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Rory Lancman
Democratic
Current Occupation
City Council Member
Previous Occupation
State Assembly Member; Attorney in private practice representing the victims of workplace harassment and discrimination, wage theft, and serious injury
Education
B.A. Queens College CUNY; J.D. Columbia Law
Organizational Affiliation
N/A
Prior Public Experience
State Assembly Member (six years); Member, Queens Community Board 8 (sixteen years); Chair, Queens Hospital Center Community Advisory Board
Candidate Statement
Our criminal justice system is broken -- it’s racist, discriminates against the poor, and fails to keep women, working people, and immigrants safe. As Queens District Attorney, I will use my authority to radically transform criminal justice in Queens -- to end overpolicing and mass incarceration, money bail, and the manipulation of rules and procedures to coerce people into pleading guilty to crimes they didn’t commit. As District Attorney I will focus our resources on protecting women from violence, working people from having their wages stolen and their safety put at risk, immigrants from deportation, and all New Yorkers from hate crimes, with an office that is diverse, transparent, and rooted in the ethics of doing justice.
