Meet the Candidates: Brooklyn District Attorney (Democrats)

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 5, 2017

Meet the Democratic candidates running for Brooklyn DA. 

  • Eric Gonzalez, acting Brooklyn district attorney | Website
  • Patricia Gatling, former chief of Narcotics Bureau for the Brooklyn DA and former commissioner of the NYC Commission on Human Rights | Website
  • Marc Fliedner, former chief of the Civil Rights Bureau of the Brooklyn DA and civil right and criminal defense attorney| Website 
  • Anne Swern, former Brooklyn ADA and managing counsel at Brooklyn Legal Services | Website 
  • Ama Dwimoh, former chief of the Crimes Against Children Bureau in the Brooklyn DA | Website
  • Vincent Gentile, NYC City Council member, former assistant DA in the Queens County DA | Website

Primary elections for Mayor, Brooklyn District Attorney, City Council and more are coming up on Tuesday September 12. Learn more about the races in your district with WNYC's guide created with City Limits and Gotham Gazette.

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