Devian Shondel Daniels

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Devian Shondel Daniels

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 27, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Allegheny College, 2002

Law

City University of New York Law School, Queens College, 2002

Devian Shondel Daniels (Democratic Party) ran for election for Queens County District Attorney in New York. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 27, 2023.

Biography

Daniels earned a bachelor's degree from Allegheny College in 2002 and a law degree from CUNY School of Law at Queens College in 2002.

Elections

2023

See also: Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2023)

General election

General election for Queens County District Attorney

Incumbent Melinda Katz defeated Michael Mossa and George Grasso in the general election for Queens County District Attorney on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melinda Katz (D)	67.1	101,181
	Submit photo	Michael Mossa (R / Conservative Party)	26.9	40,563
		George Grasso (Public Safety Party)	5.0	7,529
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	1,445

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 150,718
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Queens County District Attorney

Incumbent Melinda Katz defeated George Grasso and Devian Shondel Daniels in the Democratic primary for Queens County District Attorney on June 27, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melinda Katz	71.0	44,601
		George Grasso	14.3	8,969
		Devian Shondel Daniels	14.0	8,799
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	448

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,817
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael Mossa advanced from the Republican primary for Queens County District Attorney.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Michael Mossa advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Queens County District Attorney.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Daniels in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2022)

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court Queens County (2 seats)

Karen Lin and Maria Gonzalez defeated William Shanahan and Daniel Kogan in the general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karen Lin (D)	32.9	257,873
✔	Submit photo	Maria Gonzalez (D)	32.0	250,671
		William Shanahan (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party)	18.0	141,121
	Submit photo	Daniel Kogan (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party)	17.1	133,970
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	775

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 784,410
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County (2 seats)

Karen Lin and Maria Gonzalez defeated Devian Shondel Daniels and Thomas Medardo Oliva in the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karen Lin	39.5	56,367
✔	Submit photo	Maria Gonzalez	24.1	34,284
		Devian Shondel Daniels	19.1	27,188
	Submit photo	Thomas Medardo Oliva	16.8	23,954
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	728

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 142,521
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Daniel Kogan and William Shanahan advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Daniel Kogan and William Shanahan advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County.

2021

See also: Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2021)

General election

General election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District

Cassandra Johnson defeated Daniel Kogan in the general election for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cassandra Johnson (D)	82.8	61,385
	Submit photo	Daniel Kogan (R / Conservative Party)	17.1	12,689
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	71

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,145
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District

Cassandra Johnson defeated Devian Shondel Daniels in the Democratic primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District on June 22, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cassandra Johnson	80.5	46,197
		Devian Shondel Daniels	19.1	10,986
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	218

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,401
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Daniel Kogan advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Daniel Kogan advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Civil Court Queens County 4th Municipal Court District.

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Devian Shondel Daniels did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Devian Shondel Daniels did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Devian Shondel Daniels completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Daniels' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a Queens County attorney. I practiced law in the Family criminal and civil court almost everyday for the past 14.5 years. I would be ready on day one for an assignment in any of the three courts.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I am running as a Democrat independent of the party machinery because voters want judges who are not beholden to anyone but the voters.
• I believe the courts should be about fairness and justice. Judicial candidates should value these principles and embody them in their career..
• Judgeships should not be treated as a career move but as a way to promote more justice and fairness in our society.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I want the criminal justice system and the judicial system to be fair to all communities.

Are there any little-known powers or responsibilities held by this office that you believe more people should be aware of?

Even though the ballot title is civil court title, whoever wins can be assigned to family court, criminal court or civil court. Therefore, at minimum, the person should have practiced law in those areas just like I have during the past 14.5 years.

Why are you running for this particular court seat?

I

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