NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Democratic New York Attorney General candidate Zephyr Teachout announced Sunday she is suspending her campaign and will support Attorney General Letitia James in her race for re-election.
"Our campaign for NY Attorney General has always been rooted in doing the best for New Yorkers," Teachout said in a statement on Twitter. "Attorney General Letitia James is an exceptional leader and dedicated public servant. Given her decision to seek re-election, I will be immediately suspending my own campaign."
"I strongly support Attorney General James in her re-election and her critical fights to deliver justice for the people of New York," she added.
Teachout, a Fordham law professor and political activist who lost to James in 2018 for the attorney general's role, now joins other candidates who bowed out of the race following James' decision to suspend her own race in the Democratic primary for New York governor and run for re-election instead.
"There are a number of important investigations and cases that are underway, and I intend to finish the job. I am running for re-election (as Attorney General) to complete the work New Yorkers elected me to do," James announced last Thursday.
Attorney Daniel Goldman and State Sen. Shelley Mayer have also suspended their Democratic attorney general campaigns, endorsing James' re-election.
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