Cabán won the backing of Ocasio-Cortez in May and on Tuesday evening The New York Times endorsed her as well. | Scott Olson/Getty Images Warren, Sanders back Tiffany Cabán for Queens DA

NEW YORK — Two leading Democratic presidential candidates are weighing in on the Queens district attorney race, endorsing an insurgent candidate who’s already gained the backing of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders each threw their weight behind public defender Tiffany Cabán on Wednesday, one week ahead of the primary election to fill the vacant seat.


"@CabanForQueens will fight for working families and work to end mass incarceration," Warren tweeted, urging voters to head to the polls next Tuesday. Local news channel NY1 was first to report on the Sanders endorsement.

Cabán won the backing of Ocasio-Cortez in May and on Tuesday evening The New York Times endorsed her as well — while lamenting the weak field of seven candidates running to replace former District Attorney Richard Brown, who died in May at age 86.

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has the backing of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and, perhaps more importantly, a slate of unions who have a history of a successful ground operation in local elections. She was also backed by prominent religious and political leaders in Southeast Queens, which is a prominent voting bloc in the borough.

Greg Lasak, a former assistant district attorney and judge, won the backing of the Daily News and New York Post editorial boards as well as many law enforcement unions.