New York AG TishJames just filed a civil fraud lawsuit against former President Donald Trump. Earlier this month, James joined us to speak about the threats facing our democracy, ahead of this fall's midterm elections.
. recorded a “fireside chat”-style discussion with Attorneys General Letitia James and Dana Nessel —two true trailblazers in the fight for justice and democracy—moderated by election administration expert and governor of the United States Postal Service, Amber McReynolds. The full recording is availableWe express our gratitude to Onida Coward-Mayers for her support in assembling this powerhouse panel.
Attorneys general across the nation were bringing cases against the Trump administration—and they were winning. I saw that really as the best way to fight back against constitutional trespasses against the people of my state. So, the first time ever I ran for office was in 2018, which probably was ill-advised [for AG] to be your very first office.
On one hand, our executive office holders are all progressive Democratic women. On the other hand, the legislature has been gerrymandered—though that’s going to change because the voters in my state passed a 2018 ballot proposal that allowed for a bipartisan redistricting commission. So, the districts have been redrawn fairly for the first time in my lifetime and I think that we will likely have a much more balanced, more fair and more representative legislature as of next year.
When asked why, many of them weren’t able to register to vote in time because there were outdated deadlines in their states. They might have forgotten or missed the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot or maybe weren’t eligible to get it. They might not have been able to take off work or couldn’t afford to wait in line for three hours to vote at their polling place on Election Day.
In 2017, I attended more marches and rallies within a span of a handful of months than I have probably in my entire life put together. Finally, I turned to my wife and I said, ‘I have to do something else besides protest.’Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson at the 2022 Michigan Democratic Party Nominating Convention Aug. 21. My office is focusing on making sure that New York remains a safe haven for all who seek an abortion.
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