Hynes no longer in D.A. race, Thompson puts together “transition team”
After some speculation that incumbent Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes may challenge the Democratic nominee, Kenneth Thompson, on the Conservative Party ticket, Hynes has unequivocally stated that he will not continue to campaign for the D.A. seat under any political party in the Nov. 5 general election.
In a recent interview with the New York Law Journal, Hynes noted that he was “very firm” in his decision to cease all campaign efforts. Many members of the Republican and Conservative parties have been “trying to persuade [Hynes], but they have been unpersuasive,” Hynes noted.
On the night of the Democratic Party primary election, on Sept. 10, Hynes called Thompson and “graciously offered a smooth transition,” a spokesperson from Thompson’s campaign told the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.