P. David Soares (born October 26, 1969 in Brava, Cape Verde) is Albany County, N.Y. District attorney. He is a Democrat.
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Personal life
Soares is the youngest of six children Lucas and Lidia Soares.
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Legal career
Soares worked through Albany Law School as an apprentice for Albany International Airport Authority, and then to Albany District, the office of the New York District Attorney. He also worked with the Albany Law School Law Legal Clinic for legal services captive. After graduation, he was hired as an assistant district attorney at the time by DA Sol Greenberg.
Political career
2004 elections
On November 2, 2004, Soares was elected as Albany District Attorney. He defeated District Prosecutor Paul Clyne, who is in power in Democratic elections, and in elections he defeated Clyne (Independence Party) and Roger J. Cusick (Republic).
September 2004 election of the Democratic Party Chief for the district attorney
- David Soares, 14,909 votes, or 60.5%
- Paul Clyne, 9.741 votes, or 39.5%
November 2004 elections for regional prosecutor
- David Soares (D), 75,610 votes, or 54.6%
- Roger J. Cusick (R), 57,202 votes, 41.3%
- Paul Clyne (I), 5,677 votes, or 4.1%
Before the Democratic primary election for DA from Albany County, New York, Paul Clyne has been regarded as a "shoo-in" incumbent by the formation of local politics. This prediction, however, failed to materialize when Soares won a landslide. The Soares campaign received third-party support from the progressive Labor Party, supported by the union, which saw Soares's victory as a sign of its own influence and mandate to reform the New York Rockefeller draft law (which was opposed by Soares, but backed by Clyne). Michael Slackman of The New York Times stated that the Party has "established itself as a statewide political force by obtaining a little-known candidate elected district attorney in Albany County." Soares victory is called one of "the most amazing disorders in New York's political history." The New York Times notes the unusual nature of it that disrupts the day in which almost all petahana win easy re-election.
election campaign back in 2008
Former DA Clyne, who lost to DA Soares at this time by a landslide in Democratic primary elections in 2004, initially contemplates his opposition to re-election; but finally he decided not to run. For a moment it seemed that Soares might walk unimpeded because no candidate from one of the major parties, Democrats or Republicans, had volunteered to run for the Albany County District Attorney office before the deadline for the file ended. However, since there is still time left for independent candidates to file, Roger Cusick, a Republican, who opposed DA Soares in 2004 and lost, declared himself an independent candidate on August 18, one day before the deadline to file for independence. candidate will expire. Cusick managed to get enough signatures to place himself on the ballot list. He once again opposed DA Soares in the November 2008 election.
In November 2008, Soares won re-election with a landslide, 73% to 27%, with a margin of 50,000 votes.
November 2008 elections for regional prosecutor
- P. David Soares (D), 80.441 votes, or 73%
- Roger J. Cusick (I), 29,128 votes, or 27%
After a prison, including counting all absentee ballots, voting was 75,857 for Soares at the Democratic line, 6,548 on the Independence Party line, and 4,882 on the Family Workers Party line, totaling 87,287. Cusick received 31,996 votes, and there were 24 votes "scattered" and "blank", or a written voice. There are 29,526 blank votes.
2012 re-election campaign
Lawyer Lee Kindlon announced his plan to challenge Soares in the Democratic Primary in 2012. Soares is supported for re-election by the Albany Times Union .
Soares won the primary on 13 September 2012, with an unofficial number of 14,498 to 10,143.
Political career plan
There was speculation in early 2007 in local and national media that Soares might run for re-election as District Attorney, or for a higher position, in 2008.
Soares is featured at Vibe Magazine , where her interviews discuss her goals and expectations for her career. On October 26, 2007, Soares was named in the largest local newspaper daily as a possible substitute for Congressman Mike McNulty in a race for Congress in 2008 at the 21st congress district in New York. However, Soares chose to run again in 2008 instead.
Political criticism
Soares has faced some criticism. His drug policy reform position has been debated by at least one defense attorney, while some police officers of Albany and others regard Soares as "soft" against drug crimes. He has been criticized for prosecuting defendants from Florida for selling steroids to Albany County residents.
Some felt that the criticism was politically motivated, and its supporters and independent experts praised Soares's progressive approach to criminal prosecution in Albany County. In an editorial, the Union Times noted, "Mr. Soares correctly concluded that there would be no point in seeking a false oath from Mr. Spitzer because the former governor did not speak to the district attorney's office under oath." Soares claims "unaffected by criticism."
In 2011, Soares was criticized by members of both major parties for refusing to prosecute participants in an Occupy Albany demonstration that was arrested for violating curfew at Albany's Academy Park. During an interview with Keith Olbermann, Soares called the Occupy Albany a "marvelous protest," and stated that "we will refuse to prosecute any case, any arrest, based on the fact that unless there is an injury to a police officer or damage to property, people should be allowed to exercise their First Amendment rights. "Albanian Republican leader Don Clarey described Soares's decision not to prosecute as" politically motivated, "while lawyer Lee Kindlon, who lost the challenge to Soares in the Democratic primary in 2012, Soares broke his oath of office. Soares beat Kindlon easily in the first year, illustrating that the Kindlon argument does not negatively affect voters. In addition, the Working Family Party circulated a petition supporting Soares's decision not to prosecute Occupy protesters.
Soares received criticism from one of Albany Regency's officials for denying a return vacation to the assistant district attorney who had been fired. Michael Conners, County Comptroller, noted his hypocrisy, because Soares had received his last payment when Clyne fired him. Soares distinguishes both cases, because he fired the ADA for reasons, while he was fired for running against his boss.
Awards and Public Recognition
Soares has received several public service awards during his tenure as District Attorney, including being named "Top 10 American Animal Hunters" by the Animal Legal Protection Fund, and Whitney M. Young Community of the Year Award 2014 partner to host HIV./AIDS test at the Justice and Outreach Center at the Albany office.
In 2016, Soares served in the First Vice-President of the New York State District Defense Association and was the Board of Directors of the New York State Attorney's Training Institute.
Prosecution
Peter Porco's murder
The first major case of Soares's office was the case of the murder of Peter Porco, a lawyer, in 2005. ADA Michael McDermott and ADA David Rossi secured a guilty verdict over the murder of Porco's son Christopher Porco after a change of case move to Orange County, NY. Christopher Porco was sentenced to 50 years in prison for life. In October 2011, the New York Appellate Court upheld Porco's confidence.
Prosecution of government integrity
In October 2006, Soares opened an investigation to New York State Supervisory Alan Hevesi on charges of deceiving the government. On December 22, 2006, Hevesi accepted a plea bargain from Soares asking Hevesi to plead guilty to one count of rigging the government on the basis of his private use of state employees to care for his ill wife, in exchange for grand jury charges.
On January 3, 2007, Soares said it would open an investigation into errors in the department of education, health, motor vehicles, labor and insurance in New York.
Soares investigated the so-called Troopergate scandal in August and September 2007, and found that Governor Eliot Spitzer and his staff did not break the law. He reopened his investigation amid a lot of criticism.
Steroid prosecution
The Albany State Office under Soares has sued several defendants for selling illegal steroids to Major League Baseball players, and representatives of the Mitchell Commission met at least twice with Soares on this issue. Soares secures the confidence of a doctor who prescribes steroids to baseball players and others who have never been examined by a doctor.
References
External links
- Albany County District Attorney Office
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