{"id":27789,"date":"2023-12-16T10:26:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T15:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=27789"},"modified":"2023-12-16T10:26:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T15:26:54","slug":"democrat-westchester-d-a-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=27789","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Westchester D.A. candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/westchester-county-district-attorney-mimi-rocah-not-running-for-re-election-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the decision by Mimi Rocah not to seek re-election<\/a> a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/westchester-da-democratic-primary-race-expands-to-5\/ar-AA1lvVhs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">candidates have announced<\/a> their intention to seek the Democrat nomination for next year&#8217;s election.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting out the Democrat primary for 2A supporters is not an option, even if the choice comes down to voting for the least worse candidate. Here&#8217;s the material we have to work with so far.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagstaffforda.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Wagstaff<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyvoice.com\/new-york\/portchester\/westchester-native-announces-run-to-become-countys-first-black-district-attorney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8230; &#8220;As District Attorney, I will make Westchester County safer with integrity through the implementation of data-driven solutions for addressing gun violence, hate crimes, domestic violence, and property crime,&#8221; Wagstaff said of his goals if he were elected &#8230;<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sheralyn.pulvergoodman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheralyn Pulver Goodman<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/wagstaff-joins-westchester-da-race-145046543.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;&#8230; She said the scourge of gun violence that has terrorized minority communities requires a zero tolerance policy that sharply reduces plea-bargaining in weapon cases &#8230;&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul class=\"ssb_list_wrapper\"><li class=\"fb2\" style=\"width:135px\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gunpoliticsny.com%2F%3Fp%3D27789&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=true&amp;width=135&amp;height=21&amp;appId=307091639398582\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden;  width:150px; height:21px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/li><li class=\"twtr\" style=\"width:90px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=27789\">&nbsp;<\/a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script><\/li><li class=\"gplus\" style=\"width:68px\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=27789\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"ssb_linkedin\" style=\"width:64px\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.linkedin.com\/in.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">lang: en_US<\/script><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=27789\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the decision by Mimi Rocah not to seek re-election a number of candidates have announced their intention to seek the Democrat nomination for next year&#8217;s election. Sitting out the Democrat primary for 2A supporters is not an option, even if the choice comes down to voting for the least worse candidate. 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