LETITIA JAMES 
 DEMOCRAT 
 BACKGROUND: 
<ul> 
 <li> James, 64,&nbsp;of Brooklyn, was first elected attorney general in 2018, becoming the first African American and first woman elected to the job. </li> 
 <li> She led two investigations highly critical of ex-Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. One of them, regarding sexual harassment allegations, was a leading factor in Cuomo’s decision to resign in 2021. </li> 
 <li> She announced a run for governor but switched to running again for attorney general after most Democratic leaders lined up for Gov. Kathy Hochul. </li> 
 <li> She has a bachelor’s degree from Lehman College and a law degree from Howard University. </li> 
</ul> 
 ISSUES: 
<ul> 
 <li> She has led several probes of Donald Trump’s business dealings. One resulted in Trump being ordered to pay $2 million for misusing his charity to help his political campaign. An ongoing lawsuit against Trump, his children and his organization alleges broad financial fraud. </li> 
 <li> She touts a probe that led accused the Cuomo administration of undercounting deaths in nursing homes due to COVID-19. </li> 
 <li> She cites these high-profile cases in saying she will “never be bullied” by those in power. </li> 
</ul>

LETITIA JAMES DEMOCRAT BACKGROUND: James, 64, of Brooklyn, was first elected attorney general in 2018, becoming the first African American and first woman elected to the job. She led two investigations highly critical of ex-Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. One of them, regarding sexual harassment allegations, was a leading factor in Cuomo’s decision to resign in 2021. She announced a run for governor but switched to running again for attorney general after most Democratic leaders lined up for Gov. Kathy Hochul. She has a bachelor’s degree from Lehman College and a law degree from Howard University. ISSUES: She has led several probes of Donald Trump’s business dealings. One resulted in Trump being ordered to pay $2 million for misusing his charity to help his political campaign. An ongoing lawsuit against Trump, his children and his organization alleges broad financial fraud. She touts a probe that led accused the Cuomo administration of undercounting deaths in nursing homes due to COVID-19. She cites these high-profile cases in saying she will “never be bullied” by those in power.

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