{"id":29310,"date":"2025-11-05T06:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/29310\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T06:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:50:13","slug":"manhattan-district-attorney-alvin-bragg-wins-reelection-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/29310\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg wins reelection bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2013 Incumbent <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/ap-political\/what-to-know-about-alvin-bragg-manhattan-district-attorney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alvin J. Bragg, Jr.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Alvin J. Bragg, Jr.<\/a> has won his reelection bid for Manhattan district attorney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bragg defeated Republican candidate Maud Maron, who has served as a public defender in Manhattan and the Bronx for over 20 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/york-election-results-2025-013000064.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:NYC Election Results 2025;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> NYC Election Results 2025 <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Key issues of Bragg\u2019s campaign included stopping gun violence, addressing mental health and disorder, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/mta-install-barriers-combat-subway-010146919.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:making the subway safer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">making the subway safer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bragg became <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/politics\/new-york-elections\/alvin-bragg-elected-manhattans-first-black-district-attorney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Manhattan\u2019s first Black district attorney;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Manhattan\u2019s first Black district attorney<\/a> in 2022, taking over the office from retiring District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. He is the fourth elected district attorney in Manhattan in the last eight decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bragg\u2019s career includes time as a federal prosecutor, an assistant attorney general for the state of New York, and a civil rights attorney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story comprises reporting from The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ben Mitchell is a digital content producer from Vermont who has covered both local and international news since 2021. He joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of his work <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/ben-mitchell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to PIX11.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to PIX11. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2013 Incumbent Alvin J. 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