Keith Wofford.[45] She made history by becoming the first woman and African American to be elected as attorney general in New York and serve in that role.[45] During her campaign, James vowed to pursue Donald Trump, who she said was an “illegitimate president” and an “embarrassment.”[46]

Tenure

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James marching in June 2019 at Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019

James was sworn in as attorney general on January 1, 2019, succeeding Barbara Underwood, who was first appointed after the resignation of Eric Schneiderman.[47]

Suit against All Faiths Cemetery

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In September 2019, James filed suit against the officials of Queens's All Faiths Cemetery, alleging financial misconduct.[48]

State civil suit against the NRA

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In August 2020, James filed a civil lawsuit in New York Supreme Court against the National Rifle Association of America (NRA), accusing the organization of corruption and financial misconduct, and calling for its dissolution.[49][50] The NRA filed a countersuit against James, citing statements she made during her 2018 campaign.[51] In February 2024, a lawsuit brought by the New York Attorney General’s Office under James found that the NRA mismanaged charitable funds when it failed to stop top executives, including CEO Wayne LaPierre, from diverting millions of dollars for lavish personal trips, no-show contracts and other questionable expenditures. A jury found that LaPierre should pay the gun rights group $4.3 million in damages for mismanagement and misspending of charitable funds, having violated his fiduciary duties from 2014 to 2022. The panel also found the NRA’s former CFO Wilson Phillips should pay back $2 million for breaching his fiduciary duties as an executive. [52]

Investigation into state COVID-19 response

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In early March 2020, the attorney general's office began to preliminarily "investigate allegations of COVID-19-related neglect of residents in nursing homes."[53] The office solicited and subsequently received 953 complaints from patients' families regarding neglect of patients through November 16. The probe released its first report on both the nursing homes and the state Department of Health (DOH) on January 28, 2021, where it concluded that the department's public data under-counted nursing home deaths by up to 50 percent.[54] The methodology of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) was to compare deaths from COVID reported to the DOH and such deaths reported to OAG. The OAG press release makes no mention of medical analysis of the cases.[54] James said investigations into 20 separate nursing homes "whose reported conduct during the first wave of the pandemic presented particular concern" would continue for the foreseeable future.[54] The report was heralded by some in Albany as a "declaration of independence" from New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo after a two-year alliance in opposition to President Donald Trump.[55]

Three weeks after the report, the Albany Times-Union revealed an ongoing joint investigation by the FBI and the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, examining how Governor Cuomo's coronavirus task force played a role in nursing homes' COVID-19 response.[56] On March 18, 2021, The City found that the FBI's scope included a last-minute addition to the state's 2020 budget that provided greater immunity to long-term care organizations.[57] The head of the Greater New York Hospital Association said in an August 2020 New York State Senate hearing that the lobbying group had provided a "draft" of "some ideas to be included" to the governor's office.[58]

Report on Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment

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Further information: Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations

On August 3, 2021, James' office released a report finding that Cuomo engaged in multiple acts of sexual harassment.[59]

2022 Democratic primary for governor

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On October 29, 2021, James stated her intention to run for the office of Governor of New York in the 2022 Democratic primary[60][61] but withdrew from the race in December, after consistently polling behind incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul, with James instead choosing to seek reelection as Attorney General.[62]

2022 election

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Main article: 2022 New York Attorney General election

After James launched her reelection bid, all previous Democratic candidates withdrew their candidacies and endorsed her.[63][64][65][66][67] On November 8, 2022, James was reelected Attorney General, defeating Republican Michael Henry in the general election.

NFL investigation

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On May 4, 2023, James and her California counterpart Rob Bonta announced they would jointly investigate the National Football League over employment practices at its offices in New York City and Los Angeles, citing a report by The New York Times detailing complaints of harassment and discrimination made by former female staffers.[68]

2024 Trump lawsuit in New York

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Main article: New York civil investigation of The Trump Organization

In 2022, in her capacity as New York Attorney General, James filed a civil lawsuit against the Trump Organization and worked alongside the Manhattan district attorney's office in its criminal investigation of the organization.[69] Trump argued that previous comments by James, including referring to him as an 'illegitimate president' during her campaign for attorney general, prove that she has a political vendetta against him.[70] On February 16, 2024, the fraud case against the former president, Donald Trump, proved successful. Judge Arthur Engoron's 92-page ruling barred Trump from operating any business in New York for three years and fined him more than $355 million.[71][72]

Personal life

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James lives in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn and is a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.[73][74] She has never married.[75]

At a May 2022 rally, James stated that she had received an abortion early in her tenure as a member of the New York City Council. James said, "'I was just elected and I was faced with the decision of whether to have an abortion or not, and I chose to have an abortion. I walked proudly into Planned Parenthood, and I make no apologies to anyone'".[76][77][78][79]

Electoral history

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New York City Council

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2001 New York City Council's 35th district Democratic primary[80]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James E. Davis 6,691 37.37%
Democratic Letitia James 5,746 32.09%
Democratic Peter Williams 1,823 10.18%
Democratic Abraham E. Wasserman 1,754 9.80%
Democratic William J. Saunders 875 4.89%
Democratic Sidique Wai 556 3.10%
Democratic Robert A. Hunter 556 3.10%
Total votes 17,907 100%
2001 New York City Council's 35th district general election[81]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James E. Davis 13,129 55.64%
Working Families Letitia James 9,762 41.37%
Independence Sidique Wai 497 2.11%
Liberal Sidique Wai 210 0.89%
Total Sidique Wai 707 3.00%
Total votes 23,598 100%
Democratic hold
2003 New York City Council's 35th district general election[82]
Party Candidate Votes %
Working Families Letitia James 14,166 76.70%
Democratic Geoffrey A. Davis 3,077 16.66%
Independence Geoffrey A. Davis 497 1.71%
Total Geoffrey A. Davis 3,392 18.36%
Republican Anthony Herbert 549 2.97%
Conservative Abraham E. Wasserman 363 1.97%
Total votes 18,470 100%
Working Families gain from Democratic
2005 New York City Council's 35th district Democratic primary[83]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James (incumbent) 8,667 84.92%
Democratic Samuel Eric Blackwell 1,539 15.08%
Total votes 10,206 100%
2005 New York City Council's 35th district general election[84]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James 16,447 77.61%
Working Families Letitia James 2,275 10.74%
Total Letitia James (incumbent) 18,722 88.35%
Republican Anthony Herbert 1,309 6.18%
Conservative Anthony Herbert 181 0.85%
Total Anthony Herbert 1,490 7.03%
Independence Charles B. Billups 979 4.62%
Total votes 21,191 100%
Democratic gain from Working Families
2009 New York City Council's 35th district Democratic primary[85]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James (incumbent) 8,027 81.15%
Democratic Delia M. Hunley-Adossa 1,539 13.92%
Democratic Medhanie Estiphanos 488 4.93%
Total votes 9,893 100%
2009 New York City Council's 35th district general election[86]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James (incumbent) 19,873 92.29%
Republican Stuart A. Balberg 1,355 6.29%
Conservative Stuart A. Balberg 306 1.42%
Total Stuart A. Balberg 1,661 7.71%
Total votes 21,534 100%
Democratic hold

New York City Public Advocate

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2013 New York City Public Advocate Democratic primary[87]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James 191,347 36.11%
Democratic Daniel Squadron 178,151 33.62%
Democratic Reshma Saujani 76,983 14.53%
Democratic Cathy Guerriero 69,025 13.03%
Democratic Sidique Wai 14,409 2.72%
Total votes 529,915 100%
2013 New York City Public Advocate Democratic primary runoff[88]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James 119,604 59.02%
Democratic Daniel Squadron 83,043 40.98%
Total votes 202,647 100%
2013 New York City Public Advocate general election[89]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James 761,058 77.87%
Working Families Letitia James 53,821 5.51%
Total Letitia James 814,879 83.37%
Conservative Robert Maresca 119,768 12.25%
Green James Lane 16,974 1.74%
Libertarian Alex Merced 10,419 1.07%
Socialist Workers Deborah O. Liatos 5,114 0.52%
War Veterans Irene Estrada 4,216 0.43%
Students First Mollina G. Fabricant 2,391 0.24%
Freedom Party Michael K. Lloyd 1,799 0.18
Total votes 975,560 100%
Democratic hold
2017 New York City Public Advocate Democratic primary[90]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James (incumbent) 300,301 76.50%
Democratic David Eisenbach 92,246 23.50%
Total votes 392,547 100%
2017 New York City Public Advocate general election[91]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James 186,916 73.10%
Working Families Letitia James 16,586 6.49%
Total Letitia James (incumbent) 203,502 79.58%
Republican Juan Carlos Polanco 31,206 12.20%
Reform Juan Carlos Polanco 1,704 0.67%
Stop De Blasio Juan Carlos Polanco 988 0.39%
Total Juan Carlos Polanco 33,898 13.26%
Conservative Michael A. O'Reilly 9,868 3.86%
Green James C. Lane 6,160 2.41%
Libertarian Devin Balkin 2,276 0.89%
Total votes 255,704 100%
Democratic hold

New York Attorney General

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2018 New York Attorney General Democratic primary[92]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James 608,308 38.53%
Democratic Zephyr Teachout 468,083 29.65%
Democratic Sean Patrick Maloney 379,099 24.02%
Democratic Leecia Eve 52,367 3.32%
Total votes 1,578,588 100%
2018 New York Attorney General general election[93]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James 3,497,213 58.38%
Working Families Letitia James 152,350 2.54%
Independence Letitia James 89,676 1.50%
Total Letitia James 3,739,239 62.42%
Republican Keith Wofford 1,851,510 30.91%
Conservative Keith Wofford 257,090 4.29%
Total Keith Wofford 2,108,600 35.20%
Green Michael Sussman 72,512 1.21%
Libertarian Christopher Garvey 43,767 0.73
Reform Nancy Sliwa 26,441 0.44%
Total votes 5,990,559 100%
Democratic hold
2022 New York Attorney General general election[94]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Letitia James 2,769,312 49.29%
Working Families Letitia James 280,150 4.99%
Total Letitia James (incumbent) 3,049,462 54.28%
Republican Michael Henry 2,262,323 40.27%
Conservative Michael Henry 306,187 5.45%
Total Michael Henry 2,568,510 45.72%
Total votes 5,617,972 100%
Democratic hold

See also

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Preceded by Member of the New York City Council
from the 35th district
2004–2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Public Advocate of New York City
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