The chairman of the state Democratic committee said yesterday that all five declared candidates for attorney general are likely to get places on his party’s primary ballot this September at today’s nominating convention in Westchester County. Jay Jacobs said the five hopefuls have the credentials to become attorney general and should be rewarded for diligently lining up support since last year. All had raised at least $1 million as of the last required reporting period with the state Board of Elections in January. They are vying to succeed Andrew M. Cuomo, who Democrats are expected tomorrow to choose as their candidate for governor.
Attorney general candidates need 25 percent of delegates’ votes to get on the ballot automatically, though party officials can engineer multiple votes to allow more than four candidates to qualify for the ballot. The candidates in line to qualify are Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, attorney Sean Coffey, former state insurance superintendent Eric Dinallo, Assemblyman Richard Brodsky and state Senator Eric Schneiderman. Only Ms. Rice, with about 27 percent of the weighted delegate vote, appeared to automatically qualify for the ballot heading into the convention (NYLJ, May 25).
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