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2020 TOMPKINS COUNTY D.A.
(Third Department 6th Judicial District)

As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,564.  wikipedia

GENERAL ELECTION -- uncontested

click here for campaign website:
Matthew Van Houten

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ON-THE-JOB PERFORMANCE & DISCHARGE OF DUTIES
OF INCUMBENT D.A. VAN HOUTEN

click here for: Tompkins County website for D.A. Van Houton

1.
CJA's June 15, 2020 corruption/grand jury complaint to D.A. Van Houten
against Tompkins County state legislators

* Senator James Seward -- 51st SD
Senator Pamela Helming -- 54th SD
Senator Thomas O'Mara, ESQ. -- 58th SD
Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton -- 125th AD

click here for EVIDENTIARY PROOF,
accessible from CJA's webpage:
Invoking "The power of grand juries to inquire
into the wilful misconduct in office of public officers,
and to find indictments...",
pursuant to Article I, §6 of the New York State Constitution

D.A. Van Houten's financial conflicts of interest,
impacting on Tompkins County taxpayers


2.
CJA's July 28, 2020 e-mail to D.A. Van Houten --
"Reasonable questions arising from your nonfeasance"

 -- attached FOIL


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JUNE 23, 2020 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

click here for campaign website:
Matthew Van Houten

click here for campaign website:
Edward Kopko

 CJA's  Oct. 14, 2016 e-mail

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PRESS

"Local attorney Ed Kopko announces candidacy for Tompkins County DA"
Ithaca.com  (Feb. 19, 2020)  website

June 9, 2020
"Van Houten, Kopko spar in contentious District Attorney forum"
Ithaca.com  (Matt Butler)

June 22, 2020
"An Old Case Shows Differences in Tompkins County D.A. Candidates"
WSKG.org (Celia Clarke)

June 23, 2020
"Latest Updates"
The Cornell Daily Sun

June 23, 2020
Tompkins County Primary
Ithaca Journal

June 29, 2020
"Tompkins County DA Election Results Wait For Mail-in Vote Count"

WSKG-NPR  Celia Clarke

July 7, 2020
"Matthew Van Houten Comes from behind to win
Tompkins County district attorney primary
"
Ithaca Jounal (Matthew Steeker)

Ithaca Voice

 

 

 

 

 

 

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