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Progressive Insurgent Tiffany Cabán Concedes to Melinda Katz in Queens DA Race

HeadlineAug 07, 2019

In New York City, Tiffany Cabán conceded Tuesday to Melinda Katz in the race to become the Democratic nominee for the Queens district attorney. Cabán appeared to narrowly win the race on election night, but a paper count saw her lose her lead by a razor-thin margin. In the final tally, she lost to Queens Borough President Melinda Katz by just 55 votes, after a judge refused to reinstate the approximately 100 disqualified ballots Cabán’s campaign was fighting for.

Cabán, a public defender and Democratic Socialist, ran on a progressive platform of ending cash bail, decriminalizing sex work and going after bad landlords, cops and immigration authorities. She vowed to keep fighting to reform the criminal justice system, tweeting, “We showed that you can run on a boldly decarceral platform. You don’t have to compromise your values or give in to fear mongering. You don’t have to play by the old rules.”

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