2002 New York Attorney General Election
The 2002 election was held on November 5 to elect the Attorney General of New York. Democratic incumbent Eliot Spitzer was reelected by a wide margin, defeating Republican Dora Irizarry. General election Polling Results References See also *New York gubernatorial election, 2002 * New York Comptroller election, 2002 * United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2002 2002 New York (state) elections 2002 New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was the 54th governor of New York from 2007 until his resignation in 2008. Spitzer was born in New York City, attended Princeton University, and earned his law degree from Harvard University, Harvard. He began his career as an attorney in private practice with New York law firms before becoming a prosecutor with the office of the New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney. From 1999 to 2006, he was the New York State Attorney General, Attorney General of New York, earning a reputation as the "Sheriff of Wall Street" for his efforts to curb corruption in the financial services industry. Spitzer was elected Governor of New York in 2006 New York gubernatorial election, 2006 by the largest margin of any candidate, but his tenure lasted less than two years after it was uncovered he Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal, patronized ...
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Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was the 54th governor of New York from 2007 until his resignation in 2008. Spitzer was born in New York City, attended Princeton University, and earned his law degree from Harvard University, Harvard. He began his career as an attorney in private practice with New York law firms before becoming a prosecutor with the office of the New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney. From 1999 to 2006, he was the New York State Attorney General, Attorney General of New York, earning a reputation as the "Sheriff of Wall Street" for his efforts to curb corruption in the financial services industry. Spitzer was elected Governor of New York in 2006 New York gubernatorial election, 2006 by the largest margin of any candidate, but his tenure lasted less than two years after it was uncovered he Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal, patronized ...
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Dora Irizarry
Dora Lizette Irizarry (born January 26, 1955) is a senior United States District Court Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Early life and education Irizarry was born on January 26, 1955, in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, and was raised in the Bronx in New York City. She attended the Bronx High School of Science and went on to graduate from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976 and Columbia Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1979.A Conversation with the Honorable Dora L. Irizarry, District Judge
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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 Netherland. The attorney general of the State of New York is the highest-paid state attorney general in the country. Democrat Letitia James currently serves as attorney general, in office since January 1, 2019. Functions 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). Organization 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. Chief d ...
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be th ...
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Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP ("Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. Since Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980s, conservatism has been the dominant ideology of the GOP. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. The Republican Party's intellectual predecessor is considered to be Northern members of the Whig Party, with Republican presidents Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison all being Whigs before switching to the party, from which they were elected. The collapse of the Whigs, which had previously been one of the two major parties in the country, strengthened the party's electoral success. Upon its founding, it supported c ...
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New York Gubernatorial Election, 2002
The 2002 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Republican Governor George Pataki was re-elected to a third term, defeating Democrat Carl McCall and Rochester billionaire Tom Golisano, who ran on the Independence Party line. , this was the last time a Republican won a statewide election in New York, and the last time Albany, Tompkins and Westchester counties have voted Republican in a statewide election. On Election Day, Pataki was easily re-elected, but fell short of receiving 50% of the vote. McCall received 33% of the vote, carrying New York City (other than Staten Island) and nearly carrying Albany County. Golisano received 14% of the vote, carrying his home county of Monroe in western New York. Republican primary Candidates *George Pataki, Governor of New York since 1995 Declined *Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City (1994–2002) Polling Results Pataki won the nomination unopposed. Democratic primary Candidates * Carl McCall ...
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New York Comptroller Election, 2002
The 2002 election was held on November 5. New York City Comptroller Alan Hevesi defeated former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso. Democratic primary Polling General election Polling References See also Comptroller 2002 New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

United States House Of Representatives Elections In New York, 2002
New York (state), New York held elections United States House of Representatives elections, 2002, with the rest of the country on November 5, 2002 Because it did not grow as fast as other states, New York lost 2 Congressional seats because of United States congressional apportionment, Congressional apportionment following the United States Census, Census. In the redistricting process, the parties agreed to eliminate one seat from each party, and do a pro-incumbent gerrymander. This did not work out as planned in the New York's 1st congressional district, 1st district, where incumbent Republican Felix Grucci ran an ad claiming that his opponent, Democrat Timothy Bishop, was soft on rape, rapists. This backfired, and Bishop won in an upset. After the United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2006, 2006 elections, only 6 of the 11 districts that had been gerrymandered to be Republican were still in Republican control. United States Congressional Delegations fr ...
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New York Attorney General Election, 1998
The 1998 New York Attorney General election took place on November 3, 1998 along with elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Democratic challenger Eliot Spitzer unseated one-term Republican incumbent Dennis Vacco in a major upset. Democratic primary Candidates * Catherine Abate, State Senator from Manhattan * Evan A. Davis, former counsel to Governor Mario Cuomo * Oliver Koppell, former Attorney General and State Assemblyman from the Bronx * Eliot Spitzer, white collar defense attorney and candidate in 1994 Polling Statewide Results General election Polling Results References See also 1998 Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions ...
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New York Attorney General Election, 2006
The New York Attorney General election, 2006 took place on November 7, 2006. Democrat Andrew Cuomo was elected to replace Eliot Spitzer (who became Governor) as the Attorney General of New York. Candidates Democratic Party *Andrew Cuomo, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development * Mark Green, former New York City Public Advocate *Sean Patrick Maloney, former White House Staff Secretary * Charlie King, former Department of Housing and Urban Development official Republican Party *Jeanine Pirro, Westchester County District Attorney Green Party *Rachel Treichler, lawyer and previous Green Party candidate for the New York State Assembly and the U.S. House of Representatives Libertarian Party *Christopher B. Garvey, patent and trademark attorney Socialist Workers Party * Martin Koppel, political organizer and writer Opinion polls Democratic primary General election Election results Primary Democratic Republican General References See al ...
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