Maud Maryon

Maud Maron is a former Democrat running as a Republican in the 2025 Manhattan District Attorney race against Democrat incumbent Alvin Bragg. She is a former public defender and a former president of the New York City Community Education Council District 2. In 2019, Maron co-founded Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education NYC (PLACE NYC) to oppose Mayor Bill De Blasio's plans to widen access to selective middle and high schools. She co-founded the New York City Chapter of the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism and served as its interim executive director in 2023. In 2021, Maron ran unsuccessfully for the 1st City Council district. She has previously contested both the 10th and 12th congressional districts in New York.