Eric Schneiderman

Eric Schneiderman
65th Attorney General of New York
In office January 1, 2011 – May 8, 2018
Governor	Andrew Cuomo
Preceded by	Andrew Cuomo
Succeeded by	Barbara Underwood
Member of the New York Senate from the 31st district
In office January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2010
Preceded by	Efrain Gonzalez
Succeeded by	Adriano Espaillat
Member of the New York Senate from the 30th district
In office January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2002
Preceded by	Franz Leichter
Succeeded by	David Paterson
Personal details
Born	Eric Tradd Schneiderman (1954-12-31) December 31, 1954 (age 69) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jennifer Cunningham (divorced)
Education	Amherst College (BA) Harvard University (JD)

Eric Tradd Schneiderman (born December 31, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician. He was the 65th Attorney General of New York from 2011 to 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Schneiderman served for a decade in the New York State Senate, elected five times.

On May 7, 2018, four women publicly said that Schneiderman had physically abused them during his tenure as Attorney General. Schneiderman did not deny the allegations and stated their sexual acts were consensual.^[1] He resigned that day, effective the next day.^[2]

References

1. Mayer, Jane; Farrow, Ronan (May 7, 2018). "Four Women Accuse New York's Attorney General of Physical Abuse". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
2. Hakim, Danny; Wang, Vivian (May 7, 2018). "Eric Schneiderman, New York's Attorney General, Resigns Amid Assault Accusations". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 7, 2018.

Other websites

• Official NY Attorney General Website
• Eric Schneiderman for Attorney General Archived 2018-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Official campaign website
• Eric Tradd Schneiderman listing from New York State Unified Court System