Resolution in support of the UFT endorsing Alvin Bragg for re-election for Manhattan District Attorney
WHEREAS, the New York City 2025 local elections UFT endorses Alvin Bragg for his reelection to the Office of Manhattan District Attorney; and
WHEREAS, Alvin Bragg served as the Chief Deputy Attorney General in New York State overseeing some of the office’s biggest cases, including suing film producer Harvey Weinstein over the existence of a hostile work environment, challenging the Trump administration over the U.S. Census for its inclusion of citizenship questions; and bringing significant criminal charges in bribery, securities fraud, and Medicaid fraud matters; and
WHEREAS, Alvin Bragg, the 37thDistrict Attorney elected in Manhattan, is a son of Harlem who has served as both a state and federal prosecutor and has spent more than two decades fighting to make New York’s communities safer and the criminal justice system fairer; and
WHEREAS, Alvin Bragg demonstrated to the UFT members in Manhattan that he would best serve the needs of their borough and pledged to support our local schools and prioritize the needs of the UFT; therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the UFT endorses Alvin Bragg for his re-election to the office of Manhattan District Attorney.