Brindisi issues statement on appointment of Underwood as state attorney general
Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi of Utica today issued the following statement after voting in support of a joint resolution of the State Assembly and State Senate appointing Barbara Underwood as New York’s Attorney General until the end of the year. Her appointment comes after being sworn in as Acting Attorney General following the resignation of Eric Schneiderman May 8.
After serving for the past two weeks as Acting Attorney General, I was pleased today to cast my vote in support of Barbara Underwood as the first woman to serve as New York’s Attorney General. Ms. Underwood brings experience and common sense to this important position. While there were a number of good applicants interested in this position, her work as our state’s Solicitor General, and her reputation as a knowledgeable and hard-working public servant made her an outstanding choice for the job.