ALBANY----Warren County district attorney Kathleen B. Hogan will be the keynote speaker Thursday, March 15 for the New York State Police celebration of Women's History Month.

The program will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the New York State Police Academy, Building 24, at the State Campus in Albany.

Gov. Eliot Spitzer has proclaimed March to be Women's History Month in New York State. This year's theme is "Generations of Women Moving History Forward".

Ms. Hogan, the first woman to be elected district attorney in Warren County, began her legal career as an assistant district attorney in Brooklyn, where she specialized in trial work and prosecuted murders, rapes and more serious felony cases. Kate left Brooklyn to return to her hometown and entered into private practice. She soon returned to prosecution though, taking a position with the New York Prosecutors Training Institute. There, she worked on death penalty cases around the state and help train prosecutors statewide.

In 2000, she accepted a position as an assistant district attorney in Warren County. When the sitting District Attorney surprisingly announced that he would not seek a third term, Kate announced her candidacy. She won a three-way primary and a three-way general election. In 2005, she was re-elected to a second term. As District Attorney, Kate has worked to establish a grass-roots network called Communities that Care. She had created a child advocacy center that was fully funded through grants from the state. In addition to serving as District Attorney, she has served on the Commission on the Jury and serves a statewide task force on children's justice issues. She has also been a member of the New York State Arson Board.

Kate is married to Kevin Bruen and has three children: Kit, age 9, Bridget age 7 and Patrick, age 4.    3-14-07

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