Tiffany Cabn , a one-time candidate for district attorney of Queens , is endorsing a host of progressive candidates for Congress and the New York legislature, leveraging her influence to advance the lefts policy goals.

Ahead of Junes Democratic primaries in New York, Cabn, a former public defender who is now working to elect and support progressive prosecutors, is giving her progressive seal of approval to congressional candidates Samelys Lopez and Jamaal Bowman ; New York Assembly candidate Zohran Mamdani; New York Assembly members Yuh-Line Niou and Ron Kim; and New York state Sens. Julia Salazar and Jessica Ramos .

Cabns decision to get involved in the races reflects her conclusion that ending mass incarceration depends on creating a more equitable public health system and economy for Black and Latino communities, and low-income people of all races.

As powerful as a DA is, they cant do it alone, she told HuffPost. Its about the larger ecosystem understanding that at every level of government, we need elected officials that are going to fight relentlessly for those kinds of public health infrastructure.