Melinda Katz
2020 - Present
2028
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Melinda Katz (Democratic Party) is the Queens County District Attorney in New York. Katz assumed office on January 6, 2020. Katz's current term ends on January 1, 2028.
Katz (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Queens County District Attorney in New York. Katz won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Katz is the former Queens borough president of Queens Borough, New York. First elected in 2013, Katz won a new term in the general election on November 7, 2017. Katz resigned from office effective January 1, 2020, in order to serve as Queens County District Attorney.[1]
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 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 Katz in this election.
2019
See also: Municipal elections in Queens County, New York (2019)
General election
General election for Queens County District Attorney
Melinda Katz defeated Joe Murray in the general election for Queens County District Attorney on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melinda Katz (D) | 74.9 | 146,597 |
 | Joe Murray (R) | 24.1 | 47,112 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 2,040 | ||
| Total votes: 195,749 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Kogan (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Queens County District Attorney
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Queens County District Attorney on June 25, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melinda Katz | 38.8 | 34,920 |
 | Tiffany Cabán | 38.7 | 34,860 | |
 | Gregory Lasak | 14.5 | 13,048 | |
| Mina Malik | 3.9 | 3,526 | ||
 | Rory Lancman | 1.6 | 1,415 | |
| Jose Nieves | 1.3 | 1,210 | ||
 | Betty Lugo | 1.2 | 1,095 | |
| Total votes: 90,074 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Queens County District Attorney
Daniel Kogan advanced from the Republican primary for Queens County District Attorney on June 25, 2019.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Daniel Kogan | |
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Katz and public defender Tiffany Caban were the top two finishers in the June 25, 2019, Democratic primary for Queens District Attorney. While Caban appeared to be the first-place finisher on election night, Katz appeared to be the first-place finisher after mail-in ballots were counted. A manual recount which concluded July 25, 2019, found Katz in the lead. The Caban campaign filed a lawsuit challenging the disqualification of certain affidavit ballots. The New York Supreme Court heard arguments on August 6, 2019. Following the hearing, Caban decided not to pursue further legal action and formally conceded the race to Katz.[2][3]
2017
Queens County in New York held a general election for county officials on November 7, 2017. Queens County is also known as the Borough of Queens.[4] A primary election was held on September 12, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates in this election was June 13, 2017. Incumbent Melinda Katz (D) defeated William Kregler (R) and Everly Brown (Homeowners NYCHA ) in the general election for Queens borough president.[5]
| Queens Borough President, General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Melinda Katz Incumbent |
77.84% | 211,016 | |
| Republican | William Kregler | 21.29% | 57,705 | |
| Homeowners NYCHA | Everly Brown | 0.75% | 2,039 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.12% | 318 | ||
| Total Votes | 271,078 | |||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 General Official Election Results," November 27, 2017 | ||||
Incumbent Melinda Katz ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election for Queens borough president.[6]
| Queens Borough President, Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Melinda Katz Incumbent | ||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Melinda Katz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Melinda Katz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
On March 28, 2020, Melinda Katz learned she tested positive for COVID-19.[7]
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City and State New York, "Who’s endorsing who in the Queens borough president race," February 24, 2020
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Melinda Katz Comes Out Ahead After Queens DA Race Recount," July 25, 2019
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Melinda Katz Fends Off Progressive Tiffany Cabán In Queens Prosecutor Race," August 7, 2019
- ↑ NYC.gov, "New York City Counties," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017
- ↑ Politico, "Queens DA Melinda Katz tests positive for coronavirus," March 29, 2020
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