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Attorney General

What this job does

The attorney general is the state's top lawyer. The office defends the state in court and brings lawsuits to protect consumers, workers, renters and the environment. It mostly handles civil cases; it prosecutes crimes only in certain areas, such as Medicaid fraud. A term is four years. source: ny1.com

Letitia A. James Democratic / Working FamiliesAttorney general
Saritha Komatireddy Republican / ConservativeLawyer; former federal prosecutor

Candidates in the order the New York State Board of Elections lists them . Your ballot may show the candidates in a different order, and the same candidate can appear on more than one party line.