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Line 25: 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 ~~state~~New York State attorney general's office 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== Line 74: === Senior counsel for economic justice === On January 24, 2022, the ~~state~~New York State attorney general's office appointed Teachout as a special advisor and senior counsel for economic justice.<ref name="Senior Counsel"/> In a tweet, she wrote that she would take a leave of absence from her position at Fordham Law School. ==Political views== Teachout was among the minority of Democratic congressional candidates who endorsed [[Bernie Sanders]] during the [[2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries\|2016 Democratic presidential primaries]]. She was also among the first candidates Sanders endorsed.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20160912/bernie-sanders-to-campaign-for-zephyr-teachout-in-new-paltz-on-friday\|title=Bernie Sanders to campaign for Zephyr Teachout in New Paltz on Friday\|access-date=October 10, 2016}}</ref> He subsequently endorsed her for [[Attorney General of New York\|attorney general of New York]] in 2018,<ref name="Blumberg">{{cite web \|last1=Blumberg \|first1=Antonia \|title=Bernie Sanders Endorses Zephyr Teachout For New York Attorney General \|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-endorses-zephyr-teachout_us_5b96a04be4b0cf7b00425a3a \|website=Huffington Post \|access-date=September 11, 2018 \|date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> and Teachout endorsed him in the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries\|2020 Democratic presidential primary]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/zephyr-teachout-endorses-bernie-sanders-2020-democratic-presidential-primary_n_5e0649fcc5b6b5a713adf893\|title=Zephyr Teachout, Anti-Corruption Crusader, Endorses Bernie Sanders\|last=Marans\|first=Daniel\|date=December 27, 2019\|website=HuffPost\|language=en\|access-date=December 27, 2019}}</ref> In a January 2020 opinion column in ''[[The Guardian]]'', Teachout wrote that Sanders's Democratic presidential rival [[Joe Biden]] had "a big corruption problem" arising from his relationships with donors over the course of his Senate career. Sanders apologized to Biden for the article, saying: "It is absolutely not my view that Joe is corrupt in any way."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/20/joe-biden-corruption-donald-trump\|title='Middle Class' Joe Biden has a corruption problem – it makes him a weak candidate {{!}} Zephyr Teachout\|first=Zephyr\|last=Teachout\|date=2020-01-20\|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/21/politics/bernie-sanders-apologizes-joe-biden-corruption-oped/index.html\|title=Sanders apologizes to Biden for supporter's attack op-ed\|first=Veronica \|last=Stracqualursi\|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/us/politics/bernie-sanders-apologizes-joe-biden.html\|title=Sanders Apologizes to Biden for Surrogate's Critique\|first=Daniel\|last=Victor\|newspaper=The New York Times\|date=2020-01-21}}</ref>

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