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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of New York State and asked of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).Questions & Answers
1. The New York State Attorney General is the chief prosecutor for the state and the defender of the people. For which aspect of the job do you think you are most qualified; on which aspect would you personally focus?
I will lead the fight to get illegal guns off our streets, clean up the corruption in Albany, protect pensions and health benefit rights, and stop corporate pollution of our air and water. I will work closely with Governor Spitzer, as I did with President Clinton and D.A. Morgenthau.2. Would you target or investigate public authorities, and how would you slow down (or stop) their loophole borrowing?
As Attorney General, I will investigate the activities of public authorities to discover any fraud or other illegalities. I will fight for legislation to force prior review and approval of public authority debt and for public authorities to be required to make available on-line full financial disclosure of their activities.3. What should be the role of the Attorney General in ending gerrymandering in New York State?
As Attorney General, I will draft and fight for legislation to establish an independent redistricting commission, as other states have done. Currently, the majority parties in both houses of the State Legislature redraw district lines every ten years, permitting those in power to maintain the status quo.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.
- Original answers for a published Voters Guide were limited to 50 words and are presented as submitted. Candidates have since been invited to supply answers of any length for the Web.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).
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