Melinda Katz | |
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District Attorney of Queens County | |
Assumed office January 1, 2020 | |
Preceded by | John M. Ryan (acting) |
19th Borough President of Queens | |
In office January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Helen M. Marshall |
Succeeded by | Sharon Lee |
Member of the New York City Council from the 29th district | |
In office January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Karen Koslowitz |
Succeeded by | Karen Koslowitz |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 28th district | |
In office 1994–1999 | |
Preceded by | Alan Hevesi |
Succeeded by | Michael Cohen |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | August 29, 1965
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | David Katz (father) |
Education | University of Massachusetts, Amherst (BA) St. John's University, New York (JD) |
Melinda R. Katz (born August 29, 1965) is an American attorney and politician from New York City, serving as District Attorney of Queens since January 1, 2020. A Democrat, she previously served as the Queens Borough President. Katz was also a New York City Councilwoman from 2002 to 2009.[1] She had previously run for City Comptroller in 2009.[2] In June 2019, Katz won the Democratic nomination for Queens County's District Attorney, and won the general election in November 2019.[3]