Attorney General

DEMOCRATIC · WORKING FAMILIES

Sitting AG seeking a third term; won the Democratic Party designation by acclamation.

WHERE THEY STAND

• Rent & Housing

  Publishes an annual 'worst landlords' list and has brought enforcement against large landlords and NYC public-housing management.

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• Healthcare

  Has used the office to defend abortion access in New York and challenge out-of-state restrictions affecting NY residents.

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• Public Safety

  Lobbied for body cameras and an independent special-prosecutor unit for police misconduct cases; her office has sued the NYPD.

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REPUBLICAN · CONSERVATIVE

Former federal prosecutor in Brooklyn's Eastern District of New York; chosen as the Republican nominee at the party's February 2026 convention.

WHERE THEY STAND

• Public Safety

  Proposes a major expansion of criminal prosecution within the Attorney General's office and a transit crime strike force targeting repeat subway offenders, including possibly banning repeat violent offenders from public transportation. Says 'if New York isn't safe, nothing else matters.'

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• Transit & Fares

  Her subway-safety plan centers on stronger enforcement against transit crimes via a dedicated strike force aimed at repeat offenders, framing transit policy around policing rather than service or fare expansion.

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