Rajkumar: NYC needs a 'public advocate, not absentee'

With weeks to go before voting begins in the New York City primary, NY1 is sitting down with candidates running in the Democratic primary for public advocate—the citywide position next in line to the mayor if the current officeholder cannot serve out their term.

On Monday, Queens Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar appeared on “Mornings On 1” to make her case to voters, saying she plans to reshape the office into a “legal powerhouse.”

“In my first 100 days, I’m going to sue federal agencies, city agencies and corporate giants who are violating New Yorkers’ rights,” she said. “The Public Advocate has the power to sue, and this power has not been used by the current public advocate. I’m going to bring legal muscle back to this office.”

Rajkumar said her legal training from Stanford University