2020 MONTGOMERY COUNTY D.A. RACE (Third Department -- 4th Judicial District) As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,219....   GENERAL ELECTION Kelli McCoski  (D, C, I) Lorraine Diamond  (R -- won Republican primary); Diamond for D.A. -- independent nominating petition - 506   * * * INCUMBENT D.A. KELLI McCOSKI's ON-THE-JOB PERFORMANCE & DISCHARGE OF HER DUTIES click here for: Montgomery County's website for D.A. McCoski 1. CJA's June 13, 2020 corruption/grand jury complaint to D.A. McCoski against Montgomery County state legislators Senator George Amedore   -- 46th SD Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara -- 111th AD click here for: 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. McCoski's financial conflicts, impacting on Montgomery County taxpayers  2. CJA's July 24, 2020 e-mail to D.A. McCoski -- "Reasonable questions arising from your nonfeasance..." attached FOIL DA McCoski's July 27, 2020 response County Clerk's July 28, 2020 acknowledgment CJA's August 18, 2020 response County Clerk's August 18, 2020 reply CJA's August 18, 2020 e-mail to County Clerk D.A. McCoski's August 24, 2020 response enclosed Ethics Policy for the Montgomery County D.A.'s Office 3. CJA's August 18, 2020 e-mail to D.A. McCoski -- "Clarification: June 13, 2020 public corruption/grand jury complaint & July 24, 2020 FOIL/information request"   * * *   CJA's June 13, 2020 message to Candidate Diamond, sent via her campaign facebook page CJA's August 17, 2020 e-mail to Candidate Diamond -- "You can win election as Montgomery Co. D.A., easily & without $.  All it requires is 'whistleblowing' about D.A. McCoski's nonfeasance with respect to a public corruption complaint involving her own D.A. salary" * * * CJA's September 21, 2020 e-mail to Leader-Herald, Courier-Standard Enterprise, The Recorder -- "Montgomery County Elections 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE: public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Montgomery County's 2 state legislators -- one running for re-election, which Montgomery County D.A. McCoski is 'sitting on'" * * *   D.A. Press February 18, 2020 "McCoski is seeking re-election as DA", Leader-Herald  (Briana O'Hara) "I have made myself more visible and accountable within the community" February 26, 2020 "Diamond looks to challenge McCoski for DA" The Recorder  (Jason Subik) "...in addition to her law degree from Pace Law School, she also has budget management experience from her time in the Marines as well as a Masters of Business Administration..." June 23, 2020 "DA challenger has lead in GOP primary" The Recorder (Jason Subik) June 23, 2020 Daily Gazette (Stephen Williams) June 24, 2020 "Absentee ballots to be counted July 2 in GOP primary for Montgomery County DA" The Recorder (Stephen Williams) July 3, 2020 "Diamond wins Montgomery County DA primary" Daily Gazette (Jason Subik) August 1, 2020 "Diamond, GOP Candidate for Montgomery District Attorney, Files Independent Party Petition to Obtain Additional Line on November Ballot" The Recorder (Jason Subik) August 25, 2020 "GOP endorses 2020 candidates" The Leader-Herad November 4, 2020 "Montgomery County's D.A. race: McCoski concedes to Diamond" Daily Gazette (Jason Subik) & here -- Recorder November 4, 2020 "Diamond takes DA election" Leader-Herald (Briana O'Hara) ----------------------- snapshot of Montgomery County D.A. races -- 2016: McCoski ran on Republican, Conservative, Independence, Reform party lines -- had Democratic line but was defeated by Democrat Howard Aison in Democratic Party Primary (469 to 372); defeated Aison in General election (9,836 to 6,552) October 5, 2020 "Fulton County Judge Louise Sira Dies" Leader-Herald (Ashley Onyon)      click here for:  continuation -- DA Diamond