Letitia James

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Letitia A. "Tish" James is an American lawyer, activist and politician in the Working Families Party. She is the current New York City Council member for Brooklyn's 35th Council District. Elected in November 2003, she represents the neighborhoods of Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, parts of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant. She chairs the Sanitation Committee, and serves on the committees for Economic Development, Parks & Recreation, Small Business, Technology in Government, Veteran Affairs, and Women's Issues.James is a life-long resident of Brooklyn. She attended Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. The daughter of Nellie and Robert James, she attended New York City public schools and received her Bachelor of Arts from City University of New York's Lehman College in 1981. James was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1988