New York attorney general election, 2010

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The New York attorney general election of 2010 will involve the reelection campaign of Democrat Andrew Cuomo, elected in 2006.

1 Candidates for attorney general
- 1.1 Democratic Party
- 1.2 Republican Party
2 See also

[edit] Candidates for attorney general

[edit] Democratic Party

Current Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will likely seek the Democratic nomination for a second term in 2010, unless he seeks another run for the Governorship. Other potential candidates include -

Charlie King - Attorney, former regional director for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for New York and New Jersey (1999-2001), former chairman of the Democratic County Committee in New York County, former Lieutenant Governor candidate (1998, 2002), and 2006 candidate
Sean Patrick Maloney - First Deputy Secretary to Governor Eliot Spitzer, former Senior West Wing advisor to President Bill Clinton (1997-2000), youngest person to serve as White House Staff Secretary, and 2006 candidate

[edit] Republican Party

Potential candidates include -

Edward F. Cox - Attorney, Son-in-Law of former President Richard Nixon, 2006 U.S. Senate candidate
Mary Donohue - Judge of the New York Court of Claims, former Lieutenant Governor (1999-2006), former Justice of the New York State Supreme Court (1996-1998), and former Rensselaer County District Attorney
Rick Lazio - Executive vice-president at JPMorgan Chase & Co., former Congressman from New York's 2nd congressional district (1993-2001), 2000 U.S. Senate nominee
Chauncey Parker - Former Director of Criminal Justice Services in New York (2002-2007), former Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan, former Assistant United States Attorney in Manhattan, and potential 2006 candidate
Jeanine Pirro - Former Westchester County District Attorney and 2006 nominee
Michael J. Garcia- current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. His office brought down former Governor Elliot Spitzer in the prostitution scandal.