ABOUT SARITHA
Saritha Komatireddy is a respected former prosecutor, national security expert, and public servant with a career devoted to upholding the rule of law and protecting Americans.
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Saritha pursued law school and has spent over a decade prosecuting leaders in Al Qaeda, ISIS, and the Mexican drug cartels. As a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York, she led some
of the nation’s most high-profile cases involving international terrorism, cybercrime, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, fraud, and foreign public corruption. Her cases have impacted individuals and communities across New
York State, from New York City and Long Island to Buffalo and Rochester.
Saritha also served as Chief of Staff of the Drug Enforcement Administration, a 10,000-person global law enforcement agency.
Saritha has argued before federal courts, led national security investigations, and advised on matters of foreign affairs, criminal law, and cyber policy. She has been recognized with multiple Attorney General’s Awards and national
law enforcement honors for her work protecting American communities and advancing justice.
Saritha graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and began her legal career as a clerk for then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. She later served as Counsel to the National Commission
on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Today, she is a Partner at Holtzman Vogel and teaches at Columbia Law School. She is a proud mother of four.
Saritha For New York
Attorney General
If New York isn’t safe, nothing else matters.
Saritha will focus on safety so you can focus on everything else.
New York Needs a Prosecutor As Attorney General
Focused on New york, focused on safety.
We will:
- Enforce the law by prosecuting crime
- Take the homeless and the sick off the street humanely
- Eliminate corruption and fraud
Mail checks to: PO BOX 1092 Holbrook, NY 11741
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If New York isn't safe, nothing else matters. The only prosecutor running for New York Attorney General.
I spent the afternoon at the Clinton County Fair talking to small business owners, fairgoers, and our brave New York State Troopers. During my conversations, one message came through loud and clear: New Yorkers want safer communities and leadership that puts them first.
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It was great meeting Boss Li, founder of Public Safety Patrol, at the Queens Night Market.
Community leaders like him are stepping up to make neighborhoods safer, and they deserve an Attorney General who will be their partner in reducing crime, addressing homelessness, and https://t.co/s8QL7g9fj8
Dangerous criminals should not be released back into our communities.
For too long, Letitia James has supported policies that have put public safety at RISK. New Yorkers deserve an Attorney General who will put victims first, enforce the law, and fight for safer communities https://t.co/mNCt3OjC98
No, Mayor, it doesn’t. NY’s Rape is Rape Act took effect Sept. 1, 2024. The increase Menin is referencing is from 2025 to 2026. Same definition, higher numbers. https://t.co/p5SD2TYRc3
NEW: @NYCMayor addresses @JulieMenin concerns of rape and felony assaults on the rise by saying the definition has changed.
“A lot of the increase in rape, comes from an expanded definition of what counts as rape,” says Mamdani.
Stands by not increasing number of officers. https://t.co/Z7ObkZN2jA
I went to the homeless encampment near the Intrepid Museum to see the situation for myself. I was on the ground for a few hours and what I witnessed was awful.
Businesses struggling, public spaces overtaken by disorder, and people living in dangerous conditions while government https://t.co/eKCDK6N1ec
I was on the ground today at the growing homeless encampment outside the Intrepid Museum. What I saw was nothing short of unacceptable: unsafe conditions, open disorder, and a complete failure of leadership. While Zohran Mamdani says he’ll “look into it” and Letitia James
It was wonderful celebrating the International Peruvian Parade in Jackson Heights this weekend.
I spent a summer in Peru many years ago, so celebrating with this community was especially meaningful.
I’m running for Attorney General to build a safer New York for every family and https://t.co/PB2DQfqAVO
I was just talking to folks in the community around the Intrepid. One food cart vendor told me he’s fed up. He’s a law-abiding guy. If he throws trash on the ground, the police will come give him a ticket. Meanwhile, people around the corner from him have thrown the contents of
Proud to earn the endorsement of NYC Councilwoman @JoannAriola32. I'm grateful for her support as we work to make New York safer. https://t.co/wSWDWS7vo7
🚨My statement on the growing homeless encampment outside the Intrepid Museum ⬇️ https://t.co/Er87goMV4K