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Saritha Komatireddy

 

NRI Saritha Komatireddy for New York Attorney General

 

Los Angeles, Oc 31, 2026
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Saritha Komatireddy is the Republican and Conservative Party nominee for New York Attorney General in the November 3, 2026 general election. A former federal prosecutor, she is challenging the two-term Democratic incumbent Letitia James

Saritha Komatireddy (Republican Party, Conservative Party) is running for election for Attorney General of New York. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026.[source] She advanced from the Republican primary on june 23,2026 The Conservative Party primary for this office on June 23, 2026, was canceled. The Republican primary for this office on June 23, 2026, was canceled.
Komatireddy was a judicial nominee to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She was nominated by Donald Trump on May 4, 2020.

Background and Legal Career

  • Education: She graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
  • Komatireddy earned her B.A., cum laude, from Harvard University and her J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School. During her legal studies, Komatireddy served on the Harvard Law Review.
  • Clerkship: She began her career clerking for Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Professional career

  • 013-present: Deputy chief of general crimes in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York
    • 2018-2019: Acting deputy chief, International narcotics and money laundering
    • 2016-2019: Computer hacking and intellectual property coordinator
  • 2014-2019: Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School
  • 2011-2013: Associate, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, PLLC
  • 2010-2011: Counsel, National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
  • 2009-2010: Law clerk to Judge Brett Kavanaugh, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

   Prosecutorial Experience: She spent over a decade as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), holding roles such as Deputy Chief of General Crimes and Chief of International Narcotics and Money Laundering. She prosecuted high-profile cases involving international terrorism (Al-Qaeda, ISIS), cybercrime, and the Sinaloa Cartel.
Federal Roles: She served as Counsel to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and later as Chief of Staff of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

  • Judicial Nomination: In 2020, Donald Trump nominated her to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, though the nomination was returned at the end of the congressional session.
  • Komatireddy secured the Republican nomination in February 2026 and has since received an endorsement from Donald Trump. Her campaign emphasizes public safety and a "back to basics" approach to law enforcement.
  •  Campaign Message: Her central platform focuses on combating crime, retail theft, and Medicaid fraud. Her viral 30-second campaign ad centers around the slogan "Just fight crime".
  •  Critique of Incumbent: She has criticized Letitia James, calling her a "political hack" and accusing her of using the office for partisan vendettas and celebrity building rather than focusing on local public safety.

Current Status: The candidates participated in a debate on October 8, 2026. Media coverage from late October 2026 highlights an tightening race in the final stretch ahead of Election Day.
She previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S

.Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, where she held various leadership roles including Chief of International Narcotics and Money Laundering, Deputy Chief of Appeals, Deputy Chief of General Crimes, Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Coordinator, and a senior member of the National Security and Cybercrime Section.  Komatireddy has tried eight federal criminal trials and has argued more than a dozen cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  She has received numerous awards for her work as a federal prosecutor, including three Attorney General's Awards, two True American Hero Awards, and two Federal Law Enforcement Foundation Prosecutor of the Year Awards.

From 2023-2024, Komatireddy served as the Chief of Staff of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Previously, Komatireddy practiced law at Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel P.L.L.C. in Washington, D.C., and was Counsel to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.  She clerked for the Honorable Brett M. Kavanaugh on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Komatireddy received her J.D. from Harvard Law School, where she was the Bluebook Chair for the Harvard Law Review, and she received her A.B. from Harvard College.