{"id":937869,"date":"2021-10-29T14:58:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T18:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=937869"},"modified":"2021-10-29T14:58:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T18:58:42","slug":"ny-attorney-general-letitia-james-launches-bid-for-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-attorney-general-letitia-james-launches-bid-for-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Attorney General Letitia James Launches Bid For Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fny-attorney-general-letitia-james-launches-bid-for-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=937869&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"44.603528801245\">\n<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday officially launched a bid for governor against Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.<\/p>\n<p>James\u2019 announcement comes just two months after the resignation of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo due to multiple claims of sexual harassment. As attorney general, James oversaw the five-month investigation into the claims, which the inquiry <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/03\/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-andrew-cuomo-sexually-harassment-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found to be credible<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>James\u2019 announced her campaign in a video where she touted her <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/17\/new-york-sues-amazon-jeopardizing-workers-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wide-ranging<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/08\/06\/trump-nra-relocate-texas-new-york-ag-files-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lawsuits<\/a> against various groups and vowed to be someone embodying a \u201cforce for change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m running for Governor of New York because I have the experience, vision, and courage to take on the powerful on behalf of all New Yorkers,\u201d James said, adding in the video that she\u2019s \u201cheld accountable those who mistreat and harass women in the workplace, no matter how powerful the offenders.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/11\/kathy-hochul-release-ny-nursing-home-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Hochul Hints At Releasing Nursing Home Data)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"11.570247933884\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m running for Governor of New York because I have the experience, vision, and courage to take on the powerful on behalf of all New Yorkers.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s do this, together. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JA21M19p5m\">pic.twitter.com\/JA21M19p5m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tish James (@TishJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TishJames\/status\/1454138856987631622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hochul, then the lieutenant governor, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/24\/kathy-hochul-swornin-first-female-governor-andrew-cuomo-disgrace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">took over for Cuomo<\/a> and soon after announced her intent to run for a full term in 2022. James, however, is her highest-profile challenger so far and would be the first black governor in state history if elected.<\/p>\n<p>The two are also from opposite ends of New York, with Hochul hailing from Buffalo and James from Brooklyn. Outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has also <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/03\/mayor-bill-de-blasio-hints-run-governor-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">considered running<\/a> while Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/08\/new-york-lee-zeldin-gubernatorial-campaign-cuomo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">long shot bid<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday officially launched a bid for governor against Democratic Gov. 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