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Maud Maron
Image of Maud Maron

Republican Party, Conservative Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 4, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

Barnard College, 1993

Law

Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, 1998

Personal
Birthplace
New York, N.Y.
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Maud Maron (Republican Party, Conservative Party) ran for election for Manhattan District Attorney in New York. She lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Biography

Maud Maron was born in New York, New York. Maron graduated from Barnard College in 1993 and earned a J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University in 1998. Her career experience includes working as an Attorney with the Legal Aid Society. Maron co-founded FAIR and PLACE NYC.[1]

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. defeated Maud Maron and Diana Florence in the general election for Manhattan District Attorney on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Alvin Bragg Jr.
Alvin Bragg Jr. (D / Working Families Party)
 
73.9
 
354,684
Image of Maud Maron
Maud Maron (R / Conservative Party)
 
20.6
 
99,091
Diana Florence (A Safer Manhattan Party)
 
5.5
 
26,451

Total votes: 480,226
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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
Image of Alvin Bragg Jr.
Alvin Bragg Jr.
 
73.6
 
194,798
Image of Patrick Timmins
Patrick Timmins Candidate Connection
 
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.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Maron in this election.

2022

See also: New York's 10th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 10

Daniel Goldman defeated Benine Hamdan and Steve Speer in the general election for U.S. House New York District 10 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Daniel Goldman
Daniel Goldman (D)
 
83.5
 
160,582
Image of Benine Hamdan
Benine Hamdan (R / Conservative Party) Candidate Connection
 
15.1
 
29,058
Steve Speer (Medical Freedom Party)
 
0.8
 
1,447
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
1,260

Total votes: 192,347
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 10

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 10 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Daniel Goldman
Daniel Goldman
 
25.9
 
18,505
Image of Yuh-Line Niou
Yuh-Line Niou
 
23.6
 
16,826
Image of Mondaire Jones
Mondaire Jones
 
18.1
 
12,933
Image of Carlina Rivera
Carlina Rivera Candidate Connection
 
16.5
 
11,810
Image of Jo Anne Simon
Jo Anne Simon
 
6.1
 
4,389
Image of Elizabeth Holtzman
Elizabeth Holtzman Candidate Connection
 
4.4
 
3,140
Image of Jimmy Jiang Li
Jimmy Jiang Li Candidate Connection
 
1.6
 
1,170
Image of Yan Xiong
Yan Xiong Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
742
Image of Maud Maron
Maud Maron
 
0.9
 
625
Image of Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio (Unofficially withdrew)
 
0.7
 
519
Image of Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
341
Peter Gleason
 
0.2
 
162
Image of Quanda Francis
Quanda Francis
 
0.2
 
129
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
100

Total votes: 71,391
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Benine Hamdan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 10.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Benine Hamdan advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 10.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mondaire Jones advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 10.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2021

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 1

Christopher Marte defeated Maud Maron and Jacqueline Toboroff in the general election for New York City Council District 1 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Christopher Marte
Christopher Marte (D) Candidate Connection
 
72.1
 
16,733
Image of Maud Maron
Maud Maron (Independent NY Party) Candidate Connection
 
14.1
 
3,265
Jacqueline Toboroff (R)
 
13.6
 
3,166
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
48

Total votes: 23,212
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Christopher Marte in round 8 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.


Total votes: 21,834
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Jacqueline Toboroff advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 1.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Maud Maron did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Maud Maron did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Maron's campaign website stated the following:

  • PUBLIC SAFETY

NYC is facing a public safety crisis. We must invest in law enforcement and build the relationship between police and the communities they serve. All citizens have the right to clean and safe streets and subways. We must address gun violence by arresting and prosecuting those that bring guns into our city and those that carry them illegally.

  • EDUCATION

Every child has the right to an education. A right to read and do math at grade level and graduate from high school. And parents have the right to know what their kids are learning and should be able to choose the school that is best for their child. Parents should also have the right to have input into what their children are being taught in schools.

  • ECONOMY

Small businesses in NYC were devastated by overly long and broad lockdowns. The cost of living in New York City is driving people from our communities. We need an all-of-government approach to ease the financial pain hard-working New York families are experiencing. We need responsible budgeting, sound fiscal policy and regulatory reform to make it easier to start and run a business in New York from our leaders in Washington, DC.

  • TAX RELIEF

We need to simplify the tax code, restore full SALT deductions and support hard working New Yorkers. The removal of SALT deductions for New Yorkers was an economic blow that caused disproportionate pain to our state as compared to the country.

  • COVID RECOVERY

An honest cost benefit analysis of Covid mitigation strategies on our city’s economy, workforce, families, seniors and students shows us that the cost was staggeringly high, and the benefits too little. In the present we must end all restrictions on youth–from toddlers to teens–who face the lowest risk and highest restrictions and continue to invest in therapeutics and long-term care for those who need it.

  • WOMEN'S RIGHTS & TITLE IX PROTECTIONS

Title IX is the landmark Civil Rights education legislation which guarantees equal opportunities to girls and women at federally-funded institutions. Girls and women’s sports must remain single sex. Women’s prison and domestic violence shelters must remain single sex.

  • LESBIAN & GAY RIGHTS

As a long time supporter of lesbian and gay rights, I am proud to run for congress in a district that includes Stonewall. While serving on Community Board 2, I voted in support of the resolution to make Stonewall a federal historic monument and will continue to celebrate and stand with the lesbian and gay community of NYC.

  • TRANSGENDER RIGHTS & GENDER DYSPHORIC YOUTH

The transgender community in New York is vibrant and all transgender individuals should have robust civil liberties protections including anti-discrimination measures in housing and employment law. Gender dysphoric youth and their families must have access to a full range of unencumbered mental health care to assist young people and their families in making thoughtful decisions about how to address their dysphoria.

  • HEALTHCARE

Providing affordable, accessible health care to all Americans is crucial and improves our nation’s economic health. The Covid-19 pandemic made clear that we have more work to do to make sure all Americans have access to paid sick leave, affordable prescription drugs and the ability to visit a doctor when necessary.

  • INNOVATION

We need to support ideas that keep us competitive, create jobs and improve American lives. In every industry there is an opportunity to inject technological innovation. But we need smart regulation without overburdening companies that create jobs with red tape.

  • ISRAEL

Israel is the only true democracy in the Middle East and a true, long-standing ally of the United States. I reject the BDS movement, the anti-semitism which informs it and condemn the violence it stokes towards the Jewish community in Israel, the United States and throughout the world.

  • FOREIGN RELATIONS

The United States learned painful lessons from our long engagement in Afghanistan and Iraq. We can and should support democracy where it is sought. But our first responsibility is to protect our own nation, secure our borders and provide safety and prosperity for the American people. [2]

—Maud Maron[3]

2021

Candidate Connection

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

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I am a mom of four, a public defender, an elected Community Education Council Member, and a New Yorker. I am running to represent Lower Manhattan because we need strong, bold, common-sense leadership, now more than ever.

Through my over two decades as a public defender, I know how to stand up for others and make sure their voices are heard; their rights are protected; and their needs are met. As a member of the CEC, as well as, a founding member of educational advocacy organization PLACE NYC and civil rights organization FAIR, I know how to serve as a community advocate and achieve meaningful change. And as a mother, lifelong New Yorker, and active community member, I am invested in ensuring a full recovery and a bright future for Lower Manhattan and New York City.

On City Council, I would fight for safer, cleaner streets; excellent education for all students, and thriving small businesses. I would work to promote public dialogue and respectful community discussions around complex issues. Most importantly, I would bring back leadership that is bold, honest, and has integrity, so that all downtown residents can have faith in our city in the years to come.

  • NYC needs clean, safe streets.
  • NYC needs excellent schools for ALL students.
  • NYC needs to support small businesses.
As a mom of public school children and as an education advocate, I am passionate about reforming our public schools. Our schools continually fail our children; with less than 50% of 3rd-8th graders able to read or write at grade level. The city must improve the academic performance of our schools to stop the exodus of parents and families from our city and protect the future of NYC’s children.

I am also committed to addressing the city’s public safety issues. The rise of violent crime over the past year is disturbing and undeniable. We must address this by adding more NYPD patrols in neighborhoods and funding a NYPD gun removal unit that uses effective policing to remove guns from offenders and save lives. Residents and tourists alike must feel safe on our streets for the city to recover.

Finally, I am passionate about bringing back small businesses. Small businesses, which account for half of NYC private sector employment, have taken an enormous blow during the pandemic. It is clear that we must rebuild our small businesses to bring back jobs and economic prosperity. Yet, NYS and NYC government actions have made it harder for small businesses to survive, not easier; small businesses face vast and prohibitive bureaucratic burdens and obstacles. To address this, we need to elect representatives who work with, not against, our local businesses.
I believe the New York City Council is a crucial institution because it wields enough power to enact meaningful change for NYC residents, but also is devoted to promoting local issues. As a city councilor, I would constantly seek advice and input from my constituents and neighbors. And now is the moment because New York is at a crossroads; facing a public health crisis, we are seeing rising crime and widespread flight from the city. The work of local government over the next couple of years is going to affect this city’s wellbeing for decades.
Hard work, honesty, transparency and a deep commitment to treating all people with kindness and dignity.
I believe I am uniquely qualified to represent my district because I am willing to stand up and fight for what we need right now. I bring leadership that is honest, has integrity, and is bold enough to fight for our neighborhoods. My priorities are simple, and yet crucial. We need safe, clean streets. We need excellent schools for all NYC students. And we need thriving small businesses. I believe that only I can help achieve these three critical goals.

There are many voters in our district who share my beliefs, concerns, and goals for the city. The neighbors that I talk to want safer streets, better schools, and thriving small businesses. They want parks and green spaces. They want to bring back public dialogue and respectful community discussions around complex issues. As I discuss these issues, my campaign is becoming known for my willingness to take on important but difficult problems. I am unique because of the open-minded way that I approach tough issues, which in turn is encouraging people to see that we can be brave in public spaces. We can care about things deeply, disagree, and still be neighbors who live in community together.

My first job out of college was working for the Randall’s Island Park Alliance in 1993.

Randall’s & Ward Island were underutilized parks in a city starved for enough park space. I was able to witness and be part of the early efforts to improve access, expand amenities and secure the kind of smart, ecological urban planning that is needed to preserve our parks and provide the active and passive recreation spaces that New Yorkers depend on.

I learned a lot in that position and take great pride in the successes of Randall’s Island park alliance since it has been a vehicle to provide open park space to so many New Yorkers.

My Antonia by Will Cather. It is a beautiful book about perseverance, strong women and true American values.
In general, I think many New Yorkers would struggle to define the role of city council member. The responsibilities associated with voting for the budget and land use decisions are often the most consequential. So, I would hope that this election is an opportunity for residents to get to know the role and how important it is to their day-to-day lives.
I believe it is beneficial to have life experiences, including a professional work history, that a member can draw upon to inform decision making. It can also be invaluable to have experience working within a community. These are often volunteer roles, but can greatly inform a potential candidate about key issues and how they would solve for these issues. Both of these, in combination, can be just as powerful as any past government experience.
I have represented individual clients as a public defender and I have represented and worked with a diverse constituency of parents as an elected Community Education Council parent. In both cases, it's been clear how critical it is to listen and come with an open mind to solving problems. If we are unable to listen to our community we can't hear and address the issues that matter most to them. Working collaboratively to find solutions that satisfy a broad array of concerns is a vital skill for any elected office.

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 24, 2021
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. Maud Maron's campaign website, “Issues,” accessed July 6, 2022