Archiv: Tiffany Caban


26.06.2019 - 07:36 [ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Abgeordnete des US Repräsentantenhauses / Twitter ]

We meet a machine with a movement. ???

26.06.2019 - 07:32 [ Rob Smith, Executive Director of The Justice Collaborative / Twitter ]

This is the most stunning win yet in the movement to elect decarceral prosecutors: Tiffany Caban (@CabanForQueens), a 31 year-old queer, Latina public defender will become the District Attorney of Queens, the 11th most populous county in America. That’s people power.

26.06.2019 - 07:26 [ New York Times ]

Queens D.A. Primary Too Close to Call, as Cabán Narrowly Leads Katz

She also captured endorsements from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and two Democratic presidential candidates, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Ms. Cabán thanked the Working Families Party and Democratic Socialists of America. The crowd chanted, “Black Lives Matter,” “People-powered justice,” and “No new jails.”

“I ran because for too long too many communities in Queens haven’t had a fair shot in the criminal justice system,” Ms. Cabán said.

25.06.2019 - 20:55 [ Bernie Sanders, candidate for President / Twitter ]

Queens, today you have an opportunity to make history by electing @CabanForQueens as your next District Attorney! Tiffany will bring the transformational change we need to our broken and racist criminal justice system. Find your poll site here: