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Alvin Bragg Jr.
2022 - Present
2026
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Alvin Bragg Jr. (Democratic Party) is the Manhattan District Attorney in New York. He assumed office on January 1, 2022. His current term ends on January 1, 2026.
Bragg (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) is running for re-election for Manhattan District Attorney in New York. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. He advanced from the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025. The Working Families Party primary for this office on June 24, 2025, was canceled.
Bragg is the first Black person elected Manhattan district attorney.[1] He previously worked as a law professor, as New York State chief deputy attorney general, and as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.[2][3]
Biography
Bragg received a bachelor's degree in government from Harvard College and a law degree from Harvard Law School. Before being elected as Manhattan district attorney, he was a professor at the New York Law School.[2] From 2017 to 2018, he was the New York State chief deputy attorney general. The New York Daily News' Anna Sanders wrote, "At the state AG’s office, Bragg oversaw the Criminal Justice and Social Justice Divisions. During his tenure, the social justice division brought lawsuits against the Donald J. Trump Foundation, [Harvey] Weinstein and The Weinstein Company and even the [federal government] over a citizenship question on the census."[4] He also previously worked as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.[3]
Elections
2025
See also: Municipal elections in New York County, New York (2025)
General election
General election for Manhattan District Attorney
Incumbent Alvin Bragg Jr., Maud Maron, and Diana Florence are running in the general election for Manhattan District Attorney on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Alvin Bragg Jr. (D / Working Families Party) | |
 | Maud Maron (R / Conservative Party) | |
| Diana Florence (A Safer Manhattan Party) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Manhattan District Attorney
Incumbent Alvin Bragg Jr. defeated Patrick Timmins in the Democratic primary for Manhattan District Attorney on June 24, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alvin Bragg Jr. | 73.6 | 194,798 |
 | Patrick Timmins | 26.0 | 68,930 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 887 | ||
| Total votes: 264,615 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Maud Maron advanced from the Republican primary for Manhattan District Attorney.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Maud Maron advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Manhattan District Attorney.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Alvin Bragg Jr. advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Manhattan District Attorney.
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2021
See also: Municipal elections in New York County, New York (2021)
General election
General election for Manhattan District Attorney
Alvin Bragg Jr. defeated Thomas Kenniff in the general election for Manhattan District Attorney on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alvin Bragg Jr. (D) | 83.6 | 211,686 |
 | Thomas Kenniff (R) | 16.3 | 41,211 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 397 | ||
| Total votes: 253,294 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Manhattan District Attorney
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Manhattan District Attorney on June 22, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alvin Bragg Jr. | 34.2 | 85,720 |
| Tali Farhadian Weinstein | 30.7 | 76,892 | ||
| Tahanie Aboushi | 11.0 | 27,458 | ||
| Lucy Lang | 7.5 | 18,910 | ||
| Diana Florence | 4.9 | 12,246 | ||
| Elizabeth Crotty | 4.6 | 11,453 | ||
| Eliza Orlins | 4.2 | 10,610 | ||
 | Dan Quart | 2.8 | 6,984 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 330 | ||
| Total votes: 250,603 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Thomas Kenniff advanced from the Republican primary for Manhattan District Attorney.
Campaign themes
2025
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2021
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Noteworthy events
Criminal conviction of former President Donald Trump (R) (2023-2024)
On May 30, 2024, a Manhattan jury found former President Donald Trump (R) guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, making Trump the first U.S. president to ever be indicted on and convicted of felony crimes after his time in office.[5] Trump's sentencing took place on January 10, 2025. Judge Juan Merchan sentenced Trump to an unconditional discharge, meaning Trump would have the conviction on his record, but the sentence carried no jail time, fines, or probation.[6][7][8][9][10]
Trump responded to the sentence, saying, "The Radical Democrats have lost another pathetic, unAmerican Witch Hunt."[11] Trump said he would appeal the ruling. Trump's legal team can file a notice of appeal within 30 days of his sentencing date, and the appeal would be heard by a New York Appellate Division court.[12]
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) announced the grand jury criminal indictment of Trump on March 30, 2023, .[13] The indictment was unsealed on April 4, showing that the grand jury had voted to charge Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.[14] The trial began on April 15, 2024.[15][16][17][18] Judge Juan Merchan presided over the grand jury and the case.[19][20][21]
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The New York Times, "Alvin Bragg Wins, Becoming First Black D.A. in Manhattan," November 2, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New York Law Journal, "NY Chief Deputy AG Heading to New York Law School Teaching Post," December 10, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Alvin Bragg's campaign website, "Meet Alvin," accessed March 22, 2023
- ↑ New York Daily News, "Alvin Bragg announces Democratic primary campaign against Manhattan DA Cy Vance," June 18, 2019
- ↑ CNBC, "Trump guilty on all 34 counts in hush money trial, in historic first for a former U.S. president," May 30, 2024
- ↑ The Hill, "New York judge calls off Trump hush money sentencing ," November 22, 2024
- ↑ Associated Press, "Judge sets Trump’s sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time," January 3, 2025
- ↑ New York Courts, "DECISION and ORDER," January 3, 2025
- ↑ N.Y. Penal Law, "N.Y. Penal Law § 65.20," accessed January 8, 2025
- ↑ NPR, "Trump is sentenced in hush money case — but gets no penalty or fine," January 10, 2025
- ↑ Truth Social, "Trump on January 10, 2025," accessed January 10, 2025
- ↑ Axios, "How Trump's appeal will play out," May 31, 2024
- ↑ Twitter, "Alvin Bragg on March 30, 2023," accessed March 31, 2023
- ↑ Manhattan District Attorney, "Donald J. Trump Indictment," accessed April 4, 2023
- ↑ The trial was originally set to start on March 25, 2024, but was delayed due to the release of over 100,000 page of new evidence.
- ↑ Associated Press, "Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case, trial date set for March primary season," May 24, 2023
- ↑ The New York Times, "Judge Delays Trump’s Manhattan Trial Until at Least Mid-April," March 15, 2024
- ↑ Associated Press, "Trump’s New York hush money case is set for trial April 15," March 25, 2024
- ↑ Lawfare, "New York Supreme Court Judge Allows Public Disclosure of Trump Indictment," March 31, 2023
- ↑ The New York Times, "Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump in New York," March 30, 2023
- ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump," March 30, 2023
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