Melinda Katz
Melinda Katz | |
|---|---|
Katz in 2015 | |
| 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 | August 29, 1965 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Domestic partner | Curtis Sliwa (sep. 2014) |
| 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 the 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. She had previously run for New York City comptroller in 2009. In June 2019, Katz won the Democratic nomination for Queens County's district attorney, and won the general election in November 2019.