Former prosecutor Marc Fliedner files paperwork to run for Brooklyn DA
A Brooklyn-based civil rights attorney and former Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Marc Fliedner announced on Wednesday that he has filed the paperwork with the New York Board of Elections and is expecting to run for Kings County District Attorney in the September Democratic Primary.
“It’s not a formal announcement yet. We’ll do that in a few weeks,” Fliedner told the Brooklyn Eagle. “But I’ve been speaking to folks in neighborhoods throughout Brooklyn and, quite frankly, they are uninspired by the other candidates and they know that I have a very different take.”
The primary is not until September and the election isn’t until November, but it is quickly becoming a crowded field of candidates interested in the position that was held by Ken Thompson until his death in October. Since then, Eric Gonzalez has taken over as acting district attorney and has confirmed that he plans on running for DA in the next election.