Who is attorney Alvin Bragg?
ALVIN Bragg currently serves as the Manhattan District Attorney.
The 49-year-old lawyer and politician is part of the investigation into former President Donald Trump's alleged role in a hush money payment scheme and cover-up involving adult film star, Stormy Daniels.
Who is attorney Alvin Bragg?
Alvin Leonard Bragg Jr. was born in 1973 and raised in Harlem in the '80s.
The New York City native is a Harvard graduate who received both his A.B. and J.D. from the prestigious ivy league school.
In 2021, Bragg made history after being elected the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office's first Black district attorney.
He was sworn into the position at the start of 2022 and took over for retiring District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.
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During his victory speech, he said: "In addition to being the first Black district attorney, I think I’ll probably be the first district attorney who’s had police point a gun at him.
“I think I’ll be the first district attorney who’s had a homicide victim on his doorstop. I think I’ll be the first district attorney in Manhattan who’s had a semi-automatic weapon pointed at him. I think I’ll be the first district attorney in Manhattan who’s had a loved one reenter from incarceration and stay with him. And I’m going to govern from that perspective.”
The Democrat is a former New York state and federal prosecutor. He previously served as the Chief Deputy Attorney General in New York State, and before that, was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
According to his bio: "Alvin is a former member of the Board of Directors of the New York Urban League and The Legal Aid Society, a Sunday School teacher at the Abyssinian Baptist Church and lives in Harlem."
What has he said about his position as the Manhattan DA?
In a 2021 profile with Patch, Bragg answered several questions regarding himself and his campaign for Manhattan DA at the time.
When asked what he would like voters to know about his position, he responded with: "As a Black man who grew up in Harlem in the 1980s, I have been surrounded by race, class, and inequality throughout my life.
"From whitewashing alcohol and cigarette billboards targeting Harlem as a youth leader at my church to helping lead the response on my college campus to the beating of Rodney King, I have been outspoken about racism, classism, and inequality throughout my life."
He added: "My campaign is an extension of my life’s work -- suing police who use excessive force, prosecuting landlords who harass tenants out of their homes, and prosecuting employers who cheat workers in low-wage jobs.
"Throughout my life and the campaign, I speak directly about the power structures that we need to dismantle and how we can do so. I am comfortable having the necessary, hard conversations that so many others feel are uncomfortable."
Is Bragg married?
Bragg has been married to his wife, Jamila Marie Ponton, for two decades.
The pair tied the knot back in 2003, and they share two children.
The couple tends to keep their personal lives private and out of the political spotlight.