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Saritha Komatireddy, the Republican Party's nominee for New York attorney general, is challenging incumbent Letitia James. Komatireddy, born in Brooklyn to Indian immigrants from Telangana’s Karimnagar district, is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and has served as a federal prosecutor and chief of staff at the Drug Enforcement Administration. She has prosecuted leaders of Al-Qaeda and ISIS, as well as members of the Sinaloa Cartel and Mexican officials linked to El Chapo. Komatireddy says her focus is on crime, fraud, and public safety, arguing these issues are worsening life for New Yorkers during an affordability crisis.
She describes herself as the first Desi statewide candidate in New York history and says her background drives her commitment to public service. Komatireddy has criticized James for prioritizing national political prominence over the duties of the attorney general’s office. She asserts the attorney general must act independently and has stated she would work with any official committed to public safety, including New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while exercising the office’s full authority.
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