*In the fall of 2010, Eric Schneiderman ran for attorney general and was elected. Information is from 2010.

Biography

Occupation— New York senator, District 31 (Manhattan’s Upper West Side)

Education— Bachelor’s degree, Amherst College, law degree; Harvard Law School

Family— Daughter, Catherine.

Community Involvement— Anti-crime advocate and founder of the Attorney General’s Anti-Crime advocates program. Member of the board of the Lawyer’s Committee on Violence.

Past Offices

Counsel to the West Side Crime Prevention Program. Lead counsel to the Straphangers Campaign (2001-2003). Senate Deputy Democratic Leader (2003-2006). Commissioner of the New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform (2007). Chair of the Senate Codes Committee (Elected in January 2009).

Labor Endorsements

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, Freelancers Union, SEIU Local 32BJ, SEIU Local 200United, New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, United Auto Workers Regions 9 and 9a, United Federation of Teachers, Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association, Local 831

Organization Endorsements

Citizen Action of New York, Citizens Union, Democracy for New York City, Empire State Pride Agenda, Fukien American Association, Hispanic Alliance of Western New York, Lin Sing, Long Island Progressive Coalition, Marriage Equality New York, NARAL Pro-Choice New York, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence

Contact Information

Schneiderman for Attorney General
131 Varick Street, Suite 924
New York, NY 10013
ph: 212-242-5301
fx: 212-242-5303