He initially encouraged her to
run for attorney general in 2010, but backed away from her as the campaign progressed and an anticipated victory slipped away from her.
ALBANY — Intermediaries for Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro, the presumptive GOP gubernatorial candidate, recently reached out to former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara
about running for attorney general on a fusion ticket, the Daily News has learned.
The campaign account is ostensibly geared
toward running for attorney general once again, but the quick turnaround suggested the Manhattan Democrat may also be considering a run for governor.
≥ 280 CHARACTER HOT TAKE: Just flagging this tweet by a state rep.
running for attorney general for when someone disagrees with my first item and tries to argue the move against Scott Israel isn't politically motivated.
John Cahill has been calling Republican county chairs and donors in recent days to gauge support for a
potential run for attorney general, a source with knowledge of the talks on Friday said.
If anything, the effort calls to mind an episode from Spitzer's
first run for attorney general in 1998 when he denied the extent of how much cash of his father had given him or if that violated family contribution caps.
«I just can't imagine that Nikolas Cruz can commit such a heinous crime and then, as a result, we tell potentially a 20 - year - old single mother living alone that she can not purchase a firearm to protect herself,» Representative Jay Fant of Jacksonville, a
Republican running for attorney general, said on the House floor.
«[G] iven the timing of Eric Schneiderman's resignation and the current state law prohibiting candidates from seeking two offices simultaneously, I have determined that I can not
run for Attorney General at this time,» she said.
Bharara last week did not rule out
running for attorney general because he thought the job was important, especially in light of actions by the Trump administration, but was reluctant to step foot into electoral politics.
ALBANY — Laying the groundwork for a
possible run for attorney general, State Sen. Mike Gianaris has reactivated a long - dormant campaign account and begun raising funds for a statewide campaign in 2018.
That would suspend any mayoral run for James until at least 2021, but the DA seat would also open her up for a potential
statewide run for attorney general, especially if current AG Eric Schneiderman runs for governor, sources said.
A former Nassau County district attorney,
Rice ran for attorney general in 2010 and finished just a few points behind Schneiderman in a five - way primary where she was the only woman.
Gianaris said campaign finance disclosures set to be filed on Friday would show he has raised $ 350,000 in the statewide account, New Yorkers for Gianaris, that had its roots in his
abortive run for attorney general in 2006, when Eliot Spitzer vacated the office to run (successfully) for governor.
3) For New York State Senator Joe Bruno, whose idea it was that
Pirro run for Attorney General rather than face Hillary Clinton in the senate race, a hearing aid for the ethically tone deaf.
The very last thing «Copy Cat» Cuomo and the Democ «rats» want is a Michael
Garcia running for Attorney General or dare I say GOVERNOR Before there was the «Oracle at Delphi» there was Count Vampire J. Machiavelli VJ Machiavelli
A long - time supporter of Cuomo, the union was the first to back his
successful run for attorney general in 2006 and called on him to run for governor in 2009 before he became a declared candidate.
At the convention, Republicans unanimously nominated ex-Pataki aide John Cahill to
run for attorney general against incumbent Eric Schneiderman and Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci to challenge state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Prior to that, the last contribution Cuomo gave to a federal candidate, according to the FEC, was a $ 1,000 donation to Kirsten Gillibrand's House committee in 2006, when he was
running for attorney general after a political hiatus.
«It probably was no accident that when Andrew
Cuomo ran for attorney general, long - term Cuomo friend Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes went out and attacked Mark Green.»
But Wall Spitzer, 55, has shunned the campaign trail and has yet to grant any interviews about her husband, which stands in stark contrast to her frequent appearances at Spitzer's side during his
previous runs for attorney general and governor.
«I've been a fan of Eliot Spitzer since he
first ran for attorney general,» said Mr. Corbett, who argued Mr. Spitzer's résumé was perfectly suited for the job.
Intermediaries for Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro, the presumptive GOP gubernatorial candidate, recently reached out to former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, a Democrat,
about running for attorney general on a fusion ticket.
Rice, a Long Island Democrat, said New York's prohibition on seeking two offices at once means she «can not
run for Attorney General at this time.»
Campaign finance rules allow city funds to be easily transferred to a state account, and could help Garodnick finance a potential
statewide run for attorney general or state comptroller in 2017.