Voters Guide: N.Y. State Attorney General: Michael Henry
Michael Henry, Republican candidate for New York State Attorney General, poses for a portrait after a Lee Zeldin gubernatorial campaign rally outside American Legion Gilbert Rauh Post 1574 in Thornwood (Westchester County) on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. -- slVOTE -- Credit: James Escher
REPUBLICAN
- Henry, 42, of Queens, is a lawyer who runs what he calls a boutique firm specializing in commercial litigation and creditor bankruptcy where he says he’s recovered millions of dollars in assets for clients.
- He also has represented asylum seekers from China.
- Prior to his law career, he worked in the mortgage business.
- This is his first run for public office.
- He has a bachelor’s degree from Montclair State University, a master’s degree from St. John’s University and a law degree from Touro University.
- He has focused on crime, criticized a change in the law to make most misdemeanors and non-violent felonies no longer subject to bail and opposes a proposal that would bar police from using lethal force unless there is no other option.
- He says he would launch a criminal investigation into nursing home deaths due to COVID-19.
- He says his opponent hasn’t done enough to investigate political contributions and public contracts.
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