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Letitia James

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Letitia Ann "Tish" James (born October 18, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2019 as the 67th attorney general of New York (NYAG), having won the 2018 election to succeed Barbara Underwood. A member of the Democratic Party, James is the first African American and first woman NYAG. Born and raised in Brooklyn, James graduated from Lehman College in the Bronx before obtaining her Juris Doctor degree at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She worked as a public defender, then on staff in the New York State Assembly, and later as a New York State Assistant Attorney General in the Brooklyn regional office. James served as a member of the New York City Council from 2004 to 2013. She represented the 35th district, which includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, parts of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Bedford–Stuyvesant. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Letitia James is the 18,886th most popular politician (down from 18,379th in 2024), the 16,206th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,113th in 2019) and the 1,303rd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Letitia James ranks 18,886 out of 19,576. Before her are Mark Brown, David Pryor, Benedicto Kiwanuka, Sergei Udaltsov, Princess Yōko of Mikasa, and Alice Bah Kuhnke. After her are Gyaincain Norbu, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, Tom Cotton, Asaduddin Owaisi, Hina Jilani, and Hanna Tetteh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Letitia James ranks 742. Before her are Mohamed Kaci-Saïd, Steven Smith, Joseph Finder, Neil Turok, Gordon Cowans, and Cyrille Regis. After her are Kevin Hooks, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Josh Pais, Tina Smith, Ian Woosnam, and Anne Michaels.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Letitia James ranks 16,213 out of 20,380. Before her are Coco Austin (1979), Josie Totah (2001), Nick Oliveri (1971), Romeo Miller (1989), Garrett Wang (1968), and Ann Jillian (1950). After her are Tahereh Mafi (1988), Ruby Riott (1991), Brian Robbins (1963), Kevin Hooks (1958), Doris Kearns Goodwin (1943), and J. D. Pardo (1980).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Letitia James ranks 1,303. Before her are Huma Abedin (1976), Rashida Tlaib (1976), Sean Parnell (1962), Thomas Eagleton (1929), Kirstjen Nielsen (1972), and David Pryor (1934). After her are Tom Cotton (1977), Eddie Bernice Johnson (1935), Morgan Ortagus (1982), Conrad Burns (1935), Zachariah Chandler (1813), and Pat Toomey (1961).

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