Kristen Browde

Kristen Browde
Born
Kristen Prata Browde

1950 (age 73–74)
NationalityAmerican
EducationCornell University
Fordham University School of Law
Occupations
  • Attorney
  • politician
Political partyDemocratic
Websitebrowdelaw.com

Kristen Prata Browde (born 1950) is an American attorney, politician, and former journalist. She has been involved in local politics in New York and Florida and has advocated for the LGBTQ+ community since leaving journalism in 2013.

Browde worked in television and radio journalism, with a stint at the recently established CNN in the 1980s and 30 years as a reporter at NBC 4 News and CBS News in New York.[1] She began concurrently working as an attorney after graduating from law school in 2000.

Since leaving news media, Browde has continued to practice law and has been active in local politics as a member of the Democratic Party. She has held various positions in New Castle, New York, and countywide positions in Westchester County. She was narrowly defeated in the 2017 election for town supervisor of New Castle (a position equivalent to mayor) and the 2020 Democratic primary election for New York's 93rd State Assembly district. Her candidacy for town supervisor made her the first transgender person to run for office on a major party ticket in New York.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Slattery, Denis (April 5, 2017). "Transgender woman and former TV reporter runs for office in Hillary Clinton's Westchester town". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Journal News 2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).