Broome County’s Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael A. Korchak formally announced Tuesday his candidacy to succeed Stephen Cornwell as Broome County District Attorney, setting up a curious and much-anticipated GOP primary to select the Republican to run in this year’s race for Disrict Attorney.
Cornwell announced Jan. 4 that he would not run for a second term in this year’s general election. (The election for Broome County DA takes place every four years, in the year preceding each U. S. presidential election year.) Cornwell’s
successor will be chosen by Broome County voters in the General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
“For the last three years, from 2016 to the present,” Korchak said in a prepared statement, “I’ve served the people of Broome County as Chief Assistant DA. As Chief Assistant, I’ve been second-in-command during a period of rapid change in the DA’s office, following the 28-year tenure of District Attorney Gerald Mollen.”
Asked why he believes he’s the better candidate than Paul Battisti, his opponent in the race, Korchak cited his extensive experience as a felony trial attorney, going back more than 25 years. He tried his first felony case in 1992, as an Assistant DA in the office of the Bronx County District Attorney.
