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On November 15, 2021, Teachout again announced her [[2022 New York Attorney General election#Democratic primary|candidacy]] for the Democratic nomination for New York State attorney general,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schnell|first=Michayel|date=16 November 2021|title=Zephyr Teachout running for New York AG|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/581594-zephyr-teachout-running-for-new-york-ag|url-status=live|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref> but suspended her campaign after the incumbent, James, who had been running for [[2022 New York gubernatorial election#Democratic primary|governor]], instead ran for reelection. Teachout endorsed James when she announced the suspension of her campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Press|first=The Associated|title=Zephyr Teachout exits race for New York attorney general|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-election-2022-ag-candidate-zephyr-teachout-exits-race-20211212-nex25le3xbhitpcobypvcg2ziu-story.html|access-date=2021-12-13|website=nydailynews.com}}</ref>
On January 24, 2022, the office of the NY Attorney General appointed Teachout as a special advisor and senior counsel for economic justice.<ref name="Senior Counsel">{{cite news |last1=Reisman |first1=Nick |title=Zephyr Teachout joins New York AG James' office |url=https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/ny-state-of-politics/2022/01/24/zephyr-teachout-joins-ag-james--office |access-date=3 March 2022 |publisher=Spectrum News |date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
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=== 2022 Attorney General campaign ===
On October 29, 2021, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced her candidacy for governor in 2022. Teachout had previously announced that if James ran for governor, she would run again for Attorney General in the Democratic primary.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reisman|first=Nick|date=2 October 2021|title=Teachout plans AG campaign if James runs for governor|url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2021/10/02/teachout-plans-ag-campaign-if-james-runs-for-governor|url-status=live|website=Spectrum News 1}}</ref> On November 15, Teachout announced her candidacy on her Twitter account and at a press conference in Downtown [[Brooklyn]]. Her campaign was supported by [[Minnesota]] Attorney General [[Keith Ellison]] and [[Harvard Law School]] Professor [[Lawrence Lessig]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bergin|first=Brigid|date=15 November 2021|title=Teachout Launches State AG Bid Centering Women's Health And Progressive Support|url=https://gothamist.com/news/teachout-launches-state-ag-bid-centering-womens-health-and-progressive-support|url-status=live|website=Gothamist}}</ref> James ended her campaign for governor, and decided to run for reelection for New York Attorney General; on December 12 Teachout suspended her campaign for attorney general and endorsed James.
=== Senior counsel for economic justice ===
On January 24, 2022, the office of the NY Attorney General appointed Teachout as a special advisor and senior counsel for economic justice.<ref name="Senior Counsel"/> Teachout indicated in a tweet that she would take a leave of absence from her position at Fordham Law School.
==Political views==
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