New York attorney general election, 2010
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The New York attorney general election of 2010 took place on 2 November 2010. Democratic state senator Eric Schneiderman
beat his Republican opponent Dan Donovan to win the post of New York State Attorney General
, which had been vacated by Andrew Cuomo
following his run for Governor.
Eric Schneiderman
Eric T. Schneiderman is the 65th and current New York Attorney General.-Early life, education, and early career:Schneiderman graduated from Amherst College in 1977 with a B.A...
beat his Republican opponent Dan Donovan to win the post of New York State Attorney General
New York State Attorney General
The New York State Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of New York. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch colonial government of New York.The current Attorney General is Eric Schneiderman...
, which had been vacated by Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Mark Cuomo is the 56th and current Governor of New York, having assumed office on January 1, 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 64th New York State Attorney General, and was the 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development...
following his run for Governor.
Democratic Party
- Eric SchneidermanEric SchneidermanEric T. Schneiderman is the 65th and current New York Attorney General.-Early life, education, and early career:Schneiderman graduated from Amherst College in 1977 with a B.A...
, New York State Senator - Kathleen RiceKathleen RiceKathleen Maura Rice is the current Nassau County District Attorney. In November 2005, Rice defeated 31-year-incumbent Denis E. Dillon to become the first female district attorney of Nassau.-Early life and education:...
, Nassau CountyNassau CountyNassau County is the name of two counties in the United States:*Nassau County, New York*Nassau County, Florida...
District Attorney - Sean CoffeySean CoffeyJohn P. Coffey is a retired Navy Captain and former federal prosecutor. A former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, Bloomberg Markets dubbed Coffey "Wall Street's New Nemesis," after he led the lawsuit against WorldCom on behalf of the New York State Common Retirement Fund...
, former Assistant United States AttorneyUnited States AttorneyUnited States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands... - Richard BrodskyRichard BrodskyRichard Brodsky is an American politician who represented District 92 in the New York State Assembly, which includes the towns of Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant, the villages of Ardsley, Elmsford, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Tarrytown, as well as parts of Briarcliff and Yonkers,...
, New York State Assemblyman - Eric Dinallo, former New York State Insurance Superintendent
Republican Party
- Daniel M. Donovan, Jr., Staten Island District Attorney