Tiffany Cabán

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Tiffany Cabán
Personal details
Born1987 or 1988 (age 35–36)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationPennsylvania State University (B.A.)
New York Law School (J.D.)
WebsiteCabán for Queens

Tiffany Cabán (born 1987/1988)[1] is an American attorney and public defender. She is a candidate for Queens County's District Attorney in the State of New York, having run in the Democratic Party primary with the results uncertain and a recount pending. As of July 4, Caban trailed opponent Melinda Katz by 20 votes.[2]

Early life and education

Cabán was born in Richmond Hill, Queens, to Puerto Rican parents.[3] Her parents were both raised in NYCHA's Woodside Houses in Queens; her father was an elevator mechanic and her mother is children's caretaker.[4] She attended PS 62 and JHS 210 before attending St. Francis Preparatory School.[3] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pennsylvania State University, where she majored in studies of crime, law, and justice.[3] Subsequently, she earned a Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School.[3]

Career

Cabán is a public defender,[3] having worked for New York County Defender Services and the Legal Aid Society.[4]

Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary

Cabán is running for Queens County District Attorney, the top prosecutor in the borough of Queens, in the 2019 election to succeed Richard Brown, who died in office earlier in the year after making plans to retire.[5][6][7][8]

Cabán is running on a platform of criminal justice reform,[9] including ending mass incarceration, ending the War on Drugs, and reversing racial and economic inequalities in law enforcement by investing in education and jobs instead of prisons.[9] Cabán also calls for the decriminalization of sex work, so that sex workers can more easily inform law enforcement of unsafe working conditions.[8] Cabán has been endorsed by The New York Times,[6][10] as well as progressive politicians such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Larry Krasner, as well as several progressive members of the New York State Legislature.[10] The race drew national attention, with progressives seeing Cabán as "taking on the entire political establishment", drawing comparisons to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset victory in the 2018 U.S. House primary election over Joe Crowley.[7][8] She was also endorsed by current Suffolk County, Massachusetts district attorney, Rachael Rollins, a former federal prosecutor.[11]

Her campaign was endorsed and backed by Citizen Action of New York,[12] the Working Families Party,[13] the Democratic Socialists of America,[13] Make the Road, Real Justice[14] (a political action committee for progressive criminal justice reform[15]) and other community organizations in New York.[11]

On June 25, 2019, Cabán claimed victory in the Democratic primary over Melinda Katz (the borough president of Queens) but, as it is by a margin of just over one point, Katz refused to concede saying “God willing, I will come out on top,”.[16][17] On July 3, 2019, election officials said Katz pulled ahead in the final count and now leads Caban by a mere 20 votes, triggering a recount.[18]

Personal life

Cabán currently lives in Astoria, Queens, and has two rescue dogs.[3] She identifies as queer.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Max, Joey Fox & Ben. "20 Things Tiffany Cabán Promised To Do As Queens District Attorney". Gotham Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Mays, Jeffery C.; Ransom, Jan (July 3, 2019). "In Surprise, Katz Pulls Just Ahead of Cabán in Queens D.A. Primary". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "About Tiffany". Cabán for Queens. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ a b Rojas, Rick (June 26, 2019). "5 Key Things to Know About Tiffany Cabán". Retrieved June 27, 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ Cristo, Isabel (June 13, 2019). "Tiffany Cabán wants to transform what it means to be a DA". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  6. ^ a b The Editorial Board (June 18, 2019). "Tiffany Cabán for Queens District Attorney: The Times Endorsement". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Krieg, Gregory (June 24, 2019). "Tiffany Cabán's longshot campaign takes aim at the same powerful Democrats Ocasio-Cortez shocked". CNN. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ a b c d Kendall, Tyler (June 24, 2019). "Candidate backed by Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders for Queens DA looks to decriminalize sex work". CBS News. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. ^ a b "Issues". Cabán for Queens. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ a b "Endorsements". Cabán for Queens. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  11. ^ a b Lacy, Akela (March 26, 2019). "Progressives Coalesce Around Tiffany Cabán for DA in Newest Battle Against New York Machine". The Intercept.
  12. ^ Mangla, Ravi. "Citizen Action Endorses Tiffany Cabán for Queens District Attorney".
  13. ^ a b Grim, Ryan. "Endorsements Pouring in for Insurgent Queens DA Candidate". The Intercept.
  14. ^ "Real Justice endorsement statement".
  15. ^ "Real Justice: The Strategy". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  16. ^ Mays, Jeffery C.; Ransom, Jan (June 25, 2019). "Queens D.A. primary too close to call, as Cabán narrowly leads Katz". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  17. ^ Michaels, Samantha. "Progressive Insurgent Tiffany Cabán Declares Victory in the Primary for Queens DA". Mother Jones.
  18. ^ Muoio, Danielle (July 4, 2019). "Katz pulls ahead of Cabán in Queens DA primary, prompts recount". Politico. Retrieved July 4, 2019.

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