Leecia eve biography

Leecia Roberta Eve is an American attorney from New York with experience in federal government, state government, and the private sector who currently works as a lobbyist for telecommunications giant Verizon. Born in Buffalo, Eve was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York during the election.

After working for U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, Eve served as a senior advisor during Clinton's presidential campaign. From to , she was Deputy Secretary for Economic Development in the Executive Chamber of New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. She was appointed to the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in July Eve ran for Attorney General of New York in , but was defeated in the Democratic primary.

Background, education, and career

An African-American native of Buffalo, New York, Eve is the daughter of former Deputy Assembly SpeakerArthur Eve and Constance Eve.

Eve is a graduate of Smith College, The John F.

Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and Harvard Law School.

New York Attorney General election, 2018 Leecia loves to travel and enjoys the visual and performing arts, from music and theatre to dance. September 2, She is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Eve is no stranger to government service, or politics, honing her advocacy skills as the one daughter among four brothers.

Following her law school graduation, she clerked for New York Court of Appeals Judge Fritz W. Alexander II. Eve eventually became a partner at the Hodgson Russ law firm, and also worked as an aide to U.S. Sens. Joseph Biden and Hillary Clinton. After working as Senate Counsel and Homeland Security Advisor to Clinton, Eve served as a senior policy adviser to during Clinton's primary campaign for President.

In January , Eve was appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo to serve as Senior Vice President of the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC).

In October , Governor Cuomo appointed her to serve as his Deputy Secretary for Economic Development.

Attorney General of New York Governor Andrew M. Add Unit. As a senior executive at Verizon, Leecia drove deployment of 5G in the New York metropolitan area and oversaw public policy, government affairs, and philanthropic matters in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Wikidata item.

On July 12, , Eve was appointed by Gov. Cuomo to the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

As of August , Eve is a Vice President of Government Affairs at Verizon.

Leecia serves as a member of the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Board of Directors In May of , Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Eve Chair the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Board of Directors.

She is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

Political campaigns

In , Eve left Hillary Clinton's staff and announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of New York.

She received the endorsement of several Harlem political leaders, including Congressman Charles Rangel, former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, former Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton, and former New York Secretary of State Basil Paterson. However, Attorney General and eventual Governor Eliot Spitzer instead selected State Senate Minority Leader David Paterson as his running mate.

David Paterson seriously considered Eve as a replacement for Clinton when Clinton resigned her U.S.

Senate seat to become United States Secretary of State.

Eve was one of four candidates than ran in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of New York. She received the endorsement of the Albany Times Union. On September 13, , Eve lost the Democratic primary for Attorney General to Letitia James, receiving % of the vote.