Saritha Komatireddy, a former federal prosecutor, is challenging New York Attorney General Letitia James in the Nov. 3 general election.
The state’s amended ballot certification lists Komatireddy on the Republican and Conservative lines. James appears on the Democratic and Working Families lines.
Legal experience
Komatireddy’s campaign biography describes more than a decade of federal prosecutorial work in the Eastern District of New York. It also lists service as chief of staff at the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Her law-firm biography lists degrees from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, a judicial clerkship and work on the commission investigating the Deepwater Horizon disaster. She is a partner at Holtzman Vogel.
Campaign priorities
Komatireddy’s campaign website emphasizes crime prosecution, treatment for people experiencing serious mental illness and homelessness, and investigations of fraud. These are her stated priorities.
The campaign also promotes creating an Office of Civil Commitment. Its stated purpose is to help address situations involving people who need court-ordered treatment; the proposal is a campaign position, not an office described here as already operating.
No submitted Surround Sound Media questionnaire response from Komatireddy was available as of Oct. 14. This profile uses her own campaign material, professional biography and the official ballot.
Responses are based on public data and answers to a Surround Sound Media questionnaire if they were provided.
