Voters Guide: N.Y. State Attorney General: Michael Henry

MICHAEL HENRY

REPUBLICAN

BACKGROUND:

• 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.

ISSUES:

• 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.