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Melinda Katz

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Melinda Katz

Melinda R. Katz (born August 29, 1965) is an American attorney and politician from New York City, serving as the district attorney of Queens since January 1, 2020. A Democrat, she previously served as the Queens Borough president. Katz was also a New York City councilwoman from 2002 to 2009. She had previously run for New York City comptroller in 2009. In June 2019, Katz won the Democratic nomination for Queens County's district attorney, and won the general election in November 2019.

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Chief Assistant
Jennifer L. Naiburg (2020-present)
Preceded by
Alan Hevesi
Succeeded by
Michael Cohen
Born
(1965-08-29) August 29, 1965 New York City, New York, U .
Party
Democratic
Domestic partner
Curtis Sliwa (sep. 2014)
Children
2
Relatives
David Katz (father)
Education
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (BA) St. John's University, New York (JD)
Website
Office website Campaign website

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Preceded byAlan Hevesi
Preceded byAlan Hevesi
New York State Assembly
Preceded byAlan Hevesi
New York State Assembly
Member of the New York Assembly from the 28th district 1994–1999
New York State Assembly
Succeeded byMichael Cohen
Political offices
Political offices
New York State Assembly
Political offices
Preceded byKaren Koslowitz
Preceded byKaren Koslowitz
New York State Assembly
Preceded byKaren Koslowitz
New York State Assembly
Member of the New York City Council from the 29th district 2002–2009
New York State Assembly
Succeeded byKaren Koslowitz
Preceded byHelen M. Marshall
Preceded byHelen M. Marshall
New York State Assembly
Preceded byHelen M. Marshall
New York State Assembly
Borough President of Queens 2014–2020
New York State Assembly
Succeeded bySharon Lee Acting
Legal offices
Legal offices
New York State Assembly
Legal offices
Preceded byJohn M. Ryan
Preceded byJohn M. Ryan
New York State Assembly
Preceded byJohn M. Ryan
New York State Assembly
District Attorney of Queens County 2020–present
New York State Assembly
Incumbent
New York State Assembly
Preceded byAlan Hevesi
Member of the New York Assembly from the 28th district 1994–1999
Succeeded byMichael Cohen
Political offices
Preceded byKaren Koslowitz
Member of the New York City Council from the 29th district 2002–2009
Succeeded byKaren Koslowitz
Preceded byHelen M. Marshall
Borough President of Queens 2014–2020
Succeeded bySharon Lee Acting
Legal offices
Preceded byJohn M. Ryan
District Attorney of Queens County 2020–present
Incumbent

References

  1. Queens County District Attorney
    https://queensda.org/team/jennifer-l-naiburg/
  2. The New York Daily News
    http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-08-16/news/17930677_1_affordable-housing-university-professor-manges
  3. New York Daily News
    https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/05/09/curtis-sliwa-scammed-ex-to-give-child-support-to-mistress-lawsuit-claims/
  4. ABC7
    https://abc7ny.com/politics/board-to-declare-katz-over-caban-in-queens-da-race/5427501/
  5. The Huffington Post
    https://www.huffingtonpost.com/melinda-katz
  6. "Melinda Katz"
    http://www.queensnewyork.com/elections/assembly/katz.html
  7. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/16/nyregion/the-1998-campaign-congress-weiner-is-victor-over-katz-in-bid-to-replace-schumer.html/
  8. The New York Daily News
    https://www.nydailynews.com/2004/10/24/orchestrating-29th-council-district-pols-still-in-first-house-but-on-fourth-career/
  9. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/nyregion/11jamaica.html
  10. The Real Deal
    http://therealdeal.com/issues_articles/where-real-estate-meets-politics/
  11. "Katz creates campaign team for Queens borough president run"
    http://queenscourier.com/2012/katz-creates-campaign-team-for-queens-borough-president-run/
  12. New York Magazine
    https://nymag.com/news/frank-rich/murdoch-payroll-2011-8/
  13. The New York Times
  14. "Melinda Katz Scores 1199 Endorsement | Observer"
    https://politicker.com/2013/08/melinda-katz-scores-1199-endorsement/
  15. vote
    http://vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/results/2013/2013GeneralElection/00401800013Queens%20Borough%20President%20Queens%20Recap.pdf
  16. vote
    http://vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/election_results/2017/20171107General%20Election/00401800013Queens%20Borough%20President%20Queens%20Recap.pdf
  17. "Borough President Katz Launches Run for Queens District Attorney"
    https://sunnysidepost.com/borough-president-katz-launches-run-for-queens-district-attorney
  18. Politico PRO
    https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2019/06/24/on-eve-of-primary-queens-da-race-turns-more-negative-1073650
  19. "Progressive Insurgent Tiffany Cabán Declares Victory in the Primary for Queens DA"
    https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2019/06/tiffany-caban-victory-bronx-district-attorney/
  20. "The Latest: Caban Claims Victory in Queens DA Race"
    https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-06-25/the-latest-queens-da-race-exceedingly-close
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